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EGYPT OR SYRIA, 15TH CENTURY
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A MAMLUK BINDING
EGYPT OR SYRIA, 15TH CENTURY
Comprising both boards and the flap, the brown morocco exterior tooled with central roundels filled with elegant leafy arabesque around a central rosette, triangles of strapwork around the edges, three rectangular panels of strapwork above and below, similar outer borders, the flap with central drop-shaped medallion filled with lotus spray, areas of scuffing particularly to spine, the interior plain but with later owner's sticker giving the name of Philip Hofer
Each board 14 7/8 x 10¼in. (37.9 x 26.1cm.)
EGYPT OR SYRIA, 15TH CENTURY
Comprising both boards and the flap, the brown morocco exterior tooled with central roundels filled with elegant leafy arabesque around a central rosette, triangles of strapwork around the edges, three rectangular panels of strapwork above and below, similar outer borders, the flap with central drop-shaped medallion filled with lotus spray, areas of scuffing particularly to spine, the interior plain but with later owner's sticker giving the name of Philip Hofer
Each board 14 7/8 x 10¼in. (37.9 x 26.1cm.)
Provenance
Philip Hofer, (1898-1984)
Anon sale, Sotheby's, 22 November 1985, lot 227
Anon sale, Sotheby's, 22 November 1985, lot 227
Brought to you by
Andrew Butler-Wheelhouse