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The quality is a strong argument why it's not a piece made for European awardees. Europeans often commissioned pieces from European manufacturers due to their superior craftsmanship (for example Persian Lions and Suns) - so why would they commission a piece which is equal or even lower in quality than the Chinese pieces.
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That's what I was thinking about, too. Just consider the collectors copies of Japanese awards from that time.
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The seller is well known (at least to me) for his Order of the Yugoslav Star fakes. M&E's #5 is indeed quite an oddity and I'd like to see some (at least one photo) provenance. I think in this case an appropriate design can only be seen as circumstantial evidence since many people with a sparkling phantasy had a century to come up with something.
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That's an interesting badge. Do you know what it was exactly for? What does the inscription say? Caduceus would definitely point to some economic institution. Numbers in the three digit range...
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Who is trying to sell that thing off? -
Yep. Their fast pace it surprising. This is were those lousy YJ pictures will become a problem. Imagine Soviet style quality fakes with these pictures
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Decorations of the Republic of Serbia (2009)
utopis replied to paja's topic in Southern European & Balkan States
Thank you, Radmilo. Great thread! For the time being it is probably the vastest amount of information about modern Serb orders available. That will surely be interesting. Royal Afghan orders are often overlooked and there is little information available on this topic. -
Hmm: http://page11.auctions.yahoo.co.jp/jp/auction/n139453758 next one. better than all previous versions
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Soviet So long, Red Star!
utopis replied to JapanX's topic in Russia: Soviet Orders, Medals & Decorations
Yep, that's you usual hobby set. Quality must be awful -
This one was supposed to go in the Manchu thread, right?
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Yep, real nice ones. I like the condition. The traditional pin is definitely rarer then the other styles.
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Soviet So long, Red Star!
utopis replied to JapanX's topic in Russia: Soviet Orders, Medals & Decorations
and ground the edges down. -
True, haven't looked at it that way. Though lightyears away of what a 1st class would fetch
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You got that right. Sold for $11K
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Persia - Order of the Lion and the Sun
utopis replied to drclaw's topic in Middle East & Arab States
That's a nice one. Picture of the reverse, by any chance? -
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I see. Well it might be premature to judge the market by one sale. One thing is for sure: everyone who was wealthy before the trouble started there, still is.
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How does that change anything?
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It's nice to see that even top Chinese orders are still 'affordable' compared to Tsarist stuff
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That's true. Everything below the 5. class is damn rare.
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Is it just me or are the 3. classes really scarcer then the 2. classes?
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There is a mistake with the medals in post #1. On the top right they put the breast star of the Imperial Austro-Hungarian Order of St. Stephan. The breast star that belongs to the sash badge should instead be the Hungarian Order of Merit with Holy Crown and Swords.
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Yeah, you can never have enough of them It's like a chronic 2nd class sacred treasure case shortness
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I bet these "leftovers" will not be cheap
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The Morton and Eden auction in December 2011 had a Russian made 1st type 2nd class 2nd grade (if I'm not mistaken) DD breast star. It was estimated at 100.000 - 150.000 GBP but was not sold.
