Jewels that once belonged to Maharani Jindan Kaur, the last wife of Sikh ruler Maharaja Ranjit Singh, and which were later inherited by her granddaughter, Princess Bamba Sutherland, were among the highlights of an auction in London. A collective lot of a gem-set gold forehead pendant, or chand-tikka, a gem-set gold mirrored roundel and a pearl-mounted gold pendant went under the hammer for over 62,500 pounds and other rare artifacts dating back to the 19th century also attracted many bids at the Bonhams Islamic and Indian Art sale this week.
