Antique Quran with provenance to Col Perry Fogg
Price:
$25,000
I have what appears to be a 400 year old Quran from Turkey. Given to Colonel William Perry Fogg. I aslo have 2 of his diaries, one from 1870 the oher 1873. One starts of "...Cairo, Egypt". There are 2 notes inside the Quran indicating who it came from and that it is a gift to Col. Fogg. I think this is worht a professional appraisel...?
Category:
Books and Manuscripts
Condition:
Good
Medium:
Leather bound, hand written on velum
Distinguishing marks:
Authors name and owner's provenance notes inside book
Date Period:
1300 to 1500 AD
Size and dimensions of this item:
5"x8"x1.25"
Weight:
0.5 lbs
History:
Originally given to Col. Fogg in the late 1870's. Inherited from Fogg via Father: came from a man (Dr. Dorsey) who remarried my grandmothers. When she died it came to my father and I.
For Sale?:
Yes
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