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Travel writing desk that belonged to Sir Faiyaz Ali Khan. India
Height: 19 cm Width:45 cm Depth: 30 cm
In wood inlaid with brass with rich leaf motifs; given to the Minister of State of Jaipur, Faiyaz Ali Kan Bahadu. The desk opens like a casket and inside we find several compartments as a shelf and small drawers inside.
Sir Nawab Sir Muhammad Faiyaz Ali Khan Bahadur KCIE KCVO CSI CBE (1851-1922) was a Nawab of Pahasu , a member of the Governor General's Council of the United Provinces of Agra and Oudh and a member of the Legislative Council of the United Provinces.
Khan was appointed Foreign Minister of the Jaipur State Council in 1901 by Maharaja Sawai Madho Singh II (1880-1922).
In 1902 he was chosen to represent the United Provinces of Agra and Oudh at the coronation of King Edward VII and Queen Alexandra in London.
€ 2.500,00 / 3.000,00
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