King & Country Soldiers Ancient Egypt AE099 The Pharaoh's New Sedan Chair

King & Country Soldiers Ancient Egypt AE099 The Pharaoh's New Sedan Chair. A brand-new sculpt of a seated Pharaoh sits atop his Sedan Chair which is being carried by a team of 4 Nubian slaves. Nubians were highly-prized by their Egyptian masters and were noted for their strength and endurance. Thousands of them were in Royal service and although still slaves were provided with extra rations and fairly good, for the period, living conditions.

Cleopatra's sedan chair, a luxurious mode of transport in ancient times, was an elegant and ornate chair designed for the comfort of royalty and noble figures. Sedan chairs, also known as lectica or gestatoria, were widely used in various cultures, including ancient Egypt.

Historical records suggest that Cleopatra, the famed Queen of Egypt, utilized sedan chairs to move around the royal palaces and cities. These portable thrones were carried by servants or slaves, allowing Cleopatra to travel without the constraints of walking, especially in public or ceremonial settings.

The design of Cleopatra's sedan chair likely reflected the opulence of her reign, adorned with intricate carvings, precious metals, and lavish fabrics. While specific details about Cleopatra's sedan chair are scarce, its existence symbolizes the wealth and grandeur of ancient Egyptian royalty.

Although sedans chairs were prevalent in ancient times, they gradually fell out of use with the advent of more advanced modes of transportation. Nevertheless, the legacy of Cleopatra's sedan chair endures as a testament to the extravagant lifestyle of one of history's most legendary figures.

King & Country Soldiers IDF007 Israeli Female Soldier (RETIRED). The Israeli Defense Forces are one of the few international militaries that have a mandatory military requirement for women. Since the country's foundation women have played a vital role in Israel's Armed Forces. Generally speaking Israeli female soldiers operated in the support role during the '67 war however many were fully trained to use and carry the UZI especially in or near combat and rear areas where terrorists might operate.

Established in 1983 King & Country is owned and operated by Andy Neilson and Laura Johnson based in Hong Kong King & Country collectible toy soldiers include a range of hand painted collectible metal toy soldiers military and civilian figures polystone vehicles and accessories. WE are one of the best-known and most-collected producers of toys soldiers and miniature figures in the world today. King & Country all-metal, hand-painted, 1:30 scale figures (about 60mm tall) cover the broadest spectrum of history - from Ancient to Modern and many points in between. K & C begin in Ancient Egypt before travelling on to the time of Christ and Imperial Rome... K & C's miniature history series include The Crusades before journeying westwards to Europe and The English Civil War and later to the colourful spectacle of The Age of Napoleon. Moving even further west across the Atlantic we depict the brave but doomed battle to defend The Alamo and the epic Indian Wars of the late 19th Century.
In more modern times King & Country helps tell the story of The First World War and the battles and campaigns in both the Middle East and the Western Front. Following the end of that War we also explore in miniature the people and personalities that led to the terrible rise of The Third Reich in our Berlin '38 series. That inevitably leads on to The Second World War itself...

No other toy soldier company has designed or produced as many or as varied a selection of WW2 military and civilian figures, fighting AE079nd accessories as King & Country! From the German invasion of Poland in September 1939 until the Fall of Berlin in May 1945 we tell the story in authentic, hand-made detail.

As the real war raged across the globe K&C also reproduces the troops, tanks and many other items that replicates the battles and campaigns fought in Europe... The Pacific... North Africa and Russia. More recent decades' history can be seen in our relatively new Arab / Israeli conflict and Vietnam War series.
On a lighter note, K&C also produces several non-military 'civilian' ranges that attract both male and female collectors...

'Streets of Old Hong Kong' is an affectionate look-back at turn-of-the-19th & 20th Century Hong Kong with a huge range of traditionally dressed Chinese figures and attractive buildings of the period. 'World of Dickens' and 'Streets of Olde London' feature characters and people drawn from the works of Charles Dickens and Sir Arthur Conan Doyle and his most famous creation, Sherlock Holmes.