SINCONA Auction 67

Description

Order of Muhammad Ali [Nishan al-Muhammad’Ali]. 2nd model (1919-1953), Grand Cordon set of insignia, manufactured by Lattes in Cairo, consisting of order’s badge, 750/000 (18 K) massive gold and enamels, set à jour with six rubies and six emeralds, 56.3 g (!), on the reverse manufacturer’s indication, on the agraffe Cairo gold mark „18 „ [18] and year mark „Z“ for 1949, with its full original conditioned sash ribbon, and breast star, 750/000 (18 K) massive gold, partly brillanté, and enamels, set à jour with six rubies and six emeralds, 134.2 g (!), on the reverse manufacturer’s indication, with pin, this with French mark for foreign production since 1893 (owl), with two fixing pins, one slightly bent, the other broken away, but present, in its original rubbed gold imprinted leather case with the Royal cipher of King Fu’ ad I (1868-1936, Sultan from 1917 until 1922, king since 1922). BWK2 20, 21.
Sehr selten / Very rare. Fast vorzüglich / About extremely fine.
(~€ 28’035/USD 32’965)
In consequence of his elevation to Sultan of Egypt by the British, Hussein Kamel (1853-1917, reigned since 1914) from the Muhammad Ali Dynasty by decree dated Abdîn Palce at Cairo April 4, 1915, established this three-class (Collar [al qilâda], 1st class or Grand Cordon [al-wisâh-al-akbar] and 2nd class [al-tabaqa al-aulâ], with annexed gold [nûtu ‘l-zahab] and silver medal [nûtu ‘l-fidda] of the order) order as the highest order of the sultanate, named after Muhammad Ali Pasha al-Mas’ud ibn Agha (1769-1849, from 1805 until 1848 Wâli and de facto ruler of Egypt and Sudan), the founder of the dynasty, originally originating from Albania (1st model).
Sultan Fuad I (1868-1936, since 1917 Sultan and since 1922 King of Egypt) by decree of August 11, 1919, then changed the design fundamentally, especially in using now massive gold instead of the former silver and in setting precious stones to the insignia, and reduced the number of holders of the 1st class from 30 to 15 (excluding the princes of the royal family and foreigners in Egyptian service). After the proclamation of the Kingdom of Egypt on March 15, 1922, new statues were issued by Royal decree no. 4 on January 1, 1923, without changing the design of the insignia. By Royal decree no. 50 dated May 24, 1926, the second class of the order was abolished, and the name of the 1st class was changed into ”Grand Cordon” [al-wisâh-al-akbar]. After the proclamation of the Arab Republic of Egypt on June 18, 1953, the order ceeded to exist. (Source: Ägypten - Mohammed Ali-Orden. In KOL1.)