Olympia Auctions is committed to scholarship, research and sharing our knowledge with the wider world. We produce meticulously researched and richly illustrated catalogues that serve not only as guides to our auctions but as valuable reference publications.
Buy catalogues for past and forthcoming auctions in every field of interest from Chinese and Japanese Works of Art to Modern and Contemporary Middle Eastern Painting.
We also publish large, lavishly illustrated books on arms, armour, military history and related topics where no similar publication exists and are delighted to offer books by our specialists in other subjects that fill valuable gaps in international art history. All the books you find here are guaranteed to delight both casual readers and connoisseurs.
By Tobias Capwell. An essential visual reference guide to armour of the fifteenth century.
By Dr Louis M.H. Bremers. We are delighted to be publishing this fascinating account of the history of the pistol duel in Britain and France.
By Tobias Capwell. In this final part of Tobias Capwell's Armour of the English Knight trilogy, we debunk the persistent notion that only kings and very wealthy nobles could afford complete armour.
Edited by Stefan Krause, Curator of the Imperial Armoury, Kunsthistorisches Museum, Vienna.
By Arthur Millner. Architectural Ceramics from Sultanate and Mughal India and Pakistan.
By Tobias Capwell. The eagerly awaited second book in Tobias Capwell's Armour of the English Knight Series. Publication October 2021.
By Arthur Millner. One of art history's previously overlooked treasures - the vibrant ceramic tiles of Syria are the subject of this fascinating study by a leading Islamic art expert.
By Tobias Capwell. This was the armour of the age of Henry V, the armour that went into action at Agincourt, the armour worn by some of the most famous fighting men in English history
Indian, Islamic, Himalayan and South-East Asian Art, 4 June 2025
Modern & Contemporary African & Middle Eastern Art, 7 May 2025
Featuring an exceptional range of archery equipment, silver, pictures and related items covering the history of archery, toxophilites, and societies from the United Kingdom and beyond.
The David Hayden-Wright Collection of Antique Knives. Sale Date: 29th June 2023