Insigne de juge de tribunal mixte par Froment... Lot n° 322

France for Ottoman Egypt, late 19th century. Imposing silver, gilt and enamel plate, presenting on a radiant sun, a silver royal mantle fringed with gold, topped by the Egyptian royal crown. Behind the double table of the Law, branch of oak and laurel, hand of justice and scepter topped by a crescent, each adorned with a tough (horse tail, insignia of dignity of pashas), on top, a five-pointed star, and below, a jewel of the order of Medjidié bearing the tughra of the Ottoman sultan. On the double table, the legend in Arabic, engraved and enamelled black means: Justice is the prerogative of Royalty. Fixation by rocking pin, in its case. L. 84 mm - H. 117 mm. B.P. 167g. An Ottoman egypte Khedivate Judge's badge of office by Froment Meurice, with box, late 19th century Established in Egypt in 1875, the mixed courts of Cairo, Mansourha and Alexandria (where also sat the mixed court of appeal) had jurisdiction in civil and commercial matters in all disputes between foreigners and Egyptians, or between foreigners of different nationalities. Composed of Egyptian and foreign judges (appointed by the Egyptian government on the proposal of their government), these courts had a very great influence in Egypt. This magnificent badge was the symbol of their authority. The Khedive of Egypt, Abbas II Hilmi Bey, the last Khedive of Egypt and Sudan, commissioned Emile Froment-Meurice, the most famous jeweler in Paris at the time and active until 1913, to design this badge.