Art
More Sikh Historical Artefacts on Auction Block
MULLOCK'S
"HISTORICAL DOCUMENTS, AUTOGRAPHS & EPHEMERA RELATING TO PUNJAB"
Scores of Sikh historic artefacts - including paintings, sketches, miniatures, photographs, books, historical documents, correspondence, chinaware, furniture, maps, sculpture, medallions - will be auctioned at Mullock's, Specialist Auctioneers on Thursday, August 18, 2011 at 1.00 pm.
The auction is to be held at the Clive Pavilion, Ludlow Racecourse, Shropshire SY8 2BT, United Kingdom.The items to be auctioned include some of the following highlights:
1 Punjab Group of 11 prints of Sikh Punjab interest, early to mid 20th Century. Includes Sikh Gurus and one of the Sikh freedom fighters, Bhagat Singh. Various sizes.
Low Estimate: £300.00
High Estimate: £400.00
2 Guru Gobind Singh Ji on horseback with Nihangs. Circa 1840, Lahore or Amritsar. Medium - pen and ink. Approx. 29cm by 20cm.
Low Estimate: £3000.00
High Estimate: £5000.00
3 Punjab Company School watercolour of Diwan Mulraj, Sikh Governor of Multan, 19th century. Page measures approx 17.5cm x 15cm. Inscribed in English. Circa 19th Century. Similar Punjab school watercolours can be seen in the British Museum.
Low Estimate: £600.00
High Estimate: £800.00
4 Punjab – Maharajah Duleep Singh - British Motoring – Bentley Motors an eight draw chest approx 20 inches in height, bearing an inscription from Bentley Motors to Maharajah Duleep Singh: ‘The Most Honourable Sovereign of the Punjab - May you have Glory, Prosperity and Happiness at Elvedon Hall’, and praising him ‘in grateful recognition of his valuable services on behalf of Bentley Motors Ltd. A token of respect for his abilities to support motorcar engineers and his worth as a great man and client.’ The cabinet also bears a further ivory plaque with inscription indicating that the cabinet was presented by Prince Frederick Singh (son of the Maharajah), ‘the Black Prince’ on his visit to the Elvedon Garden Party in support of the Museum Fund at Thetford, Norfolk, on June 2, 1926. A rare piece of British motoring and Punjab history.
Low Estimate: £10000.00
High Estimate: £15000.00
5 Punjab - Maharajah Duleep Singh - a dinner plate from the personal service of Maharajah Duleep Singh, made by Chamberlains (part of the Royal Worcester Porcelain Group). This superb example of British craftsmanship is considered one of the few (if any) pieces from the Royal Dinner Service produced by/for the Maharajah. The plate features the Royal cipher of the Maharajah in gold at the centre with the ornate decoration featuring floral motifs and a blue and gold ribbon effect. The rim of the plate is further embellished in gold.
Low Estimate: £6000.00
High Estimate: £8000.00
7 Punjab - Sikh Statue of Maharajah Ranjit Singh, 19th century. A highly important and rare 19th century statue - Lahore. A classic depiction of the Maharajah seated, holding rosary beads, showing one of his eyes closed up (this was due to small pox at a young age). A similar scene of the Maharajah can be seen in the "Portraits of the Princes and Peoples of India" (1844) by Emily Eden. Medium - Schist - Black Slate. Circa 19th century. Probably brought back from India by a British traveller or noble during the 19th century. Measures - height 12.5cm length x 13cm.
Low Estimate: £6000.00
High Estimate: £8000.00
8 A superb large coloured print titled ‘The Kings Own Regiments of the Indian Army’. Representatives to England for the Coronation, after the painting by Frederic De Haenen, c1902. Showing a colourful array of Sikh cavalry officers. Measurers 40cms x 28cms.
Low Estimate: £50.00
High Estimate: £70.00
9 Punjab - The Golden Temple. A superb German photogravure of the old walkway of the Golden Temple at Amritsar showing various Bungas and houses of Sikh nobles. c1920s. Images of the surrounding building around the tank of the Golden Temple are very rare as most photographers concentrated on the Gurdwara itself. The Sikh structures were later demolished to widen the walkway during the 1950s. Mounted.
Low Estimate: £120.00
High Estimate: £150.00
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August 17, 2011