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52 - B - A COLLECTION OF MEMORABILIA THAT BELONGED TO ALBERT JOSEPH G…
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Estimate €200 - €300
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A COLLECTION OF MEMORABILIA THAT BELONGED TO ALBERT JOSEPH GASTEIGER (1823–1890), KNOWN AS ‘GASTAGER KHAN’, DIRECTOR OF CIVIL AND MILITARY CONSTRUCTION FOR THE PERSIAN EMPIRE FROM 1860 TO 1888 DURING THE REIGN OF SHAH NASSER AL-DIN (1848–1896) (lots 52 to 52 E.). PERSIAN EMPIRE – QAJAR DYNASTY. RIBBON SASH OF THE ORDER OF THE LION AND THE SUN in moiré silk with a red central band edged with white stripes and a ribbon bow. Made in the second half of the 19th century. Length: approximately 80 cm. History: Albert Joseph Gasteiger Khan (1823–1890), an Austrian engineer in the service of Nasser al-Din Shah, was one of the principal architects of the modernisation of infrastructure in Qajar Persia. As head of the state’s civil and military construction projects, he oversaw major roadworks and engineering structures, notably the Mazandaran Road. Promoted to the rank of general (Mir Panj) and honoured with the title of Khan, he remains one of the few Europeans to have held such a prominent position within the 19th-century Persian administration.
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Auction time 06/30/2026 at 2:00 PM
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