Auction 17 FINE ISLAMIC AND INDIAN ART
By Apollo Art Auctions
Apr 28, 2025
63-64 Margaret St. London, W1W 8SW
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!
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LOT 12:

A NISHAPUR SLIP-PAINTED EARTHENWARE BOWL WITH KUFIC INSCRIPTION

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Auction took place on Apr 28, 2025 at Apollo Art Auctions
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A NISHAPUR SLIP-PAINTED EARTHENWARE BOWL WITH KUFIC INSCRIPTION
Nishapur, or Central Asia, Ca. 11th - 12th century AD . An earthenware bowl of deep rounded form with a slightly everted rim. The interior is finely decorated in black slip on a cream ground under a transparent glaze. The broad band around the inner rim features a flowing Kufic inscription, elegantly interwoven with stylised geometric forms. The central field is left unadorned, accentuated only by a single dot at its core, framed by a simple red slip band. This type of calligraphic pottery, produced in the Nishapur region during the Samanid period, was highly valued for its refined aesthetic and spiritual inscriptions, often bearing moral or religious maxims.Size: 190mm x 75mm; Weight: 420gProvenance: Previous property of a UK based Islamic art professional.

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