The cutlery was made around 1900 in France. The unusual crown with the crescent on top makes me curious for whom it was made.
Any idea?
1900: EC crown with crescent
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Re: 1900: EC crown with crescent
Hi,
Crown of the Khedive of Egypt.
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Crown of the Khedive of Egypt.
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Re: 1900: EC crown with crescent
:) Thank you for your quick response!
Do you think the use of the crown was limited to the Khedive's family? Or could it be EC for Evelyn Baring, 1st Earl of Cromer, who was the British controller-general in Egypt?
Do you think the use of the crown was limited to the Khedive's family? Or could it be EC for Evelyn Baring, 1st Earl of Cromer, who was the British controller-general in Egypt?
Re: 1900: EC crown with crescent
Royal cypher was in Arabic,but there is Ismail Pasha monogram in Latin letters on glass,porcelain and pocket watches.
There were many members of the dynasty and they all had the right to use the crown,so,difficult to tell.
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There were many members of the dynasty and they all had the right to use the crown,so,difficult to tell.
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Re: 1900: EC crown with crescent
See here for ruling and non-ruling members:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Muhammad_Ali_dynasty
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Muhammad_Ali_dynasty
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Re: 1900: EC crown with crescent
Thank you very much for all your help! Your links offer so much information, but still no EC in sight. The Earl of Cromer is still a possibility.AG2012 wrote:See here for ruling and non-ruling members:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Muhammad_Ali_dynasty