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93 - 3 - KINGDOM OF IRAQ AND EGYPT, 1957.
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Estimate €1,000 - €1,500
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Description
KINGDOM OF IRAQ AND EGYPT, 1957. Very rare album of 45 colour photos of the engagement of Princess Fazile of Egypt to King Faisal II of Iraq in 1957, taken by Fritz von der Schulenburg. Format 27.3 x 26.5 cm Views of the yacht of King Faisal of Iraq on the Bosphorus and the yali of Ratip Efendi in Yenikoy (Istanbul), with several members of the Ottoman imperial family, the royal family of Egypt and the royal family of Iraq, including : Regent Abdullah of Iraq, Princess Hanzade (mother of Princess Fazile), Prince Ahmed (son of Princess Hanzade and Prince Mohammed Ali Ibrahim), his sister Princess Fazile and her fiancé, King Faisal of Iraq and the father of the bride-to-be Prince Mohammed Ali Ibrahim, former resident of Maadi. And Prince Raad Ibn Zeid. Provenance : Ottoman imperial family. Internet article on the engagement of the King of Iraq and Princess Fazile of Egypt, illustrated with a photograph from our album: https://www.cornucopia.net/magazine/articles/some-enchanted-evenings/
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About the sale Classic sale - Historical souvenirs
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Auction time 06/19/2026 at 2:00 PM
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