London: Chand Tika, once a part of Queen Jindan Kaur’s jewelry, was auctioned in London. Kaur was the last wife of Maharaja Ranjit Singh of the Sikh Empire. These ornaments were later inherited by his granddaughter Princess Bamba Sutherland.
The gem-encrusted moon vaccine sold at a bid of £ 62,600 this week at Bonaihams Islamic and Indian Art Sales. At the same time, other rare works of art of the 19th century also succeeded in attracting many dialects. Bonhams has said that Jindan Kaur was the only living widow of Maharaja Ranjit Singh. He revolted against the British in Punjab but was later forced to surrender.
More than 600 of his ornaments were confiscated from the famous treasury of Lahore. He was imprisoned before moving to Nepal in 1848. The auction house believes that the jewelery available for sale this week is definitely the jewelery that was handed over to Jindan Kaur by the British authorities after she agreed to stay in London with her son Duleep Singh.
Some of the rare artifacts in the auction include a 19th-century watercolor golden temple and a picture of the city of Amritsar. It is believed to be the largest watercolor painting of the Golden Temple so far. It sold for, £ 75,062. Apart from this, a portrait of Raja Sher Singh Attariwala, who was the commander in the Second Anglo-Sikh War (1848-49), was also auctioned.
