Egyptian Crown Jewels On Show Before Auction Sale (1954)

Unused / unissued material - Egypt. Egyptian crown jewels on show before auction sale. CU Princess Chevikiar’s Tiara. GV of the jewels. Ex-Queen Farida’s crown, and various jewellery. Experts examining jewels. Colonel Gaafar, in charge of sale, looking at jewellery. Various shots, jewels on table. (F.G.) Old record suggests material dates from December 1954. FILM ID: A VIDEO FROM BRITISH PATHÉ. EXPLORE OUR ONLINE CHANNEL, BRITISH PATHÉ TV. IT’S FULL OF GREAT DOCUMENTARIES, FASCINATING INTERVIEWS, AND CLASSIC MOVIES. FOR LICENSING ENQUIRIES VISIT British Pathé also represents the Reuters historical collection, which includes more than 136,000 items from the news agencies Gaumont Graphic (1910-1932), Empire News Bulletin (1926-1930), British Paramount (1931-1957), and Gaumont British (1934-1959), as well as Visnews content from 1957 to the end of 1984. All footage can be viewed on the British Pathé website.