Auction on
01 August 2021 - 10:00 (CEST) -
4, rue de Noyon - 50100 Cherbourg
The Shahnameh, the Book of Kings of Iranian origin and a true masterpiece, was the star attraction in Cherbourg on the first Sunday in August.
Iran, Shiraz, Safavid period, c. 1590-1600. The Book of Kings or Shahnameh by Ferdowsi, large Persian manuscript on paper, 723 folios, 22 lines of text in black ink in Nastaliq script and 20 miniatures painted in polychrome and gold, 37.5 x 25 cm/14.8 x 9.8 in. Result: €125,000
Iran, Shiraz, Safavid period, c. 1590-1600. The Book of Kings or Shahnameh by Ferdowsi, large Persian manuscript on paper, 723 folios, 22 lines of text in black ink in Nastaliq script and 20 miniatures painted in polychrome and gold, 37.5 x 25 cm/14.8 x 9.8 in. Result: €125,000
Discovered in a house in the Cotentin region, this Persian manuscript on paper, based on the famous text by the poet Ferdowsi (c. 940-1020), shot up to €125,000 after a high estimate of €15,000. It is true that this is…
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