OTTOMAN EMPIRE - ORDER OF OSMANIA - THREE PIECES OF JEWELRY - Lot 363

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OTTOMAN EMPIRE - ORDER OF OSMANIA - THREE PIECES OF JEWELRY - Lot 363
OTTOMAN EMPIRE - ORDER OF OSMANIA - THREE PIECES OF JEWELRY OF THE SAME DESIGN FROM DA'UD EFFENDI MOLKO, FIRST "DRAGOMAN" TRANSLATOR OF THE IMPERIAL DIVAN In silver, vermeil, and enamel. The centers consist of several parts: a) a Commander’s insignia; both center pieces are detached and need to be reattached. Small chips. b) One upgraded to the rank of Officer. Triangular ribbon with a rosette. The reverse side of the center piece is missing. c) One Commander’s medal. Dark green enamel; one distorted sphere. Numerous chips. Approx. 82 x 61 mm. Provenance: Da’ud Effendi Molko, then by descent 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 while he was still a child, and he attended elementary school at the Camondo Institute. He entered the service of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs at the age of 18 and rose to the position of chief translator during the reign of Sultan Abd al-Aziz, a post he retained 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 Honor, a recipient of the Order of the Prussian Crown, and a Grand Cross of the Polar Star. Biography from “Univers israélite,” January 15, 1897. Expert | Arnaud de Gouvion Saint Cyr
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