Delhi Durbar 1903 (1 Viewer)

[theweinz]

Pat, Thanks for all your help and I appreciate your advice. i will contact you in the future.

thebritfarmer you were absolutely right & I know what you mean about hard on the budget. I have halted a couple lines to focus on this. Trophy is getting so expensive and hard to find I am just keeping and enjoying what i have (with rare exception)

JW

 

[Andanna]

In an attempt to save the little that is left of my sanity, I am limiting my collecting obsession on very narrow - but well defined - areas. As to the Delhi Durbar I have decided from the start to focus on the entry of the state elephants - which excludes the review of the retainers. I can recommend that approach as it limits the choices you have to make.


http://www.treefrogtreasures.com/forum/album.php?albumid=249&pictureid=4181

 

[theweinz]

Andanna,
Great advice about limiting choice, but I lack your discipline . Your photos look great, I love your Durbar photos, very extensive. Has a good book been written on the topic? Thanks
JW

 

[thebritfarmer]

The Menpes book is here: http://www.archive.org/stream/thedurbar00menpiala#page/n11/mode/2up
I've found lots of photos and stereo cards on eBay...

Thanks for the link Mike, very interesting.

 

[thebritfarmer]

Some Durbar photos from the collection of Tommy (WT ALLISON)

 

[GICOP]

Hi Scott

Thanks for posting the excellent pictures from Tommy Allisons collection

Cheers

Martyn

 

[wadepat]

Some Durbar photos from the collection of Tommy (WT ALLISON)

Hi Scott,

Tommy's Beau Geste Durbar collection is both special and spectacular! Thanks for posting these photos. I shall examine them for days to come.

Warmest personal regards,

Pat

 

[theweinz]

Hey Guys,
Incredible photos of an incredible line!
JW

 

[Andanna]

Great collection. As a purist, I appreciate that all are Beau Geste.

 

[MapleLeaf]

Anybody knows if there will be more elephants
for Durbar ? any news?

 

[Ana Donzino]

Well be bringing 2 new elephants to the Chicago show

Ana

 

[theweinz]

Ana,
I cannot wait to see the new elephants!
JW

 

[MapleLeaf]

Very happy to ear that
Can't wait to see

 

[thebritfarmer]

3 new sets on the TF site available for pre-order. Very nice they look to.

 

[Andanna]

Well be bringing 2 new elephants to the Chicago show

Ana

Nooooh. Now there is no way I can go.

Ana, you are feeding my addiction.

 

[Russell]

Hi Andanna. You wrote,

As a purist, I appreciate that all are Beau Geste.

Out of curiousity, and without any other intensions, I'd like to know what you mean when you say, 'As a purist.' There are a number of possibilities.

 

[MapleLeaf]

I would think that Andanna's meaning for purist
is that every elephants and figures that Beau Geste
has made is the real thing and they can show u a
picture of the figure or elephant dated from that erea
I questioned Ana on the Kashmir band and infantry
about their hat. she sent me an original photo of the
Kashmir infantry, there's the hat so i ordered both
i might be wrong but to me this is purist about Durbar series
Maybe Andanna can explain better
that's how i take it
Maple Leaf

 

[Russell]

Thanks for the reply Maple Leaf.

 

[Andanna]

Sorry for the late reply. I generally am not a fan of mixing the models of the different manufacturers. That is what I meant with the term "purist". But that is just my preference. Some collectors have mixed Marlborough, Beau Geste and britains successfully.

More difficult I suspect is integrating the Hocker figures as that is a) a different durbar and b) a very different style of figure.

But again: whatever makes you happy.

 

[Russell]

Got it Andanna. Too late is not often a critical item on this forum. Thanks for answering. I'm a mixer when it looks good to my eye .

Cheers