Oil on canvas, with a strong gold thuluth inscription on black ground, stylised signature of the calligrapher, thin gold border
29 x 21¹⁄₄in. (73 x 55cm.)

Christie's London, 12 October 2004, lot 6

This lot has been imported from outside of the UK 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 our invoice.
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'Abd al-Fattah, one of the most able 19th century Ottoman calligraphers, was sent with Mehmet Sefik by Sultan Abdulmecid to Bursa to repair the inscriptions on the Ulu Cami (congregational mosque). These consist of the 99 names of God in very large kufic and diwani script, often mirrored, around its twelve great pillars and walls. His work is also in the Suleymaniye Mosque in Istanbul, and several mosques in Edirne.

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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.