FOUR PALM-LEAF MANUSCRIPTS WITH LACQUERED BOOK COVERS  CEYLO...

Estimate

£300 - £500

FOUR PALM-LEAF MANUSCRIPTS WITH LACQUERED BOOK COVERS 
CEYLON, 18TH / 19TH CENTURY
the Sinhalese manuscripts on palm leaves, each bound between two polychrome lacquered wooden boards, painted in bright red, ochre yellow, green and black ink
largest, 54cm wide
smallest, 40.5cm wide 

PROVENANCE: From a Private Bath Collection; one acquired from Sam Fogg and Published in Catalogue 17, 'Manuscripts from the Himalayas and Indian Subcontinent' Sam Fogg Rare Books, 1996; another acquired from the renowned collector Susana Montiel. 

NOTE: The largest of the group bears an old paper label to inside of the cover.

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These have come from a well curated collection, and have been purchased based on originality and condition. They are all in good order and present well with old marks and wear consistent with handling, as would be expected of pieces of this age and nature.