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Anonymous bidder buys 24 Tipu paintings at
769,250 pounds
Thursday, October 07, 2010 09:06:06 AM,
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Tipu
Sultan's 24 paintings highlight of Sotheby's sale
Twenty-four rare paintings depicting the famous Battle of Pollilur,
in which the East India Company army surrendered to Tipu Sultan
and his father Hyder Ali, is the piece de resistance of British
auction house Sotheby's Oct 6 Islamic World Sale of Art. »
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New Delhi:
An anonymous telephone bidder bought 24 rare preparatory paintings
depicting Tipu Sultan's 'Battle of Pollilur' in India for an
astounding sum of 769,250 pounds ($1.2 million) at the Sotheby's
bi-annual "Arts of the Islamic World" sale Wednesday, a statement
by the auction house said.
Edward Gibbs, senior director and head of Sotheby's Middle East
department, said the "price achieved for the exceptional pictorial
accounts of the 'Battle of Pollilur' was true confirmation of
their historical importance and rarity".
"Tipu Sultan was an extraordinary individual and an Indian
national hero. These paintings record his finest hour when he
defeated the British in the field of battle in 1780," Gibbs said.
The sale that generated global interest saw bidders from several
Islamic nations. The collection of 24 preparatory paintings depict
the 'Battle of Pollilur' in India in which the East India Company
army surrendered to Tipu Sultan and his father Haidar Ali. The
British army suffered high casualties.
This year marks the 230th anniversary of the 'Battle of Pollilur'
won by Tipu Sultan on Sep 10, 1780.
The paintings that show Tipu Sultan and his father Haider Ali
marching to battle in full regalia were acquired by Captain John
William Freese in 1802. In 1802, he was appointed by Gen Stuart as
commissary of stores at Seringapatam.
By descent the paintings went to Sixth Earl of Lanesborough
(grandson of Captain Freese) and remained in the family for a
further 100 years until they were sold as part of a group lot in
the Swithland Hall Estate Sale in 1978 on behalf of the Ninth Earl
of Lanesborough.
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