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Lot 299
A large album of photographs of the investiture of Maharaja Brijindar Singh Brar Bans Bahadur of Faridkot (1896–1918), 24th November 1916 Vernon & Co., Bombay, 1916
22 May 2025, 11:00 BST
London, New Bond StreetSold for £2,304 inc. premium
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A large album of photographs of the investiture of Maharaja Brijindar Singh Brar Bans Bahadur of Faridkot (1896–1918), 24th November 1916
Vernon & Co., Bombay, 1916
Vernon & Co., Bombay, 1916
48 toned platinum prints by Vernon & Co. of Bombay, mounted recto and verso in an album, emblem in corners of pages with motto 'Heaven's Light Our Guide' (motto of the Order of the Star of India), contemporary half morocco, upper cover gilt-lettered The Investiture at Faridkote and with the coat of arms of Faridkot State, oblong folio
photographs 285 x 370 mm. and smaller; album 390 x 505 mm.
photographs 285 x 370 mm. and smaller; album 390 x 505 mm.
Footnotes
Provenance
Formerly in the collection of Kanwardip Gujral.
Bonhams, India and Beyond in Books and Photography, 9th April 2008, lot 170.
The album of photographs record and commemorate the Investiture of Maharaja Brijindar Singh Brar Bans Bahadur of Faridkot in 1916, and include: several group shots with British officials including Sir Michael O'Dwyer, the Lieutenant-Governor of Punjab (1913–19), courtiers and military officers of the Faridkot state, views of the royal palace, procession scenes, the Investiture Gate, the train, the Maharajah's car, and various parades and ceremonies.
The Maharajah was adopted by his paternal uncle, Raja Balbir Singh, and succeeded to the Faridkot gaddi on 15th March 1906. He reigned under a Council of Regency until he came of age and was invested with full ruling powers in November 1916. He was granted the personal title of 'Maharaja' in January 1918 in recognition of his services during the Great War but died in December of that year.