Tipu Sultan Sale

Ian · 25th June 2005, 07:36 PM

Great stuff. Thanks for posting these.

Battara · 25th June 2005, 09:38 PM

NUTS! And I missed out on the sale.

Aqtai · 25th June 2005, 11:53 PM

Beautiful pictures as usual B.I. It is especially nice to see pieces of fabric armour in such good condition, as they are so rare. It's sad that such a wonderful and historic collection has been broken up and may never be available to the public again.

RSWORD · 26th June 2005, 02:48 AM

Brian

Were prices astronomical? Anything sneak through to the average collector?

B.I · 26th June 2005, 11:20 AM

hi rick,
unfortunately no. the pieces that were estimated high, and of great importance went for around, if not slightly over the estimates.
the lower end pieces went for ridiculous money.
as always, politics were involved and there was a reason which i'll happily tell later (breakfast calls).
aqtai, the fabric armour was stunning, and the quiver/amrmguards were absolutely wonderful. also, there is more to tell about this set, that the auction house, nor the buyers knew (some information i stumbled across a few years back). it fetched a good price, as the set was of such high quality.
the majority of the collection were long guns, all inscribed with tipu connections and all fetched good money.
the total price of the collection was around £1.2million

Jens Nordlunde · 26th June 2005, 04:28 PM

Hi Brian,

Thanks for showing these pictures from the sale, the weapons are, like you note, of a quality seldom seen. Good to see that there are still some around in private collections, although they are seldom seen, and Robin Wigginton’s collection would have been close to unknown, had he not opened a museum.

I am not collecting canons, but these two are fantastic. Had it not been be course my wife does not approve of firing canons indoor, I could have been tempted. They could have been used to fire a salute when a dear friend visited.

Berkley · 26th June 2005, 05:33 PM

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Had it not been be course my wife does not approve of firing canons indoor, I could have been tempted. They could have been used to fire a salute when a dear friend visited.

Firing cannons indoors is indeed risky business. The parrot flies from room to room shrieking in terror,the fierce dog cowers under the bed, and the wife's remark can not be repeated on a family forum!
But if your travels ever bring you to Texas, I'll happily salute your arrival from the front porch.

t

25th June 2005, 07:36 PM	#1
Ian Vikingsword Staff Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: The Aussie Bush Posts: 4,398	Great stuff. Thanks for posting these.

25th June 2005, 09:38 PM	#2
Battara EAAF Staff Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Louisville, KY Posts: 7,280	NUTS! And I missed out on the sale.

25th June 2005, 11:53 PM	#3
Aqtai Member Join Date: May 2005 Location: Merseyside, UK Posts: 222	Beautiful pictures as usual B.I. It is especially nice to see pieces of fabric armour in such good condition, as they are so rare. It's sad that such a wonderful and historic collection has been broken up and may never be available to the public again.

26th June 2005, 02:48 AM	#4
RSWORD Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Greensboro, NC Posts: 1,087	Brian Were prices astronomical? Anything sneak through to the average collector?

26th June 2005, 11:20 AM	#5
B.I Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 485	hi rick, unfortunately no. the pieces that were estimated high, and of great importance went for around, if not slightly over the estimates. the lower end pieces went for ridiculous money. as always, politics were involved and there was a reason which i'll happily tell later (breakfast calls). aqtai, the fabric armour was stunning, and the quiver/amrmguards were absolutely wonderful. also, there is more to tell about this set, that the auction house, nor the buyers knew (some information i stumbled across a few years back). it fetched a good price, as the set was of such high quality. the majority of the collection were long guns, all inscribed with tipu connections and all fetched good money. the total price of the collection was around £1.2million

26th June 2005, 04:28 PM	#6
Jens Nordlunde Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Europe Posts: 2,718	Hi Brian, Thanks for showing these pictures from the sale, the weapons are, like you note, of a quality seldom seen. Good to see that there are still some around in private collections, although they are seldom seen, and Robin Wigginton’s collection would have been close to unknown, had he not opened a museum. I am not collecting canons, but these two are fantastic. Had it not been be course my wife does not approve of firing canons indoor, I could have been tempted. They could have been used to fire a salute when a dear friend visited.