Calligraphy quatrain signed and dated 1862-63. Ink and gold on paper. Four lines of poetry obliquely in nasta'liq and two smaller lines with the signature and date 1279H (1862-63). Gold scroll border on green background. Signature reads: qa'im-maqam tupchi aghajan bijan sana 1279 (Artillery Commander Aghajan Bijan (?), year 1279 (1862-3)" Turkey, Ottoman art, dated 1862-63. Height : 24,5 cm 24,5 cm - Width : 14 cm Expert : Mrs Laure Soustiel