• KHUSRAW KILLS THE LION WITH HIS FIST
  • Handicrafts and classics, miniature
  • 18.8 * 29.8 cm
  • SAFAVID SHIRAZ, IRAN, SECOND HALF 16TH CENTURY
    An illustration from the Khamsa of Nizami Ganjavi, opaque pigments heightened with gold on paper, four columns of black nasta'liq above and below, within gold and polychrome rules, illustration cropped and laid down within paper margins, catchword, the reverse with 12ll. of nasta'liq arranged in four columns written on the diagonal and horizontal, a heading in gold, minor repairs
    Painting 6 x 5 3⁄8in. (15.5 x 13.7cm.); text panel 8 5⁄8 x 4 3⁄4in. (21.9 x 12.1cm.); folio 11 3⁄4 x 7 3⁄8in. (29.8 x 18.8cm.);
Estimation
£6,000
7,897 USD
- £8,000
10,529 USD
Realized Price
£20,160
26,533 USD
188%
ArtChart | A SCENE FROM THE BATTLE OF KARBALA by Unknown Artist
A SCENE FROM THE BATTLE OF KARBALA
Estimation
£6,000
7,897 USD
-
£8,000
10,529 USD
Realized Price
£22,680
29,850 USD
224%
Sale Date
Christie's - 31 March 2022
ArtChart | FIVE ILLUSTRATED FOLIOS AND AN ILLUMINATED TITLE PAGE FROM THE KHAMSA OF NIZAMI GANJAVI by Unknown Artist
FIVE ILLUSTRATED FOLIOS AND AN ILLUMINATED TITLE PAGE FROM THE KHAMSA OF NIZAMI GANJAVI
Estimation
£10,000
13,161 USD
-
£15,000
19,742 USD
Realized Price
£20,160
26,533 USD
61.28%
Sale Date
Christie's - 31 March 2022