Ottoman Turkey, Dated 22Nd Sha'ban 1249/4Th January 1834 — A SMALL ILLUMINATED QUR'AN, COPIED BY MUSTAFA, BETTER KNOWN AS MULLA AHMAD-ZADEH ISLAMIVI, A PUPIL OF YAHYA AL-LUTFI

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Estimate: £1,500–£2,000 hammer ≈ $2,063–$2,750
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Sale: Bonhams — Islamic and Indian Art, London, New Bond Street · 30 March 2021
Record ID: TB-2026-658918
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A Small Illuminated Qur'an, Copied By Mustafa, Better Known As Mulla Ahmad-zadeh Islamivi, A Pupil Of Yahya Al-lutfi, OTTOMAN TURKEY, DATED 22ND SHA'BAN 1249/4TH JANUARY 1834. Bonhams, 30 Mar 2021, lot 9. bought in (did not sell). TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-658918.

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A Small Illuminated Qur'an, Copied By Mustafa, Better Known As Mulla Ahmad-zadeh Islamivi, A Pupil Of Yahya Al-lutfi, OTTOMAN TURKEY, DATED 22ND SHA'BAN 1249/4TH JANUARY 1834. Bonhams, 30 Mar 2021, lot 9. bought in (did not sell). TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-658918.

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From the same sale Islamic and Indian Art · Mar 2021

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