A mother-of-pearl and bone-inlaid wood panel with metal-thread embroidered velvet...
A mother-of-pearl and bone-inlaid wood panel with metal-thread embroidered velvet coat of arms presented by Sultan Hussein Kamel (reg. 1914-1917) to the Countess of Serrione
Egypt, circa 1915
the frame profusely decorated in mashribiyya, bone and mother-of-pearl inlay with geometric designs and inscription-filled roundels, the velvet panel with applied metal-thread star surmounted by a crown, the crest with Egyptian coat of arms, old label to reverse inscribed 'Souvenir d'amitié à madame la Comtesse de Lausanne X du 1915 [October 1915], Hussain Kamel and a signature in Arabic
66.5 x 42 cm.
The Count of Serrione was the Chief Agent of the Suez Canal Company, and is reported as having met with the Sultan on numerous occasions.
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A mother-of-pearl and bone-inlaid wood panel with metal-thread embroidered velvet coat of arms presented by Sultan Hussein Kamel (reg. 1914-1917) to the Countess of Serrione
Egypt, circa 1915
the frame profusely decorated in mashribiyya, bone and mother-of-pearl inlay with geometric designs and inscription-filled roundels, the velvet panel with applied metal-thread star surmounted by a crown, the crest with Egyptian coat of arms, old label to reverse inscribed 'Souvenir d'amitié à madame la Comtesse de Lausanne X du 1915 [October 1915], Hussain Kamel and a signature in Arabic
66.5 x 42 cm.
The Count of Serrione was the Chief Agent of the Suez Canal Company, and is reported as having met with the Sultan on numerous occasions.
