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[LOT 1] SHEIKH HAMDULLAH (1436-1520) AN EXCEEDINGLY RARE COMPLETE ILLUMINATED QURAN SIGNED BY SHEIKH HAMDULL Arabic manuscript on paper, 372 leaves, 13 lines to the page written in elegant naskhi script in black ink, diacritics and vowel points in black and red, gold roundels between verses, sura headings in gold on red cross-hatched panels with floral motifs in blue, one double-page frontispiece in colours and gold, oval shamsa in colours and gold containing a pious inscription in riqa’ script in white, marginal verse, hizb, and juz markers in naskhi script in blue ink Provenance: Purchased in 1995 from Antiquarian M.B. Alwan (5 James Street Burlington MA 01903) Thence by descent Property of a British Collector Length x Width: 29.5 x 19cm Estimate: £150,000-£250,000 Sale Details: Islamic & Indian Works Of Art II 18/6/25 13:00BST Bidding Via The Plakas Auctions Website Or Via Our Online Bidding Platforms (Link In Bio). #quran #islamic #auction #illuminated #plakasauctions