Graf

1 hour ago, oamotme said:

Graf,

The Cornuau miniature is stunning.

 

Igor,

Lovely group - I wonder what the missing piece was - sadly no idea of knowing.

Owain

 

Gentlemen,

I attach  two bars purchased  some years ago from South America - there is a LdH but a poor quality one. From my notes:

For a collector one of the joys of the internet is to travel the world from a desk in search of acquisitions for a collection. The two bars of miniatures illustrated here came from an auction house in Uruguay. My delight in being able to obtain the pair was somewhat tempered by the complexity of payment and cost of shipping and indeed by the time the pair arrived the cost of shipping had exceeded the cost of purchase. Notwithstanding the saga of purchase, the pair, totalling fourteen awards, consists of at least ten Grand Cordon or First Class orders. The grade of award is indicated by the small rosette and gilt wings or ‘galon’ upon the ribbon and it is possible that at least three of the remaining four are of a similar high grade of which two appear to be miniature breast stars rather than miniature badges. From the seniority of the awards within the set it may be reasonable to assume that the recipient was possibly a Minister or Ambassador. Sadly there is no award from Uruguay where the miniatures were purchased, nor is more than one award from the lead order on either bar to suggest a source from Chile or Peru.

 

Group 1 - Peru, China, Sacro Militare Ordine Constantiniano di San Giorgio (Sacred Military Constantinian Order of Saint George – 1^st Class, France, Ecuador, Brazil & Sovereign Military Order of Malta (SMOM) - Pro Merito Melitensi (For Merit) – 1^st Class Civil. 

Group 2 - Chile, Argentina, Paraguay, Spain, Sovereign Military Order of Malta (SMOM) – Supremus Ordo Militaris Hospitalis Sancti Ioannis Hierosolymitani Rhodius et Melitensis (The Sovereign Military Hospitaler Order Of Saint John Of Jersualem, Of Rhodes And Of Malta) – 1st Class, Egypt & Italy.

 

Enjoy,

Owain

Superb again

2 hours ago, Igor Ostapenko said:

and I have one 😃  

Hi Igor lovely minis

2 hours ago, Farkas said:

Thanks Dan,

I didn’t know what it was but it looked great! I think the fact they wrongly listed it as a Japanese navy cap meant it slipped under the radar of its true market… luckily for me!

cheers

tony

Yes You are lucky Congrats

On 07/08/2023 at 00:42, Ferdinand said:

This piece is back on auction on the same dealer's website, with a starting bid of $1,475. No bids yet, with a week to go.

I am following the sale It is blunt wrong

Splendid Documents

14 hours ago, augustin1813 said:

I didn't found any hallmark!

The mark on the Grand cordon and Commander Crosses are usually on the crown Very small "horse head"  Sometimes they are not marked Still they are 18 Carat Gold

Other crosses the marks are usually on the very bottom The Buls Knight  usually marked on the Ring  with "B"

6 hours ago, Farkas said:

 

Good suggestion, I found this excellent page about the Wellner family business history, there was a business partner called  Gaedt and a brother called Gustav, ‘Chief smelter’, so a few more G possibilities 👍

 

https://www.ascasonline.org/articoloMARZ155.html

 

tony🍻

Good detective job Tony.

Nice work

Worth exploring further If we can trace more items we might get more information

Cheers

  Thank you

I am like you I pick up on the way some interesting objects That is part of the collecting

13 hours ago, augustin1813 said:

HHere they are all (or almost)...

 That is splendid

I can see Military Divisions for both Leopold Orders Of course he was an active officer

The Knight is the first model by J.G Dutalis

The Officer in Gold is the second type by C. J. Buls (picture with first t and second type)

7 hours ago, Ferdinand said:

This piece is back on auction on the same dealer's website, with a starting bid of $1,475. No bids yet, with a week to go.

Yes I saw it Good Luck The items is very questionable  for a advanced collector to buy it and also is very high for a new collector to bid We will see

Personally i will not bid Also i lost confidence with this seller His Auctions are very questionable at least

11 hours ago, Farkas said:

Hi Gents,

i’ve got a couple of Karl Truppen Kreuz with a GW makers mark and as far as i know the maker is unidentified.

 

Has anyone got a GW mark or maybe even know who it is?

 

cheers

tony

 

 

 

Hi Tony,

I looked in my files.Yes, it looks a mystery mark

The only thing that I can suggest that this could be a cities  of Graz -G and Vienna (Wien) -W marrks

But why two cities? Mystery. I hope someone with more deep knowledge in to the Austrian Makers Marks can come with some hint

Other option is if GW stand for name/s G could be for Gebruder and W for the family name if the company was run by at least two Brothers  Mystery

Cheers

14 hours ago, bigjarofwasps said:

Thought this might be of further interest?

 

 

Thank you very nice

Very nice Grouping of Documents

This how his Belgium Orders would have looked liked

1833 Knight Class

1847 Officer Class

31 minutes ago, Farkas said:

Hi Gents,

 

I’ve picked this up along the way.
It’s a commemorative piece, a paperweight I would guess, presented by the Uruguay Naval Academy/school.

 

It a nice chunky thing, 20 mm thick.

With the face measuring 12cm x 8cm.

A heavy stone, marble I think, with a cloth backing.

 

 

The inscription roughly translates as…

‘To/For British Naval Attaché 

Captain Gerard D Van Someren

To remember your visit.’

   XII 1969

 

I so like random things like this.

I like this because it’s a personal item, regardless of its origin or significance.

To think, it’s survived for 50+ years, then it’s unwanted… but a sentimental little hoarder like me comes along, pays £5 and now it’s safe again, it’s in the sun again (on my window sill) and both it and the name of

Captain Gerard D Van Someren

are recorded ‘forever’ here on the GMIC.

 

Whats not to like about that 🍻

Well done Tony

2 hours ago, Farkas said:

The details are much sharper than on mine, I’m glad I had Elmars evaluation before I saw it… 😊

 

A reminder of the differences amongst the ‘same’ piece and the need for friends to help assess such things. 👍

 

tony 🍻

As i like to say This is the Spirit of those forums

Cheers

 In my humble opinion Late - WW1 production Has all the characteristics of 1914 EK2

General Adolf Pirmann

2 hours ago, graham said:

This might be of help: -

 

Good Charts

General Adolf Pirmann\

Military Order for Bravery 3rd Class 1st Grade  -1942

I hope he fits in this topic

On 30/07/2023 at 23:05, Kriegsmarine Admiral said:

Commander in Chief of the Kriegsmarine, Großadmiral Erich Raeder, in Yalta on the Crimea during the inspection of the German, Italian and Croatian naval units and a short port inspection, 9 September 1942. Raeder inspected the Italian 4th MAS Flotilla (4ª Flottiglia MAS) that was stationed in Yalta from May 1942 until 20 May 1943. Shortly after his visit, later that same day, the naval base in Yalta was violently attacked by a squadron of Soviet fighter-bombers, which hit and sank MAS 571 and 573 and a barge, succeeding also in seriously damaging MAS 567, 569 and 572. Who knows what would've happened if the Soviet air attack came when Raeder was still in Yalta. Would the Soviets manage to kill the Commander in Chief of the Kriegsmarine?
The officers in the photo are, from left to right:
- Konteradmiral Hellmuth Heye, Chief of Staff of the Naval-Group-Command South (30 June 1941-14 September 1942)
- Großadmiral Erich Raeder, Commander-in-Chief of the Kriegsmarine (01 June 1935-30 January 1943)
- Konteradmiral Hans-Hermann Graf von Schweinitz und Krain Freiherr von Kauder, Commandant of the Sea-Fortifications of the Crimea (01 February 1942-31 March 1943)
- unknown lower ranking officer, perhaps the Port Commander of Yalta
- Admiral Karlgeorg Schuster, Commander-in-Chief of the Naval-Group-Command South (30 June 1941-20 March 1943)
Großadmiral Raeder visited Yalta as part of his inspection tour of the South of the Eastern Front, which lasted from 7 September until 10 September 1942. You can expect a more detailed post about this tour in the coming days.

Nice photo

Interesting lithograph of Prince/King Ferdinand with Grand Cross of the French legion of Honour Star

13 hours ago, Mattyboy said:

Jasta 28 - Emil Thuy displaying his award. 

 

closeup 

 

Nice photos

On 19/04/2023 at 09:10, Mattyboy said:

I cannot make out the name. Possible to ID him? 

 

 

closeup of the bar 

 

I like this photos

Minis and 1/2 sizes Monarchy Period