Relic Hunters - Images of Passion

Men possess, gentlemen (and women) collect. Why do we collect? Exactly the reason why we want our genome analysed. To feel history and to connect to an age that has gone by. The things that we collect also reveal our personality. Someone who collects porcelain and Ming vases will sip from a different cup than someone who collects chain mail armour. Finally, there is a minor matter of feeling alive and evolving because there is no end to what one can collect and there is always the possibility o

Curated By: Bharat Bhagnani

Curated By: Shishir Prasad

Published: Jan 14, 2012

Rare, beautiful table clock in marble and bronze with the original gilt brass mounts and the origina

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Rare, beautiful table clock in marble and bronze with the original gilt brass mounts and the original copper enamelled dial. Strikes the hour and the half hour. French. Mid-19th century

Fine porcelain ballerina by Lladro. Contemporary

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Fine porcelain ballerina by Lladro. Contemporary

Beautifully hand painted and enamelled Japanese porcelain jar with lid. Imari. Meiji period. Mid/lat

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Beautifully hand painted and enamelled Japanese porcelain jar with lid. Imari. Meiji period. Mid/late 19th century

Set of rare wooden angelic musicians. Gujarat. Mid/late 19th century

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Set of rare wooden angelic musicians. Gujarat. Mid/late 19th century

Beautiful wooden-cased British bracket clock made for Cooke and Kelvey, Calcutta, in the mid-19th ce

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Beautiful wooden-cased British bracket clock made for Cooke and Kelvey, Calcutta, in the mid-19th century. Marked Cooke and Kelvey on the dial. Strikes the quarter and chimes

One of a pair of extremely rare and superb porcelain vases with the original gold gilt ormolu mounts

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One of a pair of extremely rare and superb porcelain vases with the original gold gilt ormolu mounts and beautifully hand-painted central bodies. In the style of Sevres. French. 1850s

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