Arts of the Islamic World & India

Arts of the Islamic World & India

Arts of the Islamic World & India

Arts of the Islamic World & India

29 October - 29 October 2025 • London

Overview
An exceptionally rare and important Qur'an manuscript with eight tafasir with the combined title al-Itqan fi 'Ilm al-Qur'an ('Perfection in Qur'anic Science') from the library of Akbar (r. 1556-1605), India, Mughal, late 16th century

101 An exceptionally rare and important Qur'an manuscript with eight tafasir with the combined title al-Itqan fi 'Ilm al-Qur'an ('Perfection in Qur'anic Science') from the library of Akbar (r. 1556-1605), India, Mughal, late 16th century

A large painting depicting Mecca, Medina and Jerusalem,  signed by Mehmed Sadiq, Turkey, Ottoman, 19th century

102 A large painting depicting Mecca, Medina and Jerusalem, signed by Mehmed Sadiq, Turkey, Ottoman, 19th century

An Ottoman illuminated prayer book including Dala'il al-Khayrat and al-Hizb al-A'zam of 'Ali al-Qari, copied by al-Hajj Muhammad, known as Imamzadeh, Edirne, Turkey, dated 1208-09 AH/1793-95 AD

103 An Ottoman illuminated prayer book including Dala'il al-Khayrat and al-Hizb al-A'zam of 'Ali al-Qari, copied by al-Hajj Muhammad, known as Imamzadeh, Edirne, Turkey, dated 1208-09 AH/1793-95 AD

An illuminated collection of surahs and prayers, copied by Mehmed Hilmi Efendi, Turkey, Ottoman, 19th century

104 An illuminated collection of surahs and prayers, copied by Mehmed Hilmi Efendi, Turkey, Ottoman, 19th century

An extremely rare illustrated manuscript of the Ka'banameh (A history of the Ka'ba) by Abdulrahman Gubari (d.1566), signed by Ahmad [...] al-Khatib, Kaposvár, Hungary, dated Dhu'l-Hijjah 1080 AH/April-May 1670 AD

105 An extremely rare illustrated manuscript of the Ka'banameh (A history of the Ka'ba) by Abdulrahman Gubari (d.1566), signed by Ahmad [...] al-Khatib, Kaposvár, Hungary, dated Dhu'l-Hijjah 1080 AH/April-May 1670 AD

A large Ottoman silk and metal-thread textile panel with 'Muhammad', Turkey, 19th/20th century

106 A large Ottoman silk and metal-thread textile panel with 'Muhammad', Turkey, 19th/20th century

A large Ottoman silk and metal-thread embroidered textile panel with 'Allah', Turkey, 19th/20th century

107 A large Ottoman silk and metal-thread embroidered textile panel with 'Allah', Turkey, 19th/20th century

A manuscript on fortune-telling including Ikhtiyarat al-ayyam (A treatise on hemerology, from the sayings of Ja'far al-Sadiq and the Prophet Daniel), commissioned for Catholic Maronite Khawaja Yusuf ibn Khawaja Antoine Andrea, copied by Gabriel son of Michael Asfour, probably Northern Lebanon, 1 Tammuz (July) 1778 AD

108 A manuscript on fortune-telling including Ikhtiyarat al-ayyam (A treatise on hemerology, from the sayings of Ja'far al-Sadiq and the Prophet Daniel), commissioned for Catholic Maronite Khawaja Yusuf ibn Khawaja Antoine Andrea, copied by Gabriel son of Michael Asfour, probably Northern Lebanon, 1 Tammuz (July) 1778 AD

Ibn Battuta (d.1377), Tuhfat an-Nuzzar fi ghara'ib al-amsar wa 'aja'ib asfar, a volume from The Travels, North Africa, 17th century

109 Ibn Battuta (d.1377), Tuhfat an-Nuzzar fi ghara'ib al-amsar wa 'aja'ib asfar, a volume from The Travels, North Africa, 17th century

Two talismanic manuscripts, Sub-Saharan Africa, probably Mali, Timbuktu, and Northern Nigeria, 19th/early 20th century

110 Two talismanic manuscripts, Sub-Saharan Africa, probably Mali, Timbuktu, and Northern Nigeria, 19th/early 20th century

An Abbasid cast brass double-spouted ewer, Near East, 8th-9th century

111 An Abbasid cast brass double-spouted ewer, Near East, 8th-9th century

An impressive Samanid calligraphic bowl, Tashkent, 9th or early 10th century

112 An impressive Samanid calligraphic bowl, Tashkent, 9th or early 10th century

An early Kufic Qur'an leaf, North Africa or Near East, late Umayyad or early Abbasid, circa 700-750 AD

113 An early Kufic Qur'an leaf, North Africa or Near East, late Umayyad or early Abbasid, circa 700-750 AD

A Qur'an bifolium in Kufic script on vellum from the Mushaf Al-Hadinah, The 'Nurse's Qur'an', copied by 'Ali Al-Warraq, Qairawan, North Africa, 410 AH/1020 AD

114 A Qur'an bifolium in Kufic script on vellum from the Mushaf Al-Hadinah, The 'Nurse's Qur'an', copied by 'Ali Al-Warraq, Qairawan, North Africa, 410 AH/1020 AD

A Qur'an leaf with illumination attributed to Sandal, Egypt, Mamluk, circa 1300-10

115 A Qur'an leaf with illumination attributed to Sandal, Egypt, Mamluk, circa 1300-10

A Mamluk enamelled glass perfume sprinkler (qumqum), Syria, Late 13th century

116 A Mamluk enamelled glass perfume sprinkler (qumqum), Syria, Late 13th century

A calligraphic mould-blown glass inkwell, Transoxiana or Khurasan, 9th-10th century

117 A calligraphic mould-blown glass inkwell, Transoxiana or Khurasan, 9th-10th century

Ibn al-Shatir (d.1375), Nihayat al-su’al fi tashih al-usul, on astronomy, Egypt or Syria, Mamluk, 14th century

118 Ibn al-Shatir (d.1375), Nihayat al-su’al fi tashih al-usul, on astronomy, Egypt or Syria, Mamluk, 14th century

Al-Tughra'i (d.1121 AD), Kitab mafatih al-rahma wa asrar al-hikma ('The keys of mercy and secrets of wisdom', on chemistry and alchemy), volume two, North Africa, Morocco, 19th century

119 Al-Tughra'i (d.1121 AD), Kitab mafatih al-rahma wa asrar al-hikma ('The keys of mercy and secrets of wisdom', on chemistry and alchemy), volume two, North Africa, Morocco, 19th century

Abu Muhammad Makki ibn Abi Talib al-Qaysi al-Qayrawani al-Andalusi al-Qurtubi, al-kashf 'an wujuh al-qira'at al-sab' wa 'ilaliha wa hijajiha ('Unveiling the Aspects of the Seven Recitations'), Near East, circa 1100 AD

120 Abu Muhammad Makki ibn Abi Talib al-Qaysi al-Qayrawani al-Andalusi al-Qurtubi, al-kashf 'an wujuh al-qira'at al-sab' wa 'ilaliha wa hijajiha ('Unveiling the Aspects of the Seven Recitations'), Near East, circa 1100 AD

Abu Mansur Mawhub ibn Ahmad ibn Muhammad ibn al-Khadr al-Jawaliqi (d.1144 AD), Kitab takmilat islah ma taghlat fihi al-'amma, on Arabic grammar, Near East, circa 1300 AD

121 Abu Mansur Mawhub ibn Ahmad ibn Muhammad ibn al-Khadr al-Jawaliqi (d.1144 AD), Kitab takmilat islah ma taghlat fihi al-'amma, on Arabic grammar, Near East, circa 1300 AD

A large section of a turquoise-glazed funerary stele, Persia, Kashan, 13th century

122 A large section of a turquoise-glazed funerary stele, Persia, Kashan, 13th century

An illustrated and illuminated leaf from a manuscript of Firdausi's Shahnameh (The Freer Shahnameh): Iskandar testing the Indian physician, Persia or Baghdad, Ilkhanid, circa 1300-40

123 An illustrated and illuminated leaf from a manuscript of Firdausi's Shahnameh (The Freer Shahnameh): Iskandar testing the Indian physician, Persia or Baghdad, Ilkhanid, circa 1300-40

An illustrated leaf from Hafiz-i Abru’s Majma‘ al-Tawarikh: Rustam shoots Isfandiyar in the eye with an arrow, Afghanistan, Herat, Timurid, circa 1425-26

124 An illustrated leaf from Hafiz-i Abru’s Majma‘ al-Tawarikh: Rustam shoots Isfandiyar in the eye with an arrow, Afghanistan, Herat, Timurid, circa 1425-26

An illustrated leaf from Hafiz-i Abru’s Majma‘ al-Tawarikh: death of the Samanid Emir Nuh (II) ibn Mansur, Afghanistan, Herat, Timurid, circa 1425-26

125 An illustrated leaf from Hafiz-i Abru’s Majma‘ al-Tawarikh: death of the Samanid Emir Nuh (II) ibn Mansur, Afghanistan, Herat, Timurid, circa 1425-26

A Golden Horde turquoise and pearl-set gold belt or necklace, Pontic-Caspian Steppe, 14th century

126 A Golden Horde turquoise and pearl-set gold belt or necklace, Pontic-Caspian Steppe, 14th century

A pair of repoussé gold bracelets, Syria, 11th-12th century

127 A pair of repoussé gold bracelets, Syria, 11th-12th century

A line from the 'Baysunghur Qur'an', attributed to 'Umar al-Aqta, Herat or Samarqand, circa 1400

128 A line from the 'Baysunghur Qur'an', attributed to 'Umar al-Aqta, Herat or Samarqand, circa 1400

Nasih ibn Zafar al-Jurbadqani, Tarjamah Yamini 'Utbi (on the history of Ghaznavid rulers Sebuktigin and Mahmud of Ghazni), signed by Muhammad ibn Kamray ibn Muhammad ibn Abu'l-Mukhtar, Persia, dated 11 Rajab 711 AH/30 November 1311 AD

129 Nasih ibn Zafar al-Jurbadqani, Tarjamah Yamini 'Utbi (on the history of Ghaznavid rulers Sebuktigin and Mahmud of Ghazni), signed by Muhammad ibn Kamray ibn Muhammad ibn Abu'l-Mukhtar, Persia, dated 11 Rajab 711 AH/30 November 1311 AD

A Timurid 'double-scroll geometric' pottery bowl, Nishapur, late 15th century

130 A Timurid 'double-scroll geometric' pottery bowl, Nishapur, late 15th century

A rare Timurid footed pottery flask, Persia or Central Asia, 15th or early 16th century

131 A rare Timurid footed pottery flask, Persia or Central Asia, 15th or early 16th century

A large illuminated Qur'an, ⁠Central Asia, 19th century

132 A large illuminated Qur'an, ⁠Central Asia, 19th century

A parcel-gilt silver cup, Pontic-Caspian Steppe, Central Asia or Persia, 13th/14th century

133 A parcel-gilt silver cup, Pontic-Caspian Steppe, Central Asia or Persia, 13th/14th century

A Timurid brass jug (mashrabe), Herat, Afghanistan, 15th/early 16th century

134 A Timurid brass jug (mashrabe), Herat, Afghanistan, 15th/early 16th century

Two Timurid cut-mosaic tiles, Central Asia or Persia, 14th/15th century

135 Two Timurid cut-mosaic tiles, Central Asia or Persia, 14th/15th century

A monumental Timurid calligraphic cuerda seca pottery tile, Khurasan, mid-15th century

136 A monumental Timurid calligraphic cuerda seca pottery tile, Khurasan, mid-15th century

The Pandnameh (Book of Advice) of Luqman, copied by Mahmud ibn Ishaq, Central Asia, Bukhara, Safavid, dated 941 AH/1534-35 AD

137 The Pandnameh (Book of Advice) of Luqman, copied by Mahmud ibn Ishaq, Central Asia, Bukhara, Safavid, dated 941 AH/1534-35 AD

An illuminated leaf from a Gulistan of Sa’di, the borders attributed to Sultan Muhammad, Persia, Tabriz, Safavid, circa 1525-40

138 An illuminated leaf from a Gulistan of Sa’di, the borders attributed to Sultan Muhammad, Persia, Tabriz, Safavid, circa 1525-40

An illuminated leaf from a Gulistan of Sa’di, the borders attributed to Sultan Muhammad, Persia, Tabriz, Safavid, circa 1525-40

139 An illuminated leaf from a Gulistan of Sa’di, the borders attributed to Sultan Muhammad, Persia, Tabriz, Safavid, circa 1525-40

A large illuminated Qur'an, Persia, Shiraz, Safavid, 16th century

140 A large illuminated Qur'an, Persia, Shiraz, Safavid, 16th century

A wool and metal-thread kilim, North West Persia, second half 19th century

141 A wool and metal-thread kilim, North West Persia, second half 19th century

A copy of the Kelekian Safavid Niche Rug, possibly Constantinople, Turkey, last quarter 19th century

142 A copy of the Kelekian Safavid Niche Rug, possibly Constantinople, Turkey, last quarter 19th century

An album of original watercolours: Charles T. Yerkes, Collection of 16th Century Rugs, London and New York, 1900-05

143 An album of original watercolours: Charles T. Yerkes, Collection of 16th Century Rugs, London and New York, 1900-05

Abu'l Qasim Firdausi (d.1025 AD), Shahnameh, Persia, Safavid, 16th century

144 Abu'l Qasim Firdausi (d.1025 AD), Shahnameh, Persia, Safavid, 16th century

An illuminated Qur'an, Persia, ⁠Safavid, 16th century

145 An illuminated Qur'an, Persia, ⁠Safavid, 16th century

A large illuminated Qur’an, India, Mughal, late 17th/early 18th century

146 A large illuminated Qur’an, India, Mughal, late 17th/early 18th century

A goat in a landscape, signed by Mu'in [Musavvir], Persia, Isfahan, Safavid, dated 11[0]8 AH/1696-97 AD

147 A goat in a landscape, signed by Mu'in [Musavvir], Persia, Isfahan, Safavid, dated 11[0]8 AH/1696-97 AD

A calligraphic album page, possibly from the Read 'Persian' Album, Persia, 16th-17th century

148 A calligraphic album page, possibly from the Read 'Persian' Album, Persia, 16th-17th century