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Fayolle, 130 Galerie de Valois, Palais-Royal, [Paris]
Star of the Order of Osmanieh (Turkey) c.1862
Silver, gold and enamel | 8.5 x 8.5 cm (whole object) | RCIN 441053
Fayolle, 130 Galerie de Valois, Palais-Royal, [Paris]
Star of the Order of Osmanieh (Turkey) c.1862
Fayolle, 130 Galerie de Valois, Palais-Royal, [Paris]
Star of the Order of Osmanieh (Turkey) c.1862
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8-pointed pierced & faceted silver star; centre: Arabic inscription as badge above crescent, gold on red, surr by green border; R/: replacement pin, original 2 pins broken off.
In his journal for 25 May 1862 the Prince of Wales (later King Edward VII) wrote, 'At 10 o'clock Ali Pasha came to the embassy and presented me with the Turkish Decoration of the service in the name of the Sultan, which he has conferred upon me.'Provenance
Possibly belonged to King Edward VII (Presented to the Prince of Wales by Sultan Abdülaziz)
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Creator(s)
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Medium and techniques
Silver, gold and enamel
Measurements
8.5 x 8.5 cm (whole object)
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Place of Production
Paris [France]
Featured in
ExhibitionCairo to Constantinople: Early Photographs of the Middle East : The Queen's Gallery, Buckingham Palace
In 1862 photographer Francis Bedford accompanied the heir to the throne on a journey around the Middle East
