Sri Lankan pipe case sells for record price in UK
The 17th Century Sri Lankan pipe case is one of only four still believed to be in existence An intricately carved Sri Lankan pipe case from the 17th Century has been sold at an auction in London. The Sinhalese ivory double-pipe case was sold for £51,650 ($80,300) - far higher than its estimate of £8,000-£12,000 ($12,400-$18,600). The UK buyer who purchased it wanted to stay anonymous, a spokeswoman from Christie's told BBC News. The case was part of a collection of unusual smoking pipes to be sold by the auction house. It is thought that only four examples are in existence today. One is in the Victoria and Albert Museum in London while two further examples are in the De Moriaan Museum in the Netherlands. The 21in (53cm) long ancient pipe case is described by Christie's as having a "hinged end surmounted by a lion", with a hasp and hinge in engraved brass. The Sri Lankan case came from a collection put together by Trevor Barton, who collected pipes for 50 years until his death in 2008. -------------------------------------------------------- The content of this electronic communication is intended solely for the use of the individual or entity to whom it is addressed and any others who are specifically authorized to receive it. It may contain confidential or legally privileged information. If you are not the intended recipient you are hereby notified that any disclosure, copying, distribution or otherwise placing reliance on the contents of this information is prohibited and may be unlawful in certain legal jurisdictions. If you have received this communication in error please notify the sender immediately by responding to this email and then delete it from your system. -------------------------------------------------------- ______________________________________________________________________ This email has been scanned by the MessageLabs Email Security System. For more information please visit http://www.messagelabs.com/email ______________________________________________________________________ -- ****************************************************** This is the Best Sri Lankan E-Mail Group. ****************************************************** IF you like to join us, Go to, http://groups.google.lk/group/sricom/boxsubscribe visit this group at http://groups.google.lk/group/sricom ***************:::www.SriNet.lk:::****************** ****************************************************** ===================================================================== List-Subscribe :Send a Email to : [email protected] List-Unsubscribe : Send a Email to : [email protected] ===================================================================== http://www.srinet.lk/
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