ROMANIA - ORDER OF THE CROWN OF ROMANIA - SET OF THE GRAND C - Lot 369

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ROMANIA - ORDER OF THE CROWN OF ROMANIA - SET OF THE GRAND C - Lot 369
ROMANIA - ORDER OF THE CROWN OF ROMANIA - SET OF THE GRAND CROSS (CIVIL CLASS) OF THE FIRST MODEL, PRESUMED TO BELONG TO DA'UD EFFENDI MOLKO, FIRST "DRAGOMAN" TRANSLATOR OF THE IMPERIAL DIVAN. - Austrian-made jewelry. Vermeil, silver, and enamel. The obverse center consists of several parts. Austrian 750 fineness hallmark for Vienna and goldsmith’s mark “KF.” 76 mm. Gross weight: 61.28 g. Sash with knot - Plaque. Silver, vermeil, and enamel (chip on the branch at 3 o’clock) Center in several parts. Reverse with a swing clasp and manufacturer’s mark “Joseph Resch Fils. Bucharest.” 90. Gross weight: 79.8 g As is. 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, rose to the position of chief translator during the reign of Sultan Abd al-Aziz, and retained that 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 is 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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