A small illuminated Qur'an copied by Abdullah bin 'Ashur Qajar Persia, dated AH 1235/AD 1819-20 Arabic manuscript on paper, 173 leaves, 21 lines to the page written in neat naskhi script in black ink with diacritics and vowel points in red and black ink, gold roundels decorated with blue dots between verses, inner margins ruled in gold, catchwords, illuminated rectangular panels between suras incorporating headings written in thuluth script in red ink, illuminated devices in outer margins, one double-page frontispiece richly decorated with floral motifs in colours and gold, folios 2v-3r with interlinear gilt decoration, and outer borders decorated with intertwining floral motifs in gold and some colour, lacquer binding with covers decorated with a diaper pattern in gold on a black ground, doublures decorated with floral sprays on a red ground, rebacked 102 x 64 mm. Footnotes: Provenance Private Spanish collection. This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: • R • Zero rated for VAT, no VAT will be added to the Hammer Price or the Buyer's Premium. R For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com