Sotheby’s to auction rare Tipu sword, cannon in April
London, March 3: A rare sword and a bronze cannon are among Tipu Sultan’s weapons and artefacts being auctioned in London next month. The Tipu Sultan Collection will be auctioned at Sotheby’s during its bi-annual Arts of the Islamic
World Sale in London on April 14.
The Tipu Sultan collection comprises seven lots and includes weaponry and other rarities captured after the British stormed Tipu Sultan’s palace at Seringapatam in May 1799.
A very rare sword and scabbard with Tiger-Form Hilt, from the Palace Armoury of Tipu Sultan, is one of the two highlights of the Tipu Sultan collection on sale in April. The sword, which is estimated to sell for £50,000-£70,000, was formerly in the collection of Viscount Strathallan.
An extremely rare Indian bronze cannon, cast by Ahmad Pali at the royal foundry at Seringapatam for Tipu Sultan, is the other highlight of the sale and is estimated to sell for £120,000-£150,000. The cannon was formerly the property of a British think tank, Royal United Services Institute.
The first part of the Tipu Sultan Collection was auctioned at Sotheby’s in London in 2005 and it had fetched £1,239,240. Last year, a gem-encrusted gold finial from Tipu Sultan’s octagonal golden throne was sold for £389,600 at a Bonham’s auction.
“We are delighted to bring to the market the second part of The Tipu Sultan Collection, which will include seven lots relating to one of the great heroes of Indian history, Tipu Sultan, Tiger of Mysore (reigned 1782-99). The first part of the collection, which was offered in these salerooms in May 2005, was extremely well-received, and we expect the second part — along with the other remarkable highlights in the auction — to generate great enthusiasm among collectors in this field,” Edward Gibbs, head of Sotheby’s Middle East and Indian Art department, said.
The Tipu Sultan weapons and artefacts are part of the Art of Islamic World Sale, which will include rare works of art that span from the rise of Islam in the seventh century through to the 19th century.
A diamond and ruby-set gold anklet, which was once worn by the Maharaja of Morvi in the late 19th century, is part of the auction and is estimated to sell for £300,000-£500,000. A Mughal gold inlaid and gem-set jade that was later set as a brooch by Cartier is part of the sale for estimated £200,000-300,000.
The auction, which will also feature important examples of ancient manuscripts, ceramics, metalwork, weaponry, textiles, ceramics and paintings from North Africa, the Middle East, Turkey, and Islamic Spain. The auction house has estimated the collection will sell for more than £4 million.
World Sale in London on April 14.
The Tipu Sultan collection comprises seven lots and includes weaponry and other rarities captured after the British stormed Tipu Sultan’s palace at Seringapatam in May 1799.
A very rare sword and scabbard with Tiger-Form Hilt, from the Palace Armoury of Tipu Sultan, is one of the two highlights of the Tipu Sultan collection on sale in April. The sword, which is estimated to sell for £50,000-£70,000, was formerly in the collection of Viscount Strathallan.
An extremely rare Indian bronze cannon, cast by Ahmad Pali at the royal foundry at Seringapatam for Tipu Sultan, is the other highlight of the sale and is estimated to sell for £120,000-£150,000. The cannon was formerly the property of a British think tank, Royal United Services Institute.
The first part of the Tipu Sultan Collection was auctioned at Sotheby’s in London in 2005 and it had fetched £1,239,240. Last year, a gem-encrusted gold finial from Tipu Sultan’s octagonal golden throne was sold for £389,600 at a Bonham’s auction.
“We are delighted to bring to the market the second part of The Tipu Sultan Collection, which will include seven lots relating to one of the great heroes of Indian history, Tipu Sultan, Tiger of Mysore (reigned 1782-99). The first part of the collection, which was offered in these salerooms in May 2005, was extremely well-received, and we expect the second part — along with the other remarkable highlights in the auction — to generate great enthusiasm among collectors in this field,” Edward Gibbs, head of Sotheby’s Middle East and Indian Art department, said.
The Tipu Sultan weapons and artefacts are part of the Art of Islamic World Sale, which will include rare works of art that span from the rise of Islam in the seventh century through to the 19th century.
A diamond and ruby-set gold anklet, which was once worn by the Maharaja of Morvi in the late 19th century, is part of the auction and is estimated to sell for £300,000-£500,000. A Mughal gold inlaid and gem-set jade that was later set as a brooch by Cartier is part of the sale for estimated £200,000-300,000.
The auction, which will also feature important examples of ancient manuscripts, ceramics, metalwork, weaponry, textiles, ceramics and paintings from North Africa, the Middle East, Turkey, and Islamic Spain. The auction house has estimated the collection will sell for more than £4 million.
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