Lot 13 · Islamic and Indian Art

(Muhyiddin Mehmed Hatibzade) Ottoman Turkey, at madrasa Ayasofya, Constantinople, copied by the scribe 'Ali bin Muhammad bin Ahmed, during the reign of Sultan Suleyman the Magnificent (reg. 1520 -66), dated 10th Rajab 936/10th March 1530

Inba' Al-istifa' Fi-haqq Aba' Al-mustafa, A Religious Treatise Concerning The Ancestry Of The Prophet Muhammad, By Muhyi Al-din Muhammad Bin Al-khatib Al-amasi, Better Known As Al-khatib Qasim

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Estimate: £8,000–£12,000 hammer ≈ $10,418–$15,628
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Sale: Bonhams — Islamic and Indian Art, London, New Bond Street · 26 October 2020
Record ID: TB-2026-703262
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Inba' Al-istifa' Fi-haqq Aba' Al-mustafa, A Religious Treatise Concerning The Ancestry Of The Prophet Muhammad, By Muhyi Al-din Muhammad Bin Al-khatib Al-amasi, Better Known As Al-khatib Qasim, Inba' al-Istifa' fi-haqq aba' al-Mustafa, a religious treatise concerning the ancestry of the Prophet Muhammad, by Muhyi al-Din Muhammad bin al-Khatib al-Amasi, better known as al-Khatib Qasim (Muhyiddin Mehmed Hatibzade) Ottoman Turkey, at madrasa Ayasofya, Constantinople, copied by the scribe 'Ali bin Muhammad bin Ahmed, during the reign of Sultan Suleyman the Magnificent (reg. 1520 -66), dated 10th Rajab 936/10th March 1530. Bonhams, 26 Oct 2020, lot 13. bought in (did not sell). TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-703262.

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Inba' Al-istifa' Fi-haqq Aba' Al-mustafa, A Religious Treatise Concerning The Ancestry Of The Prophet Muhammad, By Muhyi Al-din Muhammad Bin Al-khatib Al-amasi, Better Known As Al-khatib Qasim, Inba' al-Istifa' fi-haqq aba' al-Mustafa, a religious treatise concerning the ancestry of the Prophet Muhammad, by Muhyi al-Din Muhammad bin al-Khatib al-Amasi, better known as al-Khatib Qasim (Muhyiddin Mehmed Hatibzade) Ottoman Turkey, at madrasa Ayasofya, Constantinople, copied by the scribe 'Ali bin Muhammad bin Ahmed, during the reign of Sultan Suleyman the Magnificent (reg. 1520 -66), dated 10th Rajab 936/10th March 1530. Bonhams, 26 Oct 2020, lot 13. bought in (did not sell). TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-703262.

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