SIGNED MAHMUD CELÂLEDDIN, OTTOMAN TURKEY, DATED AH 1217/1803-04 AD

Name: A CALLIGRAPHIC COMPOSITION (LEVHA)
Brand: SIGNED MAHMUD CELÂLEDDIN, OTTOMAN TURKEY, DATED AH 1217/1803-04 AD
Price: 4200.00 GBP
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Price Realised GBP 5,250

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Closed: 7 Apr 2021

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A CALLIGRAPHIC COMPOSITION (LEVHA)

SIGNED MAHMUD CELÂLEDDIN, OTTOMAN TURKEY, DATED AH 1217/1803-04 AD

Price Realised GBP 5,250

Closed: 7 Apr 2021

Price Realised GBP 5,250

Closed: 7 Apr 2021

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Arabic manuscript on buff paper, with 4ll. of strong black naskh with gold and red interlinear rule, the signature and date in the lower right hand corner outlined with a gold cloud, laid down within minor gold border, pasted on a wooden board, minor areas of worming
Calligraphy 13¹⁄₄ x 12in. (34 x 30cm.); folio 16 x 15in. (41 x 38cm.)

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Lot Essay

From a Daghestani family, Mahmud Celâleddin Efendi (d.1829) is said to have taught himself calligraphy by studying the work of various masters. He developed a distinctive style, referred to by Derman as 'hard and static' and relating more closely to the calligraphic mode of Ahmad Karahisari or Yaqut al-Musta'simi than to the cursive of Shaykh Hamdullah that was favoured by his contemporaries. Some say that this diversion from the norm was reflective of Celâleddin's stubborn and obstinate character (M. Ugur Derman, , exhibition catalogue, New York, 1998, p. 108). Celâleddin wrote the inscriptions inside the foundation of the Eyüp Camii and on the tomb of Mihrishah Sultan. His wife Esa Ibret, a famous female calligrapher, was also his pupil (Sevket Rado, , Istanbul, 1980, pp.199-200). Several by Mahmud Celâleddin are in the Museum for Turkish and Islamic Art. Another, dated AH 1204, is in Konya (Mehdi Bayani, , Tehran, 1363 sh, p.1210). A Qur'an signed by the calligrapher sold in these Rooms, 8 October 2015, lot 123.

This lot has been imported from outside the EU for sale and placed under the Temporary Admission regime. Import VAT is payable (at 5%) on the hammer price. VAT at 20% will be added to the buyer’s premium but will not be shown separately on the invoice. Please see Conditions of Sale for further information.