Ibret Esma Sold at Auction Prices

QUR'AN

QUR'AN SIGNED ESMA IBRET, OTTOMAN TURKEY, DATED AH 1210/1795-96 AD Arabic manuscript on paper, 302ff. plus 4 fly-leaves, each folio with 15ll. of elegant black naskh, catchwords, an array of different gold and polychrome roundel verse markers, sura headings in white naskh on gold ground surrounded by elaborate polychrome decoration, the margins with gold cartouches with white calligraphy and different polychrome decoration marking hizb and sajada, juz' and nisf markers in gold naskh in the margins, the opening bifolio with gold and polychrome floral illumination on gold ground framing the text, colophon signed Esma Ibret, in original binding with flap decorated with gilt floral decoration, the doublures red with central gilt medallions Folio 7½ x 4½in. (18.5 x 11.5cm.); text panel 5¼ x 2¾in. (7 x 3cm.)