A LARGE OTTOMAN FIRMAN ILLUMINATED WITH THE TUGHRA OF SULTAN SELIM III (r. 1789 - 1807)
Ottoman Turkey, late 18th - early 19th century

Ottoman Turkish manuscript on cream paper, 37ll. to the page of elegant, black ink divani script, the top illuminated in gold with the tughra of Sultan Selim III (r. 1789 - 1807 AD), the document discussing a transaction in connection with a waqf between Fatima Khatun, daughter of Muhamad Bey bin Ghauri, and the city of Antep (now Gaziantep, in Southern Anatolia), mounted, glazed and framed, 55.5cm x 47cm excluding the frame, 72cm x 62.5cm including the frame.

Provenance: Bonhams London, 25 October 2007, lot 36.