TURKEY, DATED 2 RABI' I AH 1201 / 23 DECEMBER 1786 AD

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A LARGE ROYAL OTTOMAN FIRMAN OF SULTAN ABDÜLHAMID I (R. 1774-1789 AD)
TURKEY, DATED 2 RABI' I AH 1201 / 23 DECEMBER 1786 AD
A firman of Abdülhamid I regarding the prophet's tomb at Medina, Turkish manuscript on paper, with nine lines of alternating red and green diwani within gold clouds, with three gold roundels at the header, red tughra of Abdülhamid I between lines one and two, and gold roundels throughout, with later marginal annotations in diwani, the reverse plain, mounted, framed and glazed
3ft.10 x 20 ½in. (117cm. x 52cm.)

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Private German collection since the early 20th century, from whom acquired by the present owner

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Lot Essay

This firman is an award of half a share of the Office of the Sweeper (ferrashet) of the Prophet's tomb to Haseki-Bashi Mustafa bin Hüseyn on the death of the previous holder, Mehmed Memish bin al-Hajj Mahmud, one of the Aghas of the Babü's-Saade.

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