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£1.1 million worth Indian treasures to be auctioned: The Hindustan Times
London, Feb 12: Robert Clive, who conquered much of India, and became known as Clive of India, brought back a lot of Mughal treasures with him, but now his descendants are to sell them at Christie`s. The treasures are expected to fetch more than £1.1 million.
London, Feb 12: Robert Clive, who conquered much of India, and became known as Clive of India, brought back a lot of Mughal treasures with him, but now his descendants are to sell them at Christie's. The treasures are expected to fetch more than £1.1 million.
The collection, includes a 17th century jewelled jade flask which was on display in the Victoria & Albert Museum in London until recently, on loan since the early 1960s, is expected to sell for more than £1 million. The flask was once part of the collection at the imperial court in Delhi and was probably looted from the Mughal emperor Muhammad Shah by Nadir Shah, who invaded India in 1739. Clive is believed to acquired it after his victory over Siraj-ud Daulah, Nawab of Bengal, at Plassey. It is alleged that Mir Jaffir, the then new nawab invited the British commander to take what he wanted.
The collection to go on sale at Christie's on April 27, also includes a hookah embedded with sapphires which is expected to fetch £50,000 to £80,000, a decorated dagger, which is estimated to be worth £35,000 to £50,000, a jade bowl and a flywhisk.
However, Victoria & Albert Museum is reportedly not planning to bid for the flask at the Christie's auction. The other pieces were on loan to the Clive Museum at Powis Castle at Welshpool in Wales, once the family home but now owned by the National Trust.
The collection, includes a 17th century jewelled jade flask which was on display in the Victoria & Albert Museum in London until recently, on loan since the early 1960s, is expected to sell for more than £1 million. The flask was once part of the collection at the imperial court in Delhi and was probably looted from the Mughal emperor Muhammad Shah by Nadir Shah, who invaded India in 1739. Clive is believed to acquired it after his victory over Siraj-ud Daulah, Nawab of Bengal, at Plassey. It is alleged that Mir Jaffir, the then new nawab invited the British commander to take what he wanted.
The collection to go on sale at Christie's on April 27, also includes a hookah embedded with sapphires which is expected to fetch £50,000 to £80,000, a decorated dagger, which is estimated to be worth £35,000 to £50,000, a jade bowl and a flywhisk.
However, Victoria & Albert Museum is reportedly not planning to bid for the flask at the Christie's auction. The other pieces were on loan to the Clive Museum at Powis Castle at Welshpool in Wales, once the family home but now owned by the National Trust.