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Le Corbusier. Architect of modern Chandigarh

More of Chandigarh’s heritage to be auctioned in London

By admin on August 12, 2010

Even as a magisterial panel probes the alleged theft of items designed by Le Corbusier and his cousin Pierre Jeanneret, another piece of Chandigarh’s heritage is set to go under the hammer in London. Bonhams is planning to auction a collection of furniture designed by Jeanneret, second cousin of internationally renowned architect Le Corbusier, as [...]

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Remnants of a lost empire to be auctioned

By admin on November 29, 2009

Auctioneers will on December 9 auction heritage items belonging to Maharajah Duleep Singh The first item under the hammer will be a velvet jacket that belonged to Maharajah Deleep Singh along with matching shoes described as ‘foliate decorated gold braid raised work on a crimson velvet ground’ These items remained the property of  Maharajah Duleep [...]

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A detail of the decoration on the base of the throne

A glimpse inside the Royal treasury: Ranjit Singh’s Golden Throne

By Amandeep Madra on October 13, 2009

One of the most iconic symbols of Ranjit Singh’s kingdom is the golden throne, now safely housed in London’s V&A museum. It is on permanent display on the museum and arguably is one of their most important objects. Over the next few months the Golden Throne will form part of the dazzling Maharaja exhibition that [...]

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Maharaja : The Splendour of India’s Royal Courts

Maharaja : The Splendour of India’s Royal Courts

By admin on October 13, 2009

Maharaja: The Splendour of India’s Royal Courts, 10 October 2009 – 17 January 2010 Sponsored by Ernst & Young This major exhibition will be the first to explore the rich and varied culture of royal India. The exhibition  features objects selected from both royal and private collections, including Maharaja Ranjit Singh’s Golden throne, magnificent turban-jewels, [...]

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Revealed: the woman who terrified the British Empire

By admin on May 25, 2009

On 1 August 1863, shortly after 6:15 in the evening, a frail and partially-blind queen who had spent much of her life raging against the British Empire, died in her bed on the top floor of a Kensington townhouse.

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Nihang Singhs Past and Present

By Amandeep Madra on April 12, 2009

An exciting pair of lectures in Southall on Saturday 18 April will uncover the often misunderstood and little-known traditions and daily lives of the Nihang Singhs of the Punjab. Speaking will be the phtographer Nick Fleming and Nidar Singh Nihang, the sole-surviving master of Shastar Vidya.Free admission and a chance to acquire a signed copy [...]

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Sikh Exhibition In Hounslow

By admin on April 12, 2009

An exhibition marking 160 years since the end of the Anglo-Sikh Wars opened in Hounslow at the weekend. A selection of historic pictures and documents charting the reign of Maharajah Ranjit Singh, and the bloody wars which followed his death, went on display at the Gurdwara Sri Guru Singh Sabha, in Alice Way, Hounslow, London.

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Maharaja Ranjit Singh Watercolour to be auctioned

By admin on March 14, 2009

New York auction house, Sotheby’s, is next week offering an historic watercolor-on-paper of Maharajah Ranjit Singh by French artist, Leopold Massard, that dates back to the 1830s.

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London sale rooms continue to offer up amazing Sikh treasures

By Amandeep Madra on September 16, 2008

Two breathtaking pieces will be the Sikh highlights of the Christie’s “Art of the Islamic and Indian World” sale on 7 October 2008  in London. The stunning court scene depicting Ranjit Singh and the principle figures of the Lahore Durbar is one of the t stunning Sikh paintings that has been offered for sale in [...]

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Sothebys stops auction of Sikh armour, to arrange private sale

By admin on April 7, 2008

Sotheby's Monday stopped the auction of an 18th century body armour after angry protests by Sikh groups in India, but said it would arrange a private sale for Sikh buyers. "As per the seller's wishes, should anyone come forward to buy the item, we will then forward their offer to the seller," Sotheby's spokesman Simon [...]

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