Orders, Decorations, Medals and Militaria

The Ottoman Order of the Medjidieh First Class set of insignia bestowed upon Field Marshal Lord Grenfell, who served as Sirdar and Commander-in-Chief of the Egyptian Army 1886-92

Ottoman Empire, Order of the Medjidieh, First Class set of insignia, by Kretly, Paris, comprising sash badge, 80mm including Crescent suspension x 62mm, silver, gold appliqué, and enamel, maker’s cartouché on reverse, the star lacking from the suspension; Star, 94mm x 89mm, silver, gold appliqué, and enamel, maker’s cartouché on reverse, with retaining pin and two additional support hooks, one of the hooks re-affixed, with short length of sash riband for display purposes, enamel damage to both, nearly very fine (2) £800-£1,200

Provenance: Spink, November 2011 (when sold alongside the recipient’s other Honours and Awards).

Ottoman Order of the Medjidieh First Class London Gazette 18 May 1888: Colonel Sir Francis Wallace Grenfell, K.C.B. (holding local rank of Major-General whilst employed as Sirdar of the Egyptian Army).