10,925 CHF
"King Farouk" Universal, Genève, No. 1505534, Ref. 112167. Made circa 1950. Very fine and very rare 18K pink gold wristwatch with painted on enamel dial with the Egyptian Royal arms. Three-body, polished and brushed, inclined bezel, straightcurved lugs. Off-white enamel, painted with the RoyalEgyptian arms, applied pink gold triangular indexes and Arabicquarter-hour numerals. Gold "dauphine" hands. Notes King Farouk I (1920-1965) King of Egypt, born in Cairo in 1920, Farouk was the son and successor of King Fouad. Farouk was still under age, and accord-ingly a regency council was formed of Prince Mohammad Ali, Aziz Ezzat Pasha and Sherif Sabry Pasha to run the scene until his constitutional powers were completely handed over to him in July 1937. His reign lasted 15 years but in July 1952, under the pressure of the army's revolution led by Mohammad Nagib (1901-1984), King Farouk was forced to abdicate the throne to his son Ahmad Fouad II who was then a child (born 1952). The abdication docu-ment was signed in Ras El Teen Palace on July 26, 1952, and Farouk left Egypt for Europe. The Republic was declared in Egypt on June 18, 1953. King Farouk died in Rome in 1965 and was buried in Egypt in El Refai mosque. In exile in Europe, Farouk was a well-known figure in all the most fashionable places. He had also become a firmly established collector, particularly of small, applied arts objects. Among his extensive collection of objects of vertu, including several Fabergé cre
Auctioneer:
Antiquorum
Date:
2005-05-15
