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A GOLD FINIAL FROM THE THRONE OF TIPU SULTAN (r. 1782-99)

Lot 84
27.04.2023 10:00UTC +00:00
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Lot 84 | A GOLD FINIAL FROM THE THRONE OF TIPU SULTAN (r. 1782-99)
Estimate value
£ 300 000 – 500 000
A GOLD FINIAL FROM THE THRONE OF TIPU SULTAN (r. 1782-99)

THE FINIAL MYSORE, DECCAN, CIRCA 1787-1797; THE PLINTH CIRCA 1800

In the form of a tiger's head, covered with engraved gold and set with rubies, emeralds, and diamonds, with original metal spike to base, the marble stand with gilt metal fittings

6 3/4 ins. (17.1 cm.) high with stand





Provenance

Tipu Sultan of Mysore

Thomas Wallace, Baron Wallace of Knarsdale (1763-1843)

Bonhams, London, 2 April 2009, lot 212

Through London trade 2013.



Literature

Amin Jaffer, Beyond Extravagance: A Royal Collection of Gems and Jewels, London, 2013, pp.189-90, no. 61

Navina Najat Haidar and Courtney Anne Stewart, Treasures from India: Jewels from the Al Thani Collection, New York, 2014, p. 46-47

Susan Stronge, Bejewelled Treasures: The Al Thani Collection, London, 2015, pp. 66-67, no. 26

Amin Jaffer, Jewels of the Mughal Emperors and Maharajas: Treasures from the Al Thani Collection, Japan, 2016, p. 144, no. 108

Amin Jaffer and Amina Okada, From the Great Mughals to the Maharajas: Jewels from the Al Thani Collection (Des Grands Moghols aux Maharajahs: Joyaux de la Collection Al Thani), Paris, 2017, pp. 176-77, no. 133

Amin Jaffer, Treasures of the Mughals and Maharajas: The Al Thani Collection, Milan, 2017, p. 206, no. 138

Amin Jaffer, B. Haikun, W. Yuegong, Treasures from the Al Thani Collection: Gems and Jewels of India, Beijing, 2018, p. 228, illus. p. 229, no. 142

Martin Chapman and Amin Jaffer, East Meets West: Jewels of the Maharajas from the Al Thani Collection, San Francisco, 2018, p. 110, no. 47; p. 178, no. 85.





Exhibited

Treasures from India: Jewels from the Al Thani Collection, The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, 28 October 2014 – 25 January 2015.

Bejewelled Treasures: The Al Thani Collection, Victoria & Albert Museum, London, 18 November 2015 - 16 March 2016.

Jewels of the Mughal Emperors and Maharajas: Treasures from the Al Thani Collection, The Miho Museum, Japan, 1 October 2016 – 11 December 2016.

From the Great Mughals to the Maharajas: Jewels from the Al THani Collection, The Grand Palais, Paris, 29 March - 16 March 2016.

Treasures of the Mughals and the Maharajas: The Al Thani Collection, The Palazzo Ducale, Venice, 9 September 2017 – 3 January 2018.

Treasures from the Al Thani Collection: Gems and Jewels of India and Masterpieces from a Royal Collection, The Palace Museum, Beijing, 17 April – 18 June 2018.

East Meets West: Jewels of the Maharajas from the Al Thani Collection, The Legion of Honor, San Francisco, 3 November – 24 February 2019.



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