Badge of Judge of the Mixed Court of Alexandria by Froment M - Lot 123

Badge of Judge of the Mixed Court of Alexandria by Froment Meurice France for Ottoman Egypt, late 19th century. in vermeil with a minimum fineness of 800 thousandths, featuring a royal mantle surmounted by the Egyptian royal crown on a radiant sunburst background. Behind the double table of the Law, branches of oak and laurel, hand of justice and scepter topped by a crescent, each adorned with a tough (horse tail, insignia of the pashas' dignity); on the top, a five-pointed star, and below, a jewel of the Order of the Medjidié bearing the tughra of the Ottoman sultan. On the double table, the legend in Arabic, engraved and enamelled in black: "Justice is the prerogative of Royalty". Signed on the back, in a blue velvet-covered presentation case from Froment Meurice 372 rue Saint Honoré Paris, secured with a toggle pin. Gross weight 164.5 g. Dimensions 11.5 x 8.5 cm. A photograph of Lambert Bey wearing the decoration is attached. Established in Egypt in 1875, the mixed courts of Cairo, Mansourha and Alexandria settled civil and commercial disputes between foreigners and Egyptians, or between foreigners of different nationalities.