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    Posted 7 years ago

    yoyo
    (3 items)

    A Goodwill auction item I won a few years back when I was collecting
    elephants. I have since purged that collection except for this one
    piece I was using in a wall collage.

    It looks like a page out of a middle eastern book. I would appreciate
    any help in identifying the source.

    Thanks for looking!

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    1. SpiritBear, 7 years ago
      Persian illuminated manuscript. I wonder if ours came from the same book. Mine had the exact same mounting tape and effeminate characters. I found mine at a thrift-store as well. Surely from the same framer, which seems to be based in India if the current one is the same as who framed mine.

      https://www.collectorsweekly.com/stories/222395-persian-miniature
    2. yoyo, 7 years ago
      SpiritBear, what are the dimensions on your piece? This one is 5 3/4 x 9 inches.

      Interesting that yours was framed in the same manner. The frame appears to be
      solid maple or birch.

      Thanks for commenting, I'm going to read over yours again.
    3. rockbat, 7 years ago
      I remember seeing pages like this, in antique malls ten years ago or more. I think some one was tearing books up for the nice artwork, and framing them to sell in gallerys.
    4. rockbat, 7 years ago
      sorry, galleries

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