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thought i would post some images from the recent tipu sale.
for those unaware, robin wiggingtons collection recently came into auction and was sold through a london room. robin died a couple of years ago and his death was a real loss to all collectors. he had imacculate taste and a real knowledge and enthusiasm. as well as dealing to a very high standard, he also had a personal 'obsession' with tipu artifacts, especially firearms which he collected over the span of 40 years and wrote a book on the arms he ammassed. his collection of tipu arms was the largest in the world and this sale was the first time the collection was on show as a whole. most of the pieces were displayed when he converted part of his shop into a museum, open to the public. the quality of the pieces were untouched, and many came from the seige, through both museums and family collections. |
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more images
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Great stuff. Thanks for posting these.
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NUTS! And I missed out on the sale.
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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.
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Brian
Were prices astronomical? Anything sneak through to the average collector? |
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