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EGYPT: Fuad I, as King, 1922-1936, SET of 3 extremely rare silver Art Deco style medals + plush case

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EGYPT: Fuad I, as King, 1922-1936, SET of 3 extremely rare silver Art Deco style medals + plush case
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EGYPT: Fuad I, as King, 1922-1936, SET of 3 extremely rare silver Art Deco style "Egyptian Royal Tour " medals in a period plush case, These silver issues are unpublished in the standard references and are likely unique with period case, all mint state, set of 3 silver medals, RRR.

1) 72mm, Medal for the Official Visit to Rome 1927, by Aurelio Mistruzzi (189g); uniformed bust right of Fuad wearing fez, name and titles in Arabic around // VISITA VFFICIALE DE S. M. FVAD I RE D'EGITTO ALL' ITALIA II-IV AGOSTO MCMXXVII legend around Naked River Godesses of the Nile (NILVS) and Tiber (TIBER) standing facing; beyond to either side, the Sphinx and the Colosseum. Casolari V/98 var

2) 72mm, Medal for the Official Visit to Belgium 1927 by S.E. Vernier and G. Devreese (173g); uniformed bust right of Fuad wearing fez, name and titles in Arabic around // EGYPTE / BELGIQUE above hieroglyphic tablets, Sphinx and Belgic Lion together below; in exergue, VISITE OFFICIELLE / DE SA MAJESTE FOUAD I / ROI D'EGYPTE / A LA BELGIQUE / XXVI-XXVIII OCTOBRE / MCMXXVII in cartouche. Casolari -.

3) 72mm, Medal for the Official Visit to Czechoslovakia 1929, by S.E. Vernier and Lad Saeud (175g), uniformed bust right of Fuad wearing fez, name and titles in Arabic around // Coat of arms of Kingdom of Egypt and Czechoslovakia above personifications of both nations holding hands, both atop floral columns, VISITE OFFICIELLE / DE SA MAJESTE FOUAD I / ROI D'EGYPTE / A LA TCHECOSLOVAQUIE / XXVI-XXVIII JUIN / MCMXXIX between the two figures, struck at the Monnaie de Paris (the Paris Mint)

Aurelio Mistruzzi (1880-1960) was an Italian sculptor and medalist. He first attended the School of Art in Udine under the direction of the sculptor De Paoli. He then enrolled at the Academy of Venice and shortly after, he moved to Milan to attend the evening courses of the Brera Academy held by Mazzucchelli and Pellini, sculptors of the Impressionist era. In 1908, thanks to a scholarship, he entered the School of Medallic Art in Rome. In the early twentieth century he devoted himself diligently to medallion and coinage design including many Vatican coin types of Pius XI and Pius XII.

Émile Séraphin Vernier (1852-1927) was a French sculptor, metal worker, engraver and medalist. He was president of the Société des Artistes Décorateurs from 1905 to 1910. He later became an expert on antique jewelry in Egypt. Vernier was made a Chevalier of the Legion of Honor in 1903 and an officer in 1911.

Godefroid Devreese (1861-1941) was a Belgian medalist and sculptor. He was one of Belgium's most famous medal designers, and he was also known for his sculptures, monuments and fountains in France and Belgium. In 1885 he won the Prix de Rome.