One particularly striking and exciting work is a standing white marble sculpture of Maharajah Ranjit Singh AKA Sher-e-Punjab AKA Napoleon of the East.. We hope it can find its way home into Sikh hands on the 22nd May 2014.
“This sale is unquestionably one of the most important in recent years, it sheds light into the Sikh empire and religion from the eyes of the British and European explorers of the 19th century”
Specialist Richard West-Wood Brookes said " We are excited about this sale, Duleep Singh remains a very important figure in British and Indian History" The sale will also include several artifacts relating to India and the Punjab ranging from miniature paintings, objects and historical documents.
Mullocks Auction house will be holding another auction relevant to Punjab and Sikhism. The house has for sale numerous important books, letters, drawings and other artefacts related to Sikh and Punjab heritage.
Another Mulllocks auction of Sikh and Punjab artefacts shows the British motivations of manipulating the boy King Maharajah Duleep Singh. According to Sikh historian Gurinder Singh Mann, "some of these rare artefacts shows the plethora of relics which exist in private collections throughout the UK, They are slowly coming to the surface in auctions like that of Mullocks"
The sale by Mullock's auctioneers, of Shropshire, (English Midlands), includes an antique reproduction of the British Imperial State Crown - possibly a proof for the Imperial Crown or made as a gift commemorating the coronation. The crown is decorated with the famous Kooh- I-Noor Diamond and carries an estimate of 800 1200 GBP.
