Lot 225 - India. Rajah of Kapurthala Æ Medallion. By Lilian Vereker-Hamilton. 1889.

India. Rajah of Kapurthala Æ Medallion. By Lilian Vereker-Hamilton. 1889. ✼RAJA•I•RAJAGAN•RAJA•JAGAT•JIT•SINGH•SAHIB•BAHADAR•AHLUWALIA, bust of the Rajah to right, signed on truncation L. HAMILTON. / Urdu Text to left, and below seated Elephant with Mazout under crescent moon. 484g, 126.00mm, 12h. Uncirculated and excessively Rare. RRRR!!A superb, large and impressive medal designed by Linda Vereker-Hamilton for the Rajah of Kapurtha, one of only 3 to 5 pieces made. This one is provenanced to the actual collection of the designer from her home in Scotland, (EX Simmons Gallery) Only 2 other examples have ever been offered at auction in the past.