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AN ILLUMINATED OTTOMAN FIRMAN WITH THE TUGHRA OF SULTAN MAHMUD II (R.1808-39), Turkey, DATED 1228 AH/1813 AD
Estimate
20,000 - 30,000 GBP
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Description
- ink on paper
Ottoman Turkish manuscript on paper, backed with silk, 6 lines to the page, written in diwani script, gold dots and cintamani motifs, crowned with the tughra of Sultan Mahmud II, within a large rococo cartouche filled with gold scrolling vines and various medallions composed of polychrome flowers, outer borders of leafy gold sprays, with cylindrical leather tube
Condition
In generally good overall condition, rubbing and creasing to edges, illumination bright, a few very minor stains, leather tube with abrasions to extremities, as viewed.
"In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective, qualified opinion. Prospective buyers should also refer to any Important Notices regarding this sale, which are printed in the Sale Catalogue.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE SALE CATALOGUE."
"In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective, qualified opinion. Prospective buyers should also refer to any Important Notices regarding this sale, which are printed in the Sale Catalogue.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE SALE CATALOGUE."
Catalogue Note
inscriptions
The present firman was written to the local governor of Erzurum, asking for the establishment of peace between Armenian neighbours.
The crown illumination with symmetrically arranged bunches of flowers is an excellent example of intertwining components of the Ottoman decorative vocabulary and rococo elements in one design. The gold illumination surrounding the main text is typical of the late eighteenth and early nineteenth-century firman decoration. A similar firman bearing the tughra of Mahmud II, dated 1224 AH/1809 AD is in the Turkish and Islamic Arts Museum (inv.no.2294), Istanbul.
The present firman was written to the local governor of Erzurum, asking for the establishment of peace between Armenian neighbours.
The crown illumination with symmetrically arranged bunches of flowers is an excellent example of intertwining components of the Ottoman decorative vocabulary and rococo elements in one design. The gold illumination surrounding the main text is typical of the late eighteenth and early nineteenth-century firman decoration. A similar firman bearing the tughra of Mahmud II, dated 1224 AH/1809 AD is in the Turkish and Islamic Arts Museum (inv.no.2294), Istanbul.