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1900: EC crown with crescent
Posted: Wed Aug 12, 2020 9:46 am
by orthogonal
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?
Re: 1900: EC crown with crescent
Posted: Wed Aug 12, 2020 1:35 pm
by AG2012
Hi,
Crown of the Khedive of Egypt.
Regards
Re: 1900: EC crown with crescent
Posted: Thu Aug 13, 2020 3:42 am
by orthogonal
:) 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?
Re: 1900: EC crown with crescent
Posted: Thu Aug 13, 2020 4:50 am
by AG2012
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.
Regards
Re: 1900: EC crown with crescent
Posted: Thu Aug 13, 2020 4:56 am
by AG2012
Re: 1900: EC crown with crescent
Posted: Sat Aug 15, 2020 4:05 am
by orthogonal
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.