The Sultan’s Jewels.
The jewels of Abdul Hamid, which, it will be remembered, were pledged in Frsn<-e some time before his downfall, have recently been examined by a French jeweller, who estimates their value at no more than £12.600. Besides crowns ami necklaces, the collection includes a gold snuff-box that was presented to the ex-Sultan by the German Emperor, ami •ome splendid brilliants that were a gift of the Czar. The stones, however, are not the originals, but good imitations in paste. Among the other treasures are a diadem, four pairs of opera glasses, fifteen whistles studded with precious stones, and about a hundred and fifty scarfpins ranging in value from a shilling to half a-sovereign. .
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New Zealand Graphic, Volume XLIV, Issue 1, 5 January 1910, Page 2
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116The Sultan’s Jewels. New Zealand Graphic, Volume XLIV, Issue 1, 5 January 1910, Page 2
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