![]() City historian Dr Mohammad Safiullah said the piece is a hand coloured image of the Nizam VII in the Star of India Robes, awarded in July 1914. But it bears the photograph of the Nizam that appeared on the cover page of the Time magazine,” he said. ![]() Moreover, the picture of the Nizam is not in its best form. ![]() ![]() One of the figurines of tiger has its tail missing. “There is some minor damage to this piece. Ahmad Askander, a heritage expert from London, said the early 20th century Anglo-India related white metal silver plate placeholder is 8cm tall and was sold for £110 (Rs 11000) in the auction. Heritage experts date the silver plate placeholder auctioned on December 17 to the visit of then Prince of Wales (the future King Edward VIII), to Hyderabad in 1922. These objects don't include priceless pieces like the Nizam’s diamond or Bala Kohinoor mined in the Krishna river basin, probably in the present day Mahabubnagar district, or the 11 kg gold mohur. According to heritage experts, the Nizam' s objects – small and big - have thus far earned an estimated Rs 10,000 crore during various private and public auctions around the world in the last 70 years. It was a good price as the object was damaged and not too prominent among collectors. On December 17, a small white metal silver plate placeholder depicting Mir Osman Ali Khan, Nizam VII, in royal robes and young Edward VIII, had fetched Rs 11,000 in auction house Christie’s in London.
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