Auction 3
Rare And Important Items
Oct 26, 2020
United kingdom
105 Eade road, Building A, 2nd floor unit 4, London N4 1TJ, England
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LOT 116:
MANUSCRIPT TRANSLATION OF A SPEECH BY MOHAMAD ALI PASHA AGAINST THE DAMASCUS BLOOD LIBEL (1840) AND OF THE ...
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Sold for: $700
Start price:
$
200
Estimated price:
$400 - $500
Auction house commission: 23%
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MANUSCRIPT TRANSLATION OF A SPEECH BY MOHAMAD ALI PASHA AGAINST THE DAMASCUS BLOOD LIBEL (1840) AND OF THE FIRMAN THAT HE PRESENTED TO SIR MOSES MONTEFIORE AND ADOLPH CREMIEUX.
An Italian translation of the speech delivered by Ottoman ruler of Egypt, Mohamad Ali Pasha, to free the Jews falsely accused in the Damascus Blood Libel.
The second part of the page contains an Italian translation of the Firman (royal decree) presented to Sir Moses Montefiore and to French Jewish activist Adolph Cremieux, who headed the international Jewish delegation appealing for justice for the falsely accused Jews of Damascus.
21x 30 cm. Very good condition.
