Bidspirit auctions | Apollo Art Auctions Auction Apr 28, 2025
Apollo Art Auctions, Apr 28, 2025. 276 lots, estimates 200 - 16000 £.
Apollo Art Auctions - Apollo Art Auctions is pleased to present our forthcoming sale, Fine Islamic and Indian Art, now live on our website. Taking place on Monday 28th April at 11am, during London?s much-anticipated Islamic Art Week, this carefully curated auction features over 250 lots celebrating the artistic splendour, spiritual depth, and cross-cultural dialogues that shaped the Islamic and Indian worlds. From the opulent courts of the Mughals and Ottomans to the intellectual and spiritual centres of Safavid Persia, the sale spans over a millennium of creativity. Highlights range from finely illuminated manuscripts and calligraphic panels to intricately carved jade amulets, architectural fragments, and richly inlaid furniture. Covering a broad geographic reach?from the Mediterranean and the Middle East to the Iranian plateau, Central Asia, and the Indian subcontinent?this sale offers collectors an opportunity to engage with the diverse visual languages and artistic traditions of these remarkable regions. For further details or specific enquiries, please contact our Islamic Art Department at islamicart@apolloauctions.com. Our white-gloved team professionally handles all items preparing them for in-house shipping. We look forward to welcoming you to the sale!
Lots in this catalog (276)
- Lot 1: A MAMLUK SGRAFFITO DISH WITH FLOWERS — £4,500 - £9,000
- Lot 2: A GROUP OF MAMLUK POTTERY FRAGMENTS — £1,500 - £3,000
- Lot 3: A SLIP-DECORATED BROWN GLAZED BOWL, POSSIBLY NISHAPUR — £1,000 - £1,200
- Lot 4: A SYRIAN OR EGYPTIAN AMPHORETTE WITH TWISTED BODY — £300 - £600
- Lot 5: A GROUP OF FOUR QAJAR LUSTRE-PAINTED STAR TILES — £3,000 - £4,000
- Lot 6: A PAIR OF ENGRAVED INDIAN ARM GUARDS, BAZU BAND — £4,000 - £6,000
- Lot 7: A PERSIAN ENGRAVED BRASS BOWL WITH INSCRIPTIONS AND ARABESQUES — £1,200 - £1,400
- Lot 8: A LARGE ENGRAVED INDO-PERSIAN STEEL SHIELD (DHAL) — £5,000 - £6,000
- Lot 9: A QAJAR BRASS KASHKUL (BEGGAR'S BOWL) — £1,000 - £1,200
- Lot 10: A KHORASAN BLACK-SLIPWARE PAINTED POTTERY BOWL WITH CREAM DECORATION — £900 - £1,200
- Lot 11: A SAMANID SLIP-PAINTED POTTERY BOWL — £1,000 - £1,200
- Lot 12: A NISHAPUR SLIP-PAINTED EARTHENWARE BOWL WITH KUFIC INSCRIPTION — £1,200 - £1,500
- Lot 13: A CARVED WOODEN ARCHITECTURAL FRIEZE PANEL, PROBABLY SPANISH OR NORTH AFRICAN — £1,300 - £1,400
- Lot 14: A GROUP OF SPANISH PAINTED WOODWORK PANELS — £500 - £600
- Lot 15: A FRAMED SUZANI TEXTILE PANEL — £1,500 - £2,000
- Lot 16: AN OTTOMAN MOUNTED GREEN KAABA KISWA TEXTILE — £1,300 - £1,500
- Lot 17: AN ISLAMIC, POSSIBLY FATIMID MARVERED GLASS JUG — £1,300 - £1,500
- Lot 18: AN ABBASID ANIMAL-SHAPED GLASS UNGUENTARIUM — £400 - £500
- Lot 19: A NISHAPUR SLIP-PAINTED EARTHENWARE SGRAFITTO BOWL — £700 - £800
- Lot 20: A PAIR OF SARI WARE STYLE POTTERY BOWLS — £1,000 - £1,200
- Lot 21: A MINA'I WARE CERAMIC BOWL WITH FLORAL DECORATION — £1,300 - £1,500
- Lot 22: A LIDDED KÜTAHYA POTTERY VASE — £1,200 - £1,400
- Lot 23: A SAFAVID FLOWER VASE — £2,500 - £3,000
- Lot 24: A MORROCCAN FES CERAMIC VASE — £350 - £400
- Lot 25: A CANTAGALLI LUSTREWARE VASE — £700 - £800
- Lot 26: A COLLECTION OF EGYPTIAN METAL WEIGHTS — £250 - £300
- Lot 27: A GROUP OF THREE OTTOMAN BRASS MOULDS, OR WEIGHTS — £400 - £500
- Lot 28: AN OTTOMAN BRONZE SILVER-PLATED HANDLE OF SWORD — £400 - £600
- Lot 29: A FINELY CARVED OTTOMAN OPIUM SMOKING PIPE — £300 - £400
- Lot 30: A FINE PERSIAN OPENWORK AND ENGRAVED IRON PRIMER OR POWDER FLASK — £600 - £800
- Lot 31: A PERSIAN SILVER ON COPPER SPOUTED POURING BOWL — £1,300 - £1,500
- Lot 32: AN OTTOMAN SILVER HUQQA MOUTHPIECE — £500 - £600
- Lot 33: AN ABBASID SMOKY QUARTZ CHESS PIECE — £5,000 - £6,000
- Lot 34: AN 18K GOLD INDIAN GOLD ENAMELLED TRINKET INLAY — £700 - £800
- Lot 35: A QAJAR ENAMELLED PIN BROOCH — £350 - £400
- Lot 36: A GOLD SELJUK OPENWORK EARRING DEPICTING A CAT — £4,000 - £5,000
- Lot 37: A PAIR OF LARGE EARLY ISLAMIC ROCK CRYSTAL BEADS OR VESSEL STOPPERS — £1,300 - £1,500
- Lot 38: A GROUP OF EARLY ISLAMIC MOULD-BLOWN GLASS BEADS — £1,300 - £1,500
- Lot 39: A GREEN GLASS FATIMID WEIGHT OR INLAY, POSSIBILY DEPICITNG SAGGITARIUS — £1,800 - £2,000
- Lot 40: A FINELY CARVED FATIMID AMETHYST GLASS VESSEL — £7,000 - £8,000
- Lot 41: A PAIR OF SELJUK SILVER HINGED CUFF BRACELETS — £500 - £600
- Lot 42: A SELJUK SILVER BRACELET WITH ENGRAVED GEOMETRIC MOTIFS — £500 - £600
- Lot 43: A JADE TALISMANIC PENDANT WITH NASTALIQ INSCRIPTION, POSSIBLY MUGHAL — £350 - £400
- Lot 44: AN INSCRIBED TIMURID CARNELIAN GOLD RING — £800 - £1,000
- Lot 45: A GOLD RING WITH TURQUOISE CABOCHON, POSSIBLY LATE SELJUK/EARLY TIMURID — £1,000 - £1,200
- Lot 46: A FINELY CAST SELJUK NIELLO INLAY RING — £2,500 - £4,000
- Lot 47: A GREEN SELJUK CABOCHON RING — £700 - £800
- Lot 48: AN INDO-PERSIAN CARNELIAN INTAGLIO RING WITH INSCRIPTION — £400 - £600
- Lot 49: A MUGHAL KOFTGARI ARCHER'S THUMB RING — £2,300 - £2,500
- Lot 50: AN ISLAMIC ENGRAVED BRONZE RING WITH GEOMETRIC AND SCROLL DECORATION — £1,200 - £1,400
- Lot 51: A HEAVY SELJUK CAST AND CHASED GOLD RING WITH INSCRIPTION — £1,200 - £1,400
- Lot 52: AN INDIAN GOLD BEAD — £300 - £600
- Lot 53: AN INSCRIBED FATIMID SIGNET RING — £1,500 - £2,000
- Lot 54: A LARGE INSCRIBED JADE SEAL RING WITH GOLD-SET INTAGLIO, POSSIBLY MUGHAL — £900 - £1,000
- Lot 55: AN CUBOID INSCRIBED JADE SEAL, POSSIBLY MUGHAL — £2,000 - £4,000
- Lot 56: A MUGHAL DIAMOND-SET AND ENAMELLED GOLD RING — £1,400 - £1,600
- Lot 57: A MUGHAL MULTI GEM AND DIAMOND-SET AND ENAMELLED GOLD RING — £1,400 - £1,600
- Lot 58: A FATIMID GOLD FILIGREE CYLINDRICAL PENDANT AMULET CASE — £4,000 - £5,000
- Lot 59: A NISHAPUR FIGURAL BUFFWARE POTTERY BOWL DEPICTING A WARRIOR — £1,500 - £2,000
- Lot 60: THREE MARBLE TILES INSCRIBED WITH THE NAMES OF THE RASHIDUN SERIES 2 OF 4 — £300 - £400
- Lot 61: A QAJAR POLYCHROME UNDERGLAZE PAINTED POTTERY TILE — £600 - £800
- Lot 62: A PAIR OF ZAND POLYCHOROME PAINTED BORDER TILES — £400 - £600
- Lot 63: A FINE MUGHAL DAGGER WITH AGATE HORSE-HEADED HILT — £16,000 - £18,000
- Lot 64: A TURKISH INSCRIBED GILT OPENWORK HELMET — £4,000 - £5,000
- Lot 65: A TURKMAN INSCRIBED SILVER-INLAID HELMET WITH AVENTAIL — £5,000 - £6,000
- Lot 66: A TURKISH INSCRIBED GILT OPENWORK HELMET — £4,000 - £5,000
- Lot 67: A RARE MUGHAL RIVETED STEEL CHAMFRON — £7,000 - £8,000
- Lot 68: A ZOOMORPHIC VESSEL IN THE FORM OF A QUAIL, PROBABLY INDO-PERSIAN — £2,000 - £3,000
- Lot 69: A PAIR OF OTTOMAN ZARF/TAZA SILVER COFFEE CUP HOLDERS — £400 - £500
- Lot 70: A PERSIAN BRASS ASTROLABE — £700 - £800
- Lot 71: A KHORASAN SILVER AND COPPER INLAID DISH — £7,000 - £8,000
- Lot 72: A SELJUK SILVER INLAID BRONZE FOOTED DISH — £8,000 - £12,000
- Lot 73: A KASHAN TURQUOISE-GLAZED INSCRIBED HANDLE CUP — £400 - £600
- Lot 74: A KASHAN TURQUOISE-GLAZED CERAMIC CENSOR BASE — £400 - £600
- Lot 75: A NISHAPUR POTTERY BOWL — £1,000 - £1,200
- Lot 76: A SAMANID SLIP-PAINTED POTTERY BOWL — £600 - £700
- Lot 77: AN IZNIK TILE FRAGMENT WITH SAZ LEAF — £1,000 - £1,200
- Lot 78: AN IZNIK CERAMIC TILE WITH SAZ LEAF — £4,000 - £5,000
- Lot 79: AN IZNIK POTTERY DISH WITH RED CARNATIONS AND BLUE TULIPS — £2,500 - £3,000
- Lot 80: A FIGURAL BUFFWARE POTTERY BOWL WITH BIRD MOTIF — £1,000 - £1,200
- Lot 81: A SLIP-PAINTED BUFFWARE BOWL WITH AVIAN MOTIF — £1,000 - £1,200
- Lot 82: A NISHAPUR BLACK AND WHITE SLIP-PAINTED CERAMIC BOWL — £1,000 - £1,200
- Lot 83: A SAMANID STYLE CERAMIC BOWL WITH KUFIC INSCRIPTION — £1,000 - £1,200
- Lot 84: A FRAMED MAGHRIBI OR ANDALUSI KUFIC QUR'ANIC FOLIO — £1,800 - £2,000
- Lot 85: A FRAMED MAGHRIBI OR ANDALUSI KUFIC QUR'ANIC FOLIO — £1,800 - £2,000
- Lot 86: A QAJAR ILLUMINATED QUR'AN — £7,000 - £8,000
- Lot 87: A FINE INDIAN KOFTGARI CHARGER — £1,000 - £2,000
- Lot 88: A PAIR OF ENGRAVED BRASS BOWLS, POSSIBLY SELJUK — £1,000 - £1,500
- Lot 89: A LARGE KHORASAN BRONZE OIL LAMP WITH BIRD FINIAL — £800 - £1,000
- Lot 90: A KHORASAN BRONZE EWER WITH ZOOMORPHIC SPOUT — £2,000 - £3,000
- Lot 91: A SELJUK / BYZANTINE PAIR OF BRASS POURERS — £400 - £500
- Lot 92: A NISHAPUR SLIP-PAINTED EARTHENWARE BOWL — £1,300 - £1,500
- Lot 93: A NISHAPUR SLIP-PAINTED POTTERY BOWL — £1,600 - £1,800
- Lot 94: A NISHAPUR SLIP-PAINTED POTTERY BOWL — £250 - £300
- Lot 95: A KHORASAN INSCRIBED BRASS EWER WITH LION AND LUNAR MOTIFS — £2,000 - £4,000
- Lot 96: A FINE SILVER-INLAID SELJUK LIDDED BRONZE JUG WITH LION FINIAL — £8,000 - £12,000
- Lot 97: A SELJUK BRONZE OPENWORK SCROLLHOLDER — £600 - £800
- Lot 98: A LOOSE SELJUK FOLIO IN EARLY NASKH SCRIPT — £500 - £600
- Lot 99: A LOOSE SELJUK FOLIO IN EARLY NASKH SCRIPT — £500 - £600
- Lot 100: A LOOSE SELJUK FOLIO IN EARLY NASKH SCRIPT — £500 - £600
- Lot 101: AN LLUMINATED PERSIAN MANUSCRIPT OF FIRDOWSI’S SHAHNAMEH — £900 - £1,000
- Lot 102: AN OTTOMAN QUR’AN MANUSCRIPT — £3,000 - £4,000
- Lot 103: A MUGHAL OR DECCAN FRAMED MINIATURE PAINTING — £400 - £600
- Lot 104: AN OTTOMAN CALLIGRAPHIC PANEL, SIGNED BY HAFIZ MUHAMMAD AMRU BIN ABAD — £400 - £500
- Lot 105: A QAJAR FRAMED CALLIGRAPHIC COMPOSITION — £500 - £600
- Lot 106: A MAMLUK OR TIMURID LARGE BRONZE INSCRIBED RITUAL BASIN — £1,000 - £1,200
- Lot 107: A SELJUK OR EARLY MAMLUK BRONZE OIL LAMP WITH AVIAN FINIAL — £1,200 - £1,400
- Lot 108: A SPLASHWARE AMOL WARE CERAMIC BOWL — £1,000 - £1,200
- Lot 109: A PAIR OF SAMANID CALLIGRAPHIC POTTERY BOWLS — £900 - £1,000
- Lot 110: AGKHAND-STYLE WARE CERAMIC CHARGER — £1,600 - £1,800
- Lot 111: AN EARLY ISLAMIC MOULD-BLOW GLASS VESSEL IN THE FORM OF A CAMEL — £1,200 - £1,400
- Lot 112: A GROUP OF THREE ISLAMIC GLAZED EARTHENWARE BOWLS, POSSIBLY SYRIAN — £700 - £800
- Lot 113: A TURQUOISE SMALL-FOOTED LUSTREWARE POTTERY BOWL, POSSIBLY SYRIA OR KASHAN — £200 - £300
- Lot 114: A GROUP OF FOUR KASHAN LUSTRE CERAMIC VESSELS — £1,200 - £1,400
- Lot 115: A COBALT-BLUE GLAZED CERAMIC BOWL, POSSIBLY TIMURID — £1,000 - £1,200
- Lot 116: AN ISLAMIC LUSTRE MIHRAB OR CENOTAPH TILE — £5,000 - £6,000
- Lot 117: A GROUP OF FIVE KASHAN TURQUOISE GLAZED POTTERY VESSELS — £1,000 - £1,200
- Lot 118: A KASHAN TURQUOISE GLAZED RIBBED EWER — £1,000 - £1,200
- Lot 119: A SAMANID OR QARAKHANID SLIP PAINTED BOWL WITH KUFIC INSCRIPTION — £600 - £800
- Lot 120: AN AYYUBID LUSTREWARE CERAMIC DISH — £1,800 - £2,000
- Lot 121: AN EARLY PERSIAN BRONZE EWER — £1,600 - £1,800
- Lot 122: A TIMURID LIONHEADED-HANDLED BRASS TANKARD — £1,000 - £1,200
- Lot 123: AN UMAYYAD BRONZE EWER — £800 - £1,000
- Lot 124: A KASHAN TURQUOISE GLAZED LUSTRE POTTERY BOWL — £300 - £400
- Lot 125: A KASHAN PANEL STYLE LUSTRE POTTERY BOWL — £800 - £1,000
- Lot 126: A SELJUK TURQOUISE GLAZED EARTHENWARE CERAMIC TILE — £800 - £1,000
- Lot 127: A FRAMED IZNIK CERMIC TILE — £1,100 - £1,200
- Lot 128: A BOLD DAMASCUS CALLIGRAPHIC POTTERY TILE — £1,200 - £1,400
- Lot 129: A TIMURID HARDSTONE TOMB FRAGMENT — £2,800 - £3,000
- Lot 130: A SPANISH CARVED MARBLE ARCHITECTURAL PANEL WITH PALMETTE MOTIFS — £2,800 - £3,000
- Lot 131: A BOHEMIAN WHITE-OVERLAY GLASS EWER — £5,000 - £6,000
- Lot 132: AN OTTOMAN ENGRAVED BRASS EWER AND BASIN — £550 - £600
- Lot 133: AN OTTOMAN BRONZE BIRD-SHAPED EWER — £1,600 - £1,800
- Lot 134: A LARGE FRAMED CALLIGRAPHIC COMPOSITION — £400 - £500
- Lot 135: A GHAZNAVID BRONZE BOWL — £400 - £600
- Lot 136: A SET OF THREE QAJAR EROTIC WATERCOLOUR PAINTINGS — £500 - £600
- Lot 137: A PAIR OF ZAND POLYCHROME PAINTED CORNER TILE SECTIONS — £600 - £700
- Lot 138: A PORTRAIT OF A PERSIAN NOBLEMAN — £900 - £1,000
- Lot 139: AN OTTOMAN CALLIGRAPHIC EXERCISE PANEL — £1,900 - £2,000
- Lot 140: A PAIR OF SAFAVID OR DECCANI TINNED COPPER BEGGAR'S BOWLS, OR KASHKULS — £750 - £1,500
- Lot 141: A PAIR OF SAFAVID-STYLE GOL-O-BOLBOL FOLIOS WITH GILDED BORDERS — £350 - £400
- Lot 142: AN PRELIMINARY INDIAN MINIATURE DRAWING OF A NOBLEWOMAN IN A GARDEN — £1,000 - £1,200
- Lot 143: A FINE INDIAN WATERCOLOUR OF A NOBLEMAN ON HORSEBACK — £600 - £800
- Lot 144: A FRAMED INDIAN LAQUERWARE MINIATURE PAINTING DEPICTING COURTLY SCENE — £280 - £300
- Lot 145: AN INDIAN MINIATURE COURT SCENE — £250 - £300
- Lot 146: AN INDIAN HUNTING SCENE, KOTA SCHOOL — £1,200 - £1,500
- Lot 147: AN INDIAN COMPANY SCHOOL PAINTING DEPICITING 'THE HORSE AND PHALWAN' — £500 - £600
- Lot 148: A PAIR OF INDIAN DRAGON-HEADED BRONZE HANDLES — £400 - £600
- Lot 149: A FINE BIDRI HOOKAH BASE — £700 - £800
- Lot 150: A MUGHAL PAINTING DEPICTING A HUNTING SCENE — £3,500 - £4,000