King Farouk of Egypt--single figure in western-style double-breasted suit and fez
$53.00

King & Country

Item Number: AE110

King Farouk of Egypt (in suit)

Farouk 1 (1920-1965) was the 10^th ruler of Egypt from the Muhammad AIi Dynasty and destined to be the penultimate King of Egypt and the Sudan from 1936 until 1952, when he was overthrown by a military coup.
As a ruler, Farouk was known for his extravagant playboy lifestyle.  While initially popular, his reputation was eroded due to the corruption and incompetence of his government and ministers which only increased as the years went by.
Throughout his reign, Farouk would often visit the last resting place of Tutankhamun and was often seen talking with some of the foreign tourists about the long dead boy king.
Our figure shows him during the late 1930s and into the 1940s on one such visit dressed in a western-style double-breasted suit of the finest Egyptian Cotton topped with a wine-coloured Fez and carrying an ancient Egyptian walking cane.

‘IN THE SANDS OF EGYPT’

Following the discovery of the Ancient Tomb of the boy king Tutankhamun in 1922, visitors from far and wide journeyed to The Valley of The Kings to see for themselves the burial site of the young Pharoah.  Among these visitors were some famous Egyptians as well as a member of a well-known British aristocratic family…

Due to be released in APRIL 2025.