SINCONA Auktion 67

Beschreibung

Order of Pahlawi [Nishan-i-Pahlawi]. Collar set, manufacturing by Arthus Bertrand in Paris, consisting of: order’s collar, silver gilt and enamels, with collar badge, diam. 78.9 mm, silver, partly brillanté, partly gilt and enamelled, with enamel painting, slight chipping and hairline cracks in the centre ring and chipping on two blue rays, the four crowns on the reverse fixed with 12 hollow rivets, on the reverse manufacturer’s indication, total weight 361.2 g, and breast star, diam. 93.7 mm, partly brillanté, partly gilt and enamelled, 136.1 g, with enamel painting, the four crowns on the reverse fixed with 12 hollow rivets, on the reverse manufacturer’s indication, with pin and two lateral fixing hooks. BWK3 101, 103; YOU page 157 ff.
Gutes sehr schön / Good very fine. (2)
(~€ 23’365/USD 27’475)
The two-class (1st and 2nd class) dynastical order was instituted by Reza Shah Pahlavi (1878-1944, reigned from 1925 until 1941) in 1932. This highest order of the empire was named after the reigning Pahlawi dynasty. The 1st class, consisting of collar with badge, sash badge with sash and breast star, was limited to the male members of the immediate Imperial family, reigning monarchs and foreign heads of state. The 2nd class consisting of sash badge with sash and breast star (without collar and collar badge) was awarded to other male members of the Iranian Imperial Family and to crown princes of foreign nations. With the abdication of Mohammad Reza Shah Pahlavi (1919-1980, reigned from 1941 until 1979) in 1979 the order ceeded to exist in Iran, but is, as a dynastical order, still conferred by the Head of the Pahlawi dynasty, Crown Prince Reza Pahlavi (born 1960).