SERBIA - ORDER OF SAINT SAVA, established in 1883. - SET OF - Lot 371

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SERBIA - ORDER OF SAINT SAVA, established in 1883. - SET OF - Lot 371
SERBIA - ORDER OF SAINT SAVA, established in 1883. - SET OF THE GRAND CROSS (1ST CLASS) OF THE 2ND TYPE? PRESUMED TO BELONG TO DA'UD EFFENDI MOLKO, FIRST “DRAGOMAN” TRANSLATOR OF THE IMPERIAL DIVAN, comprising: -A piece of jewelry made in Austria. In vermeil and enamel, depicting the saint in a red cloak. Hallmark 800, from Vienna, and “GAS” -Austrian-made sash with rosette. -Plate, in silver with diamond-point engraving, re-drilled, vermeil, and enamel. The center is enameled with the saint in a red cloak. Reverse features a hinged clasp. Hallmarks: “GAS” (from the Scheid House) and “A.” 100 mm - Gross weight: 107 g Ready to ship. Included is an officer’s star (4th class) in vermeil and enamel. Depicts the saint in a red cloak. Triangular ribbon mounted with a hook. TTB. at SUP 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 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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