Featured Figural silver cold painted antique stick pin, colonial soldier?

Discussion in 'Antique Discussion' started by kyratango, Oct 5, 2020.

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  1. kyratango

    kyratango Bug jewellery addiction!

    kyratango, Oct 5, 2020
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  2. Any Jewelry

    Any Jewelry Well-Known Member

    Poor Seïd. But he was freed, and he looks happy enough on your stickpin.:)
     
    Any Jewelry, Oct 5, 2020
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  3. kyratango

    kyratango Bug jewellery addiction!

    Love back to you, Aqui!:kiss:
    Found he is Seïd Enkess/Saïd Abdallah, model for a famous sculpture by Charles Cordier, bought by Queen Victoria!
     
    kyratango, Oct 5, 2020
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    kyratango Bug jewellery addiction!

    Yessss, but not as happy than me to have identified him!:happy:
     
    kyratango, Oct 5, 2020
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  5. Aquitaine

    Aquitaine Is What It IS! But NEVER BORED!

    HOW on Earth did you EVER find who he actually was Kyra???
     
    Aquitaine, Oct 6, 2020
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  6. kyratango

    kyratango Bug jewellery addiction!

    By searching for Nubian man image to see how was their outfit:joyful: and BAM! Here he was:woot::woot:
     
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    Aquitaine Is What It IS! But NEVER BORED!


    AWESOME!!!!!!!!!!!!!
     
    Aquitaine, Oct 6, 2020
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  8. moreotherstuff

    moreotherstuff Izorizent

    Congrats to @kyratango on finding the model... you found the needle in the haystack.

    Perhaps the pin is a souvenir purchased at an exhibition, maybe even the Great Exhibition.
     
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