ORDER OF THE ROSE-CROSS OR JEWELS OF MASTER... - Lot 140 - Coutau-Bégarie

Lot 140
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ORDER OF THE ROSE-CROSS OR JEWELS OF MASTER... - Lot 140 - Coutau-Bégarie
ORDER OF THE ROSE-CROSS OR JEWELS OF MASTER MASON. Rare and beautiful model in rose gold set with diamonds and diamond roses, preserved in an antique case. Good condition. Egyptian work from the first part of the 19th century, without apparent hallmarks. H.: 6 cm - L.: 5 cm. Gross weight: 40 grs. Provenance: this order belonged to Colonel Jean-Baptiste Ckiandi, titled by Ibrahim Pasha (1789-1848), Sidi Kacem Ckiandi-Bey, is visible on the portrait of the representative posing in the uniform of an Egyptian notable, shown opposite. COLLECTION OF HISTORICAL SOUVENIRS THAT BELONGED TO JEAN-BAPTISTE CKIANDI-BEY PRESERVED BY DESCENDANTS OF HIS DAUGHTER, WIFE OF COLONEL RIFFAULT, AND VARIOUS (*). Jean-Baptiste Ckiandi (1785-1835), originally from Lombardy, was an engineer by training. Enthusiastic about the revolutionary ideal, he joined the army in 1796 and fought under the orders of the future Emperor Napoleon I during the Italian campaign. After "the hundred days", he refused to serve King Louis XVIII and in 1816 offered his sword and his knowledge to Khedive Méhémet Ali (1760-1849). The viceroy of Egypt, then under Turkish rule, entrusted him with the renovation of the country's fortresses and the training of the troops in charge of their protection on the model of the French Army. During the first conflict between the Ottoman Empire and Egypt from 1831 to 1833, the Egyptian army under the command of Ibrahim Pasha (1789-1848), son of the Khedive, won a historic victory, thanks to the help of Jean-Baptiste Ckiandi, against the Turks in June 1832, during the capture of Acre. This famous victory earned Egypt some time after its independence granted by the Sublime Porte. Ibrahim Pasha, the title Sidi Kacem Ckiandi-Bey and officially appointed him on November 2, 1835, Chief Engineer, with the function of governor of the citadel of Saint-Jean-d'Acre and the rank of Amir Alaï (colonel). A few years earlier, in 1828, he had married
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