Plakas one of London's leading auction house offers sales of Islamic Art which consists of ceramics, manuscripts, textiles, works on paper, metalwork and many more from the Islamic world from the 7th century to the 20th century. Representing examples from the Middle East and southern Spain all the way to India and Southeast Asia, our auctions demonstrate the global reach of Islamic culture and craftsmanship that continues to be sought after by collectors today.

Well known and with an established highly sought-after market in the Islamic World, Plakas continues to break auction houses records.

A PLANISPHERIC BRASS ASTROLABE SIGNED BY MOHAMAD BIN HAMIL AL-ISFHANI, PERSIA

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Records & Results

AN ILLUMINATED PERSIAN MINIATURE OF BOY CARRYING WATER JUGS, SIGNED REZA ABBASI & DATED

AN ILLUMINATED PERSIAN MINIATURE OF BOY CARRYING WATER JUGS, SIGNED REZA ABBASI & DATED

Sold for £104,000 Inc Premium

A GOLD KUFIC QURAN FOLIO ON VELLUM, NORTH AFRICA, 9TH CENTURY

A GOLD KUFIC QURAN FOLIO ON VELLUM, NORTH AFRICA, 9TH CENTURY

Sold for £97,500 Inc Premium

YAQUT AL-MUSTA'SIMI: SIX IMPRESSIVE CALLIGRAPHY PANELS, DATED & SIGNED 686 AH, BAGHDAD SCHOOL, 13TH CENTURY

YAQUT AL-MUSTA'SIMI: SIX IMPRESSIVE CALLIGRAPHY PANELS, DATED & SIGNED 686 AH, BAGHDAD SCHOOL

Sold for £58,500 Inc Premium

A MONUMENTAL IZNIK CINTAMANI POTTERY BORDER TILE OTTOMAN TURKEY, CIRCA 1570

A MONUMENTAL IZNIK CINTAMANI POTTERY BORDER TILE OTTOMAN TURKEY, CIRCA 1570

Sold for £57,200 Inc Premium

A LARGE & IMPORTANT TIMURID QURAN, DATED 1093AH

A LARGE & IMPORTANT TIMURID QURAN, DATED 1093AH

Sold for £39,000 Inc Premium

AN EXTREMELY IMPORTANT OIL ON CANVAS PORTRAIT DEPICTING NASER AL-DIN SHAH, SIGNED BY MUHAMMAD HASSAN

AN EXTREMELY IMPORTANT OIL ON CANVAS PORTRAIT DEPICTING NASER AL-DIN SHAH, SIGNED BY MUHAMMAD HASSAN

Sold for £39,000 Inc Premium

A KUTAHYA POTTERY DISH OTTOMAN TURKEY, 19TH CENTURY

ISLAMIC & INDIAN WORKS OF ART SALES

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Plakas holds six Islamic & Indian Art Sales throughout the calendar year, usually the sales are mixed with all types of Indian And Islamic works of art, though sometimes specialised books/manuscript sales are offered by Plakas and other selective works that comes in the saleroom such as single owner collections.

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