Lot #37 - K.S. Ranjitsinhji
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Auction House:Leski Auctions
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Sale Name:Sporting Memorabilia
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Sale Date:24 Feb 2019 ~ 2pm (AEDT)
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Lot #:37
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Lot Description:K.S. Ranjitsinhji
(1872 - 1933)
THE CORONATION PORTRAIT OF "RANJI" - Colonel H.H. Shri Sir Ranjitsinhji Vibhaji, Maharaja Jam Saheb of Nawanagar K.C.S.I.
Oil on board
in his coronation robes and jewellery,three-quarter length seated in a gilded throne chair with lion finial arms. Ranji wears a cream silk diamond-buttoned sherwani tunic with a pattern of gold and green flowers. He holds a jewelled sword tulwar (the traditional Rajput weapon), a diamond peacock sarpech in his gold and green turban. He wears a three-strand pearl necklace and a double-strand graduated emerald necklace, a seven-strand pearl sash with emerald dividers and a heavy pearl tassle. Nawanagar, 1907. -
Estimate:A$5,000 - 7,500
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Realised Price:
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Category:Art
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