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370 - IMPERIAL RUSSIA – ORDER OF SAINT STANISLAS
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Estimate €6,000 - €8,000
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IMPERIAL RUSSIA – ORDER OF SAINT STANISLAS RARE FIRST-CLASS SET FOR THE PRESUMED NON-CHEREIAN DA’UD EFFENDI MOLKO, FIRST ‘DRAGOMAN’ TRANSLATOR OF THE IMPERIAL DIVAN, comprising: - A gold (14K) medal, with the obverse of the arms enamelled. Hallmark ‘56’ for Saint Petersburg on the ring, indicating an imperial supplier, and ‘AK’ on the reverse of the arms. The obverse and reverse of the centre are adorned with the enamelled double-headed imperial eagle. 67 mm. Gross weight: 28.2 g - A sash with a pleated round bow. - A vermeil, silver and enamel plaque. The centre is adorned with a round motif featuring the double-headed eagle. The clasp features a hinged fastening, hallmarked with the ‘84’ mark for Saint Petersburg, indicating an imperial supplier, and the manufacturer Keibel. 92 mm. Gross weight: 51.5 g In excellent condition. Circa 1874–1896. Provenance: Da’ud Effendi Molko, then passed down through the family Biography: Da’ud Effendi Molko (sometimes also referred to as Mollo or Molho). Chief translator at the Turkish Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Da’ud was born in Thessaloniki in 1845. Coming from a modest background, his family moved to Constantinople whilst he was still a child, and he attended primary school at the Camondo Institute. He joined the Ministry of Foreign Affairs at the age of 18 and rose to the post of chief translator during the reign of Sultan Abd al-Aziz, retaining this position when Abd al-Hamid II ascended the throne. Da’ud was awarded the Grand Cordon of the Order of the Nishan-i-Osmaniye, the Nishan-i-Medjidiye and the Nishan-i-Imtiaz, as well as the Persian Order of the Sun and the Lion. He was also a Commander of the Legion of Honour, a recipient of the Order of the Prussian Crown, and a Grand Cross of the Polar Star. Biography from ‘Univers israélite’, 15 January 1897. Expert: Arnaud de Gouvion Saint-Cyr
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