AN OTTOMAN CALLIGRAPHIC EXERCISE
TURKEY, 18TH CENTURY
Estimate: £2,000 - £3,000
Auction: 11 June 2025 from 10:00 BST
Description
Arabic manuscript and black ink on paper, starting with one line in thuluth script, followed by one line in naskh script with verses separated by gold roundels with blue dots, comprising Arabic verses and a quotation from al-Busiri's Qasidat al-Burda, followed by four lines in smaller naskh script with gold separation dots comprising traditions of the Prophet, the two lower corners with gold floral decoration, blue margin with orange outer rule, mounted, framed and glazed
Dimensions
Sight size 25.2cm x 15.2cm