SINCONA Auktion 67

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Order of the Sun [Nishan-i-Aftab, after 1939 Nishan-i-Khorschid]. 1st-class set with diamonds, Iranian manufacturing, consisting of a sash badge, 44.2 x 66.6 mm, silver, centre with gold ring, enamels and enamel painting, set with about 157 diamond roses and shards of various size (checked!), 28.0 g, with original conditioned full ladies sash ribbon, and breast star, silver, centre with gold ring, enamels and enamel painting, set with about 239 diamond roses and shards of various size (checked!), 37.2 g, with pin, in its original slightly rubbed red velvet case. BWK3 79, 81.
Sehr selten / Very rare. Gutes sehr schön / Good very fine. (2)
(~€ 23’365/USD 27’475)
The two-class (1st and 2nd class) dynastic order restricted to women was established in February 1873 by Naser al-Din Shah Qajar (1831-1896, reigned since 1848) just before his first visit to various European states. „Aftab“ is the Persian word for Sun, correctly applied for its attributes of warmth and light. The 1st class, restricted to female sovereigns or consorts of reigning rulers, consists of a diamond studded sash badge, to be worn with a sash ribbon and a diamond studded breast star. The similar 2nd class, restricted to princesses and ladies of high rank, is consisting also of a sash badge, but in enamels with diamonds, worn at a sash ribbon, and a breast star similar to the 17-ray sash badge, with pendant diamonds from the two horizontal lower arms. There is no evidence if this 2nd class was ever conferred. In 1939 the order received the new name Nishan-i-Khorschid [Order of the Sun], thus using the Persian word „khorschid“ for sun in its astronomical sense. In occasion of the coronation of Mohammad Reza Shah Pahlavi (1919-1980, reigned from 1841 until 1979) and his third wife, the Shabanu Farah Diba (born 1938) on October 26, 1967, the order was transformed into the two-class (1st and 2nd class) Order of the Light of the Arians [Nishan-i-Aryamehr].