Order of the Lion and Sun with Blue Rays and Stars made by Arthus Bertrand

At first it's hard to believe that such model was actually manufactured and awarded.

Sash badge.
Silver, gilt, enamel.
Badge size 75 mm.
Weight 51 g.

Breast star.
Silver, gilt, enamel.
Size 99 mm.
Weight 95 g.

Case dimensions 28.5 x 15.5 x 5.4 cm. Inside case stamped with "Arthus Bertrand & Cie, 46 rue de Renne à Paris".

Both medallions have distinct features of Arthurs Bertrand iconography.

 

Watercolor from the original Arthus-Bertrand workbook.

Size 16 x 14.5 cm.

Note that the stars should be also white enameled.

 

Two pages from the same workbook.

Nishan-i-Aftab.

Pahlavi order.

 

Above set was awarded sometime around first quarter of the 20th century to Prince Samad Khan Momtaz os-Saltaneh.

Samad Khan Momtaz os-Saltaneh [ صمد خان ممتاز السطنه] (1869-1954) was was an Iranian diplomat of the Qajar and Pahlavi dynasty era. Originating from Tabriz from an Azeri (Azerbaijani) family. His father Ali Akbar Mokrem os-Saltaneh was an eminent aristocrat and diplomat. In 1883 Samad Khan became secretary of the Persian legation in Paris, and from 1899 to 1900 he was a counselor in the Persian embassy in Sankt Petersburg. He was the Persian minister in Belgium and the Netherlands before being appointed Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary Minister in Paris in April 1905. He remained at this position until March 1926. In March 1921 by Ahmad Shah Qajar [احمد شاه قاجار] ((1898-1930), reigned from 1909 until 1925) he was elevated to the dignity of Prince with the style Royal Highness. Very wealthy, he never returned to Iran and chose to live in Paris. He was recognized by the French government as counselor of the Iranian embassy in Paris from March, 25, 1946 to September, 27, 1951. He died in 1954 at the age of 84 in Paris and was buried at Père-Lachaise cemetery.​

 

Breast star.

 

Case.