A QAJAR SILVER AND ENAMEL BADGE OF THE IMPERIAL ORDER...
A QAJAR GILT SILVER AND ENAMEL BADGE OF THE IMPERIAL ORDER OF THE LION AND THE SUN
Iran or Europe, pre-1925
A silver medallion in the form of a five-pointed star, chased, with green enamel between the rays, the central medallion enamelled with the Lion and Sun (Shir-o-Khorshid) motif and attached to a green silk ribbon. Instituted in 1808 by Fath-Ali Shah, the order was given to honour both Persian subjects and foreigners who rendered distinguished service to the state; produced to order of the Persian Shah, badges of the Qajar Order of the Lion and Sun were manufactured both in Iran and by European and Russian workshops, the involvement of different manufacturers accounts for the considerable variations in design, workmanship and materials found among surviving examples.
7cm diameter; overall weight 45.6g.
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A QAJAR GILT SILVER AND ENAMEL BADGE OF THE IMPERIAL ORDER OF THE LION AND THE SUN
Iran or Europe, pre-1925
A silver medallion in the form of a five-pointed star, chased, with green enamel between the rays, the central medallion enamelled with the Lion and Sun (Shir-o-Khorshid) motif and attached to a green silk ribbon. Instituted in 1808 by Fath-Ali Shah, the order was given to honour both Persian subjects and foreigners who rendered distinguished service to the state; produced to order of the Persian Shah, badges of the Qajar Order of the Lion and Sun were manufactured both in Iran and by European and Russian workshops, the involvement of different manufacturers accounts for the considerable variations in design, workmanship and materials found among surviving examples.
7cm diameter; overall weight 45.6g.
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