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Precious Turban ornament auctioned in London

Sarpech (Photo: Tristan Fewings/Getty Images for Sotheby’s).

By: Radhakrishna N S

AN enamelled turban ornament from India fetched £350,000 in an auction held by Sotheby’s auction house in London on Wednesday (1).

The 19th-century gem-set turban ornament, or a sarpech, belonged to the Sikh Khalsa (or the army of the Sikh Empire) commander Hari Singh Nalwa.

Two 17th century Mughal miniature paintings from India were also auctioned by Sotheby’s auction house.

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