Maharani Jindan Kaur Necklace

An emerald and seed-pearl necklace owned by Maharani Jindan Kaur, the wife of Sikh emperor Maharaja Ranjit Singh, has sold for 187,000 pounds at a London auction after triggering a fierce bidding war, an official has said. The necklace worn by Kaur, the final and the only one of Maharaja's wives not to commit Sati on his death, surpassed its estima...

An emerald and seed-pearl necklace owned by Maharani Jindan Kaur, the wife of Sikh emperor Maharaja Ranjit Singh, has sold for 187,000 pounds at a London auction after triggering a fierce bidding war, an official has said. The necklace worn by Kaur, the final and the only one of Maharaja's wives not to commit Sati on his death, surpassed its estima...