جلد کتاب، از چرم و مقوا

FS-7365_16

Bookbinding

Leather (remounted on paperboard) Tooled and block-pressed

H x W: 30.1 x 53.9 cm (11 7/8 x 21 1/4 in)

Francois Mautin (1907 - 2003)

Jeanne Louise Monthiers (1861 - 1947)

Henri Vever (1854-1942)

Indjoudjian Freres

Agop Indjoudjian (1871 - 1951)

?-1932

Reportedly Indjoudjian Frères, method of acquisition unknown [1]

1932

Sale, Paris, Hôtel Drouot "Objets d'art du Proche-Orient des grandes époques ... provenant de la collection de Indjoudjian" December 19, 1932, lot 143 [2]

?-1942

Henri Vever (1854-1942), method of acquisition unknown [3]

1942-1947

Jeanne Louise Monthiers (1861-1947), bequest of Henri Vever [4]

1947-1986

Francois Mautin (1907-2003), bequest of Jeanne Louise Monthiers and Henri Vever [5]

From 1986

Arthur M. Sackler Gallery purchased from Francois Mautin [6]

Notes:

[1] See note 2. Indjoudjian Frères was an antiquities dealership based in Paris and New York, owned by the Armenian-born brothers Agop (1871-1951) and Meguerditch (1884-1927).

[2] See Hôtel Drouot "Objets d'art du Proche-Orient des grandes époques ... provenant de la collection de Indjoudjian" [auction catalogue] (Paris: December 19, 1932), lot 143. The work is described as "Grande Reliure de Coran et à décor de rosaces contigües. Perse, XVIe siècle."

[3] An accomplished French jeweler and collector, Henri Vever (1854-1942) amassed a large and impressive collection of works of art during his lifetime. His holdings in Japanese prints and Islamic arts of the books, especially from Iran and India, were among the most important assembled in the early twentieth century.

[4] Upon Henri Vever's death on September 25, 1942, his wife, Jeanne Louise Monthiers inherited the work. See exhibits F and G of Agreement of Purchase and Sale of the Henri Vever Collection, January 9, 1986, copy in object file.

[5] Upon the death of Jeanne Louise Monthiers, as stipulated in the will of Henri Vever, the family's assets were divided evenly between his two grandchildren. His only grandson, Francois Mautin inherited the collection known as "The Henri Vever Collection of Oriental Art and Manuscripts Including Persian and Indian Art and Manuscripts." This work is part of that collection. See exhibits F and G as cited in note 4.

[6] The Arthur M. Sackler Gallery purchased the entirety of the collection from Francois Mautin on January 9, 1986. See purchase agreement, copy in object file.

Research completed May 4, 2022

Iran

Purchase — Smithsonian Unrestricted Trust Funds, Smithsonian Collections Acquisition Program, and Dr. Arthur M. Sackler

16th century

Safavid period

Book

Safavid period (1501 - 1722)

Iran

Arts of the Islamic World

Henri Vever collection

Smithsonian Institution