In 1608-09, a Mughal calligrapher signed the reverse of a courtier’s portrait; after entering a British baron’s collection by 1937, the album page sold in London for £571,500 in 2026, nearly five times its top estimate
Photo credit: Christies.com A Mughal-era album page featuring a portrait of a courtier holding a book and calligraphy signed in 1608-09 has sold for £571,500 at an auction in London. The page, created more than four centuries ago, had entered the collection of a British baron by 1937 and later passed through several auctions before…
