Tipu Sultan's artefact to go under the hammer

Tipu Sultan's artefact to go under the hammer 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

Tipu Sultan's gem-encrusted gold finial up for auction

Tipu Sultan's gem-encrusted gold finial up for auction Tipu's sword had been bought at an auction by Indian tycoon Vijay Mallya. ...
09:59 AM, Mar 24, 2009
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