AN OTTOMAN CALLIGRAPHIC BAG (FERASET BOHACI), INSCRIBED TO SHAYKH EBU BEKIR SAVVAF EFENDI, TURKEY, DATED 1322 AH/1904-05 AD
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June 10, 06:00 PM GMT
Estimate
3,000 - 5,000 GBP
Lot Details
Description
AN OTTOMAN CALLIGRAPHIC BAG (FERASET BOHACI), INSCRIBED TO SHAYKH EBU BEKIR SAVVAF EFENDI, TURKEY, DATED 1322 AH/1904-05 AD
of rectangular form, the dark brown leather body, the flap and the back each with a medallion embroidered with an Arabic inscription
31 by 32cm.
inscriptions
On the front: ‘By the Grace of God. For delivery to Shaykh Ebu Bekir Savvaf Efendi, water carrier in the Noble Precinct in Madina al-Munawwara. Year 1322 AH (1904-5 AD).’ On the back: ‘By the Grace of God. For delivery to Mustafa Salaheddin Efendi ibn Ahmed Rif‘at ibn Mehmed Dervish, employee in the department of records in the Imperial Land Registry. Year 1322 AH (1904-5 AD).’