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A calligraphic album page, signed by 'Abd al-Latif, Persia, with floral borders, Mughal, 18th century
Estimate
800 - 1,200 GBP
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Description
- Ink and gouache on paper
- 345 x 235 mm
Arabic manuscript on paper, 8 lines to the page, written in naskh script in black ink within cloud bands against a gold ground, laid down on an album page with outer margins filled with polychrome scrolling flowers, numbered at upper left corner '28' in Arabic numerals
Provenance
Warren Hastings (1732-1818), Governor-General of India (1774-85), Daylesford House, Oxfordshire
Daylesford House sale, Farebrother Clark & Lyle, 22 August 1853
Bonhams, London, 29 March 1985, lot 176 (part of the lot)
Daylesford House sale, Farebrother Clark & Lyle, 22 August 1853
Bonhams, London, 29 March 1985, lot 176 (part of the lot)
Condition
In good overall condition, slight abrasions to left hand edge of calligraphic panel, 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
The calligraphic element of the present album page appears to have once been part of an album of calligraphy. The text is in Arabic and it contains the story of Sahl Ibn Harun, a writer and poet (d.858 AD) writing a book in praise of greed/avarice (bukhl) and presenting it to Hasan Ibn Sahl, the Abbasid minister to the caliph Ma'mun. This is followed by a further anecdote.