On 29 April, Sotheby’s is set to offer the exceptional collection of Islamic & Indian arms and armour assembled by scholar-collector Philippe Gilles René Missillier (1949-2022). Spanning over 100 lots that together represent over 500 years of history, the collection is the result of over 50 years of one man’s steadfast study and acquisition. Missillier set out to master his subject: visiting every museum, attending every auction, acquiring every catalogue and reference work, immersing himself so totally in the field that he came to embody his subject and contributed to its scholarship. In 1988, the lion’s share of his collection was exhibited in Paris in an exhibition titled Splendour des Armes Orientales, the largest exhibition of its kind. It is now being exhibited for the first time since.

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An Aqqoyunlu Turban Helmet from the Saint Irene Arsenal, Eastern Anatolia or Northwestern Persia, late 15th Century

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