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Tipu Sultan's sword makes 14 million at Bonhams

Lot 175. The bedchamber sword of Tipu Sultan (reg. 1782-1799), a fine gold-koftgari-hilted steel sword (sukhela), India, 18th Century; 105.9 cm. long; blade 92.9 cm. long; 109 cm. long (in scabbard). Sold for £14,080,900 . Photo: Bonhams. LONDON .- Tipu...

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Tags: Tipu Sultan, bedchamber sword, sukhela

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31 mars 2015

The Tiger of Mysore Tipu Sultan's weaponry for sale at Bonhams' Islamic and Indian art auction

The collection – which has been exhibited and published – features sabres, gem-set trophy swords, embroidered arrow quivers, exquisite quilted helmets, blunderbusses, fowling pieces, sporting guns, pistols, and a three-pounder bronze cannon – each and...

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Tags: late 18th century, Mysore, Tipu Sultan, Seringapatam, Belt and Arrows, Quiver and Arm Guards, Helmet with gold koftgari steel nasal bar, King of Mysore, Peti, Quirass, Arm Guards, circa 1787-93, gem-set Sword with Tiger's head pommel

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30 juillet 2013

Gold tiger's head, Indian, 1799

Gold tiger's head, Indian, 1799. Gold, rubies, diamonds, rock crystal, 46.0 x 57.0 x 48.0 cm. RCIN 67212. Royal Collection © Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II Provenance: Presented to William IV by the East India Company, 1831 William IV, King of the United...

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Tags: Indian, 1799, Tipu Sultan, William IV, tiger's head

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30 septembre 2011

Contents of Lord Glenconner's St Lucian home make 1 million+ at Bonhams

A gem-set gold pendant from the treasury of the legendary Indian ruler Tipu Sultan. Estimate: £80,000 and 120,000, sold for: £217,250. Photo: Bonhams LONDON.- A gem-set gold pendant from the treasury of the legendary Indian ruler, Tipu Sultan, was the...

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Tags: coral, Mughal, Janine Janet, Columbian emerald, Tipu Sultan, Princess Margaret

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14 août 2011

Fabulous Gold Pendant From Tipu Sultan's Treasury Leads Lord Glenconner Sale @ Bonhams

The gold pendant is set with a 38 carat emerald surrounded by nine precious stones including topaz, blue sapphire, ruby, diamond and pearl. Photo: Bonhams LONDON.- A gem-set gold pendant from the treasury of the legendary Indian ruler, Tipu Sultan, is...

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Tags: Emerald, Tipu Sultan

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17 juin 2011

History Written With A Sword Early Gem-Set Saber To Highlight June Arms & Armor Auction

An historic gem-set and gilt silver-mounted Islamic saber attributed to Tipu Sultan and captured at the Siege of Seringapatam in 1799, probably Turkish, 17th century . Photo Bonhams At its Antique Arms & Armor sale on June 20, 2011 in San Francisco, Bonhams...

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Tags: 17th century, Islamic, Turkish, Tipu Sultan, saber

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9 mai 2011

An enamelled and agate-hilted dagger with bubri decoration and scabbard, possibly from the personal armoury of Tipu Sultan

An enamelled and agate-hilted dagger with bubri decoration and scabbard, possibly from the personal armoury of Tipu Sultan at Seringapatam, India, circa 1790. Photo Sotheby's the slender tapering watered wootz steel blade of peshkabz form with broad back...

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Tags: India, agate, 1790, dagger, Tipu Sultan, Seringapatam

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24 octobre 2010

Burrell Collection Hopes to Acquire Rare 18th Century Golden Tiger Head from India

Glagow Museums still need to raise more than £110,000 towards the asking price of £398,600. LONDON.- The Art Fund has offered a major grant to help save a golden, jewel-encrusted tiger’s head from 18th century India for public collections. The tiger’s...

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Tags: tiger, Tipu Sultan, Burrell Collection, Glagow Museums, Sultan Fatih Ali Khan Tipu

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1 octobre 2010

Bonhams to Sell Second Gold Gem-Set Finial From Fabled Throne of Tipu Sultan, The Tiger of Mysore

An important gem-set gold Finial in the form of a Tiger's Head from the throne of Tipu Sultan (1750-99), Mysore (Seringapatam), made between 1787-93. photo courtesy Bonhams A second gem-encrusted gold finial from the octagonal golden throne of Tipu Sultan,...

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Tags: India, 18th century, Mysore, Tipu Sultan, Tiger of Mysore, Seringapatam

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15 avril 2010

Sotheby's Islamic Sale Doubles Its Pre-Sale Low Estimate

16th century Ottoman gem-set box sells for £2.93million – more than four-times its pre-sale estimate of £500,000. Photo: Sotheby's. LONDON.- Sotheby’s bi-annual Arts of the Islamic World Sale, which presented for sale works of art that span from the rise...

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Tags: ottoman, India, 16th century, 18th century, 17th century, Turkey, tiger, Persia, safavid, Tipu Sultan, Sogdian, throne-ornament

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