Property from a Prince of the Egyptian Royal Family and an Ottoman Sultanzade
A British standard military-type officer's sabre of Khedive Abbas Hilmi II (1874-1944), work of Firmin & Sons Ltd., London, the blade dated 1309 AH/1891-92 AD
Estimate
15,000 - 25,000 GBP
Lot Details
Description
the gilt brass shell hilt pierced with the Egyptian coat of arms, hilt covered with white shagreen and filigree decoration, the steel blade etched with foliate and geometric patterns, bearing coat of arms, Arabic inscriptions and date, further engraved with the name of the maker 'FIRMIN/ & SONS/ LIMITED/ - 153-/ STRAND/ LONDON', the steel scabbard with a single bail strap, with gold and garnet red silk braided lanyard
100cm. length with scabbard
inscriptions
On the blade:
uhami bihi ‘an watani wa maliki – ‘I protect my homeland and my king with it’
‘abbas sana 1309 – ‘ ‘Abbas, the year 1309 (1891-92 AD)’
‘Abbas Hilmi II (1874-1944), was the great great grandson of Muhammad ‘Ali Pasha (‘The Father of Egypt’) and the last Khedive of Egypt and Sudan (r.1892-1914). ‘Abbas succeeded his father, Muhammad Tawfiq Pasha, as Khedive at a young age and was eager to exercise his new power. Affected by the British Army's occupation of Egypt in 1882, he found it difficult to work together with the British Agent and Consul General in Cairo, Sir Evelyn Baring (later to become Lord Cromer). Over time however, 'Abbas accepted the British Counsels, even revisiting England in 1900, during which he acknowledged the effort of the British in Egypt and accepted to follow their advice on Egyptian and Sudanese affairs.
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