Description
SOTHEBY'S LONDON INDIAN & EASTERN ART WORKS 5/25/2005 ,191 PAGES,229 LOTS,
Works of art, weaponry, textiles, books and photographs relating to India and the Far East, in a series of four auctions which will focus on the cultural interplay between East and West. The series will include three unique and unparalleled single owner sales that comprise a vast array of works, the majority of which have not been seen on the open market for almost thirty years.
The Tipu Sultan Collection
The Tipu Sultan Collection was originally formed by Robin Wigington - author and leading authority on Tipu firearms - over a period of 30 years and although it has since changed hands, it remains completely in tact. It is the most important collection of its kind ever to come to the market and is estimated to fetch in excess of
