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Auction: 24003 - Orders, Decorations and Medals
Lot: 324

Sold by Order of His Royal Highness Prince Osman Rifat Ibrahim, Prince of Egypt & Turkey

The Egyptian Order of Muhammad Ali bestowed upon Prince Osman Rifat Ibrahim

Egypt, Monarchy in Exile, Order of Muhammad Ali, Knight Grand Cross set of Insignia, by Worth, sash Badge, 105mm including suspension x 58mm, silver-gilt and enamel and enhanced with six green stones, maker's name and silver purity to reverse; Star, 86mm, silver-gilt and enamel and enhanced with six green stones, maker's name and silver purity to reverse, retaining pin a little bent on the Star, good very fine, with an old silk sash riband (2)

Sold with a letter from His Royal Highness on his embossed notecard, stating:

'As a Prince of the Muhammed Ali dynasty, I received the Order from King Farouk at my birth, that Order remained in Egypt. When his son, King Fuad II re-established the Order, he gave me the Order, we both had had to leave behind. Osman.'

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Estimate
£3,000 to £5,000

Starting price
£2600