DATED SEPTEMBER 4TH 1889

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A PRESENTATION BRICK FROM GENERAL GORDON'S PALACE AT KHARTOUM
DATED SEPTEMBER 4TH 1889
With silver dish to top, mounted on an Egyptian relief carved wood stand, the brick with engraved plaque
8 in. (20.3 cm) wide

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This lot is offered without reserve. No VAT will be charged on the hammer price, but VAT at 15% will be added to the buyer's premium which is invoiced on a VAT inclusive basis.

Sale room notice

Please note that the brick is damaged.

Lot Essay

This commemorates the ill-fated mission of Charles George Gordon (d.1885), who was sent by the British Government in 1884 to assist the Khedive of Egypt and was killed by the Mahdists during the storming of Khartoum in January the following year. The city was re-established as the capital of the Sudan in September 1898.

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