Christie's auction off extraordinary group of Indian courtly weapons with the Al Thani edge

Christie’s marathon 12-hour auction of Indian jewellery and works of art from the Al Thani family held in New York included the finest collection of courtly weapons to come to auction in well over a generation.

The $109m sale of objects from the Qatari ruling family on June 19 was conducted as a partnership …

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