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Silver personal seal of Maharao Raja Bane Singh of Alwar, 141.07g

Currency:INR Category:Coins & Paper Money Start Price:70,000.00 INR Estimated At:70,000.00 - 80,000.00 INR
Silver personal seal of Maharao Raja Bane Singh of Alwar,  141.07g
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Silver personal seal of Maharao Raja Bane Singh of Alwar (1815-1857 AD), 141.07g, 81mm, undated with inscription in Devanagari / Sanskrit in six lines – ???? ??????? / ?? ???? ??????? / ????? ?????? ???? ?? / ???? ???? ???????? / ?? ????? ?????? / ???????? (Shree Sitaram / Sahay Maharaja / dhiraj Maharao Raja Jee / Shri Sawai Vinaya Simha / Jee Bahadar Devasya / Mudrika) The seal is beautifully executed with the inscription being set against a backdrop of finely engraved filigree pattern and embellished by floral and dotted borders. The Devanagari letters are executed in a ‘manuscript style’. Maharao Raja Shri Sawai Bane (Vinay) Singh was the adopted son of Rao Raja Bakhtawar Singh, who died before the ceremony of adoption was completed. Bane Singh was proclaimed as ruler on his father’s death and installed on the gaddi, at Alwar on 12th February 1815. Although illiterate, Bane Singh was a great patron of the arts and a collector of treasures of all kinds. An enthusiastic builder, he turned his capital into the magnificent spectacle of buildings, gardens, and public places. He was also responsible for establishing the first modern high school in Rajasthan in 1842. Superb, Extremely Fine, Very Rare.