Catalogue of Indian & Persian illuminated manuscripts, miniatures and paintings
1921
Catalogue of Indian & Persian illuminated manuscripts, miniatures and paintings
1921
18 p. : 25cm 139 lots Place of sale: London Date of sale: Mar. 7, 1921 " ... comprising fine sixteenth and seventeenth century manuscripts of works by Firdausi and Nizami, early manuscripts of the Qur'an, miniatures of the Timurid, Bihźád, Sh́áh Tahḿásp and Riźá schools, Indo-Persian miniatures, specimens of calligraphy, &c., the property of a gentleman; a series of Indian miniatures and illuminated manuscripts, the property of Capt. F.W.E. Townshend, R.E.; and a fifth century fresco painting from the caves of Ajant́á, the property of Mrs. Williams, Woodchurch Lodge, 18, Woodchurch Road, Hampstead."
