"The spoils of Empire" Topic
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| Tango01 | 11 May 2015 12:24 p.m. PST |
"They are the remnant of a bygone era, when Sultan's ruled one of the world's oldest empires, living in a forgotten age of opulence and extravagance in India's immense palace estates. But when the Duke of Wellington 's forces defeated and killed Tipu Sultan, the Tiger of Mysore, in 1799, troops plundered the city and the palace, returning to Britain with gold, jewellery, arms, armour, clothing and even Tipu's grand throne. This month, a collection of the historic artefacts from this exotic empire will go on sale at London auction house Bonhams, and experts expect them to fetch a total of around £1.00 GBPmillion…"
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jammy four  | 11 May 2015 11:46 p.m. PST |
fascinating article Armand……..as ever best regards
Ged
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| Tango01 | 12 May 2015 10:44 a.m. PST |
Happy you enjoyed it my good friend!. (smile)
Amicalement
Armand
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returns to Flintloque to paint an Ogre.