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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;NewEngland, post: 11676536, member: 6071&quot;]Hi everyone,&nbsp; I bought a miniature Persian painting which is marked on the back, (probably by the original owner) &quot;Persian - Shiraz School ca 1550 from Shah-Namah&quot;. I used AI to ask about this and it says it&#039;s likely a folio from a manuscript of the Shahnameh (Book of Kings), possibly &quot;The Night of Kai Khusrau and Afrasiyab. The text is Nastaliq script.&quot;&nbsp; &nbsp; I sent inquiries to a few auction houses. Christies replied that it doesn&#039;t meet their threshold and I&#039;m waiting to hear from Sotheby&#039;s.&nbsp; What do you think - could it be a page from the Shahnameh?&nbsp;&nbsp; The image is 5.5 x 8.5&quot; and framed under glass and has a silk mat.&nbsp; The frame and mat looks older, possibly 1930 -&nbsp; 1950s?&nbsp; I read that Houghton sold his original Shahnameh book and many pages were sold individually. The rest are in museums around the world. Any suggestions on where to send inquiries on this?&nbsp;&nbsp; Thanks.&nbsp; [ATTACH=full]547142[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]547142[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]547173[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]547142[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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