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Maharaja of Patiala's 1,400-piece dinner sells for $3m | |
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A dinner set commissioned by the former Maharaja of Patiala has been sold at auction for $3m (£1.9m). | |
The set was purchased by an anonymous collector, Christie's in London said. | |
The set weighs nearly 500kg (1,100lb). Every single piece in the magnificent 1,400-piece silver-gilt set has elaborate decorations. | |
The dining set was commissioned by Maharaja Bhupinder Singh in 1922 for a visit to Patiala by the Prince of Wales, later King Edward VIII. | The dining set was commissioned by Maharaja Bhupinder Singh in 1922 for a visit to Patiala by the Prince of Wales, later King Edward VIII. |
Each piece comes with "a scroll and foliage border above cast and chased panels of animals, separated by cast daggers, variously engraved or cast with coat-of-arms, crown and initials" and is being sold as part of the auction house's "Exceptional Sale", Christie's said in a statement to the BBC. | Each piece comes with "a scroll and foliage border above cast and chased panels of animals, separated by cast daggers, variously engraved or cast with coat-of-arms, crown and initials" and is being sold as part of the auction house's "Exceptional Sale", Christie's said in a statement to the BBC. |
The exquisite banqueting service gives an insight into the maharaja's colourful and lavish lifestyle. | The exquisite banqueting service gives an insight into the maharaja's colourful and lavish lifestyle. |
He was the first Indian to own an aircraft and was also an avid and early motorcar enthusiast who owned and travelled in a motorcade of up to 20 Rolls Royce cars. | He was the first Indian to own an aircraft and was also an avid and early motorcar enthusiast who owned and travelled in a motorcade of up to 20 Rolls Royce cars. |
The maharaja was also the captain of the Indian cricket team. |