New Delhi: Auction house Bonhams will put under the hammer a rare Rolls Royce Phantom modified for tiger hunting by an Indian maharaja during the days of the British Raj, featuring a mounted machine gun and a cannon, that may fetch up to $ 1 million. The custom-made 1925 Rolls Royce was originally commissioned by Umed Singh II, the maharaja of Kotah in the 1920s at a time when tiger...
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New York: British rock star Eric Clapton raised $ 2.15 million at a New York auction of 75 guitars and 55 amplifiers on Wednesday, more than triple the pre-sale expectations, auctioneers Bonhams said on Thursday. The proceeds from the sale at which every lot found a buyer will go to the 65-year-old guitar legend's Crossroads Centre drug and alcohol treatment facility in the Caribbean. The auction total without the buyer's...10:32 AM, Mar 11, 2011
London: A second piece of rare gem from the throne of 18th century Mysore ruler Tipu Sultan will be auctioned off in London. This gem-encrusted gold finial from the golden throne of Tipu Sultan, the Tiger of Mysore, will come under the hammer at Bonhams in London on Friday. This is the second such ornamental piece to pass through the auction house within 18 months. "This originated from a valuation...10:07 AM, Oct 06, 2010
New Delhi: A gem-encrusted lion-head that adorned the octagonal golden throne of Tipu Sultan will go under the hammer at Bonhams, London on October 7, according to a catalogue on the auction house’s website. The first gem-studded gold finial was bought in an auction last year by liquor baron Vijay Mallya for £ 389,600. Both were at Bonhams recently, reuniting two parts of the fabled throne after 200 years, and...05:05 PM, Sep 24, 2010
The gem-set object is one of three surviving tiger head finials. ...10:53 AM, Apr 03, 2009
Tipu's sword had been bought at an auction by Indian tycoon Vijay Mallya. ...09:59 AM, Mar 24, 2009
Tiger-head finial expected to fetch £800,000 at sale. ...05:48 PM, Mar 20, 2009
Bust will go under the hammer at Bonhams auction house in London. ...03:35 AM, Oct 05, 2008
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