presentation case / Emile Joseph Dillon, Armenian Society of Kars, 1895

Emile Joseph Dillon, gold model of a quill pen, in presentation case. Inscription on scroll: "E.M. Dillon, Esqre a 'Defender of Veracity' from the Armenian Society of Kars, 1895" on one side and the same in a near-eastern language on scroll on the other. With goldsmith's mark, probably Russian. In presentation case covered maroon leather, and tooled in gold, with the same inscription, in both languages, on the lid. Dr. Emile Joseph Dillon, born in Dublin, was war correspondent of the DAILY TELEGRAPH. The pen was presented to him by the Armenian Society of Kars in recognition of him having reported the Turkish massacres of the Armenians in 1894 and 1895. The donor is Dr. Dillon's widow. Length: 12.5 inches.;