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Lot 164
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Description

  • Photograph of H.H. the Sultan of Lahej, Abdul Karim Fadhl K.C.I.E. and the heir apparent, Prince Fadhl Abdul Karim and staff at Buckingham Palace, London, 1924.
silver print (196 x 152mm.), mounted on card (approx. 380 x 280mm), captioned in ink on the mount and numbered on the image, framed and glazed, top right corner of mount with tear (not affecting image)

Catalogue Note

Abdul Karim II was sultan of Lahej in south Arabia from 1915 to 1947 and was suceeded by his son Fadhl V in 1947 until 1952. He was created an honorary knight by the British Crown, receiving the K.C.I.E. in 1918 and K.C.M.G. in 1935.