Graf

20 hours ago, BalkanCollector said:

 

Thank you for the additional info!

Welcome

Nice looking cross

Here is mine

Cheers

Hi Ton

3 hours ago, Farkas said:

Hi Gents,

this is on eBay at the moment…

it’s got 63 watchers

its on £360 / €411 with 4 days left

 

 

 

 

 

 

Is it genuine Gents, I would never have thought so because it’s not the ‘best looking thing’…🤷‍♂️ but with so much interest I’m curious.
 

tony 🍻

 

PS I’m not thinking of buying it 👍

Hi Toni It looks very questionable with all those imperfections / Also all those indentations suggest cast method The interest does not indicate - Original Some people, like you doubt the originality and keep watching the item for pure interest to see whether will be sold and how much

Cheers

On 20/11/2023 at 10:12, Farkas said:

Cheers 🍻

Thanks

On 11/11/2023 at 20:09, BalkanCollector said:

I need opinions on this piece. Is it authentic or not?

 

 

 

 

 

First Emission 1945 till 1951  It is Second Class  First Class is with white enamel and the back plate/star is gilded

Only this Emission is with screw back   Next Three Emissions were with ribbon

Regards

18 hours ago, gregM said:

Complete junk

I agree I feel sorry for the novice collectors  Well we all have been through this stage and paid the price

On 01/11/2023 at 08:36, Farkas said:

Hi Gents,

I’m pretty sure previously I found out the unit this ‘belonged’ to, one part of which had the distinction of wearing the crescent & star in gold… but annoyingly I can’t find it at the moment. 
‘Zouave’ is one that keeps popping up in my search results and that is probably the answer but I still did not find the above reference to this one’s gold insigniaI that I was looking for.
Maybe one of you Gents will know what I’m on about 🤷‍♂️

 

Regardless it’s a nice looking thing…

 

 

Any thoughts or information welcome as always Gents

 

cheers

tony 🍻

Yes it is very nice

Very nice piece It is the first Star of the Order of St Alexander i have seen The swan mark is French mark for import silver as suggested

Here is a Cross from same period

7 hours ago, steveBobby said:

Nice photo

10 hours ago, Stogieman said:

That’s a lot of 1813 crosses to hit the market all at once!!

That could ring alarm bell I might be wrong, however when few rare EKs hit the market at the same time I am always on guard We will see if more come for sale by other Dealers or Auction Houses

Welcome

On 25/10/2023 at 05:09, Farkas said:

I thought they’d let it slide but it turns out eBay wouldn’t even though it was 100% for a PTSD charity… 🤷‍♂️

 

I’m gonna have to get a bit more sneaky!

tony 🍻

Hi Tony I had similar experience fie years ago  The problem is that there are people who browse on eBay and report such items to them I ha warning only They said next time my account could be temporarily suspended for 3 months

Be careful Cheers

Similar example will be sold on the next Kuenker Auction in November

8 hours ago, Jaybo said:

 

Thank you so much. Am I correct that all 1st Empire LOHs had ribbon bows at the bottom of the cross whose ends splayed out and did not go straight down like the example that I posted?

 

Correct

  Also the crowns are important Because the Presidency period Crown could be confused with 4th Type LOH from the First Empire period as the cross you listed The central medallion could be deceiving since many crosses had their medallions replaced at some stage due to the new Ruler or due to lost of the original ones

2 hours ago, steveBobby said:

The first time I saw a box with a reward name. A rare example！

What a perfect collection Graf！

 

Thank you It is a pity I do not have Document to complement the rest However it is too much to desire

1 hour ago, Jaybo said:

Thank you so much. I thought that could be the case.

Welcome I hope it helped  The  diamond shape maker marks might have the initials of the maker If you have the cross you can look with magnification if the seller has it you can ask him to look for letters within the mark In my experience the First Empire LOH are rare maker marked Mainly the hallmark is present on the ribbon ring as the one I listed above

All knight crosses from this period are Silver and anything from Officer and up are -18 Carat Gold

While on the topic - there are LOH, which some classify as "100" days model They are hybrids between the 1st Empire and Monarchy Periods crosses  The 1/2 size LOH on the middle of the pictures bellow. Some of those crosses have 1st Empire central medallions. In my opinion it was very turbulent period and parts were quickly replaced and reversed depending of  who was the Ruler for the moment

Any way I do not believe that your LOH is from this Period

I hope more members will reply with their knowledge and opinion

Regards

1 hour ago, Jaybo said:

Hello,

What say the experts as to the authenticity of this piece. The centers and crown look like 1st Empire but I haven't seen a period piece with a ribbon bow at the base like this one. I am told there is a diamond maker's mark on the back of that bow. Your insight would be greatly appreciated.

If Bison is out there, I have sent him a similar inquiry. Thank you!

Jay

For me it is Presidency period As General  rule all First Empire LOH do not have "ribbon bow" on the bottom of the cross.

Also the Crown is typical  Presidency Period 1848-1852 Also the central medallions of all First Empire LOH (except the miniatures ans some 1/2 size Orders) are three parts design

Commander Presidency Period The central medallions are similar as the one you listed

17 hours ago, ruiz said:

Very nice Set Congrats

On 13/02/2023 at 06:28, ruiz said:

 Bulgarian Royal Order of St Alexander III class, made by C.F. Zimmermann , Pforzheim
 

Very nice

On 05/03/2023 at 17:39, ItemCo16527 said:

For reference: my great-grandfather Josef Blum circa 1903-05. He was an Artilleryman in the K u.K. Armee.

Nice photo

Here is a nice Set of this rare Socialist period Prize According to Todor Petrov only 12 were awarded I suspect that more the 12 have been in circulation on the market

The Prize was instituted in 1972 and was given to eminent poets every 5 years

On 26/05/2022 at 01:54, Elmar Lang said:

Hello,

 

just as a matter of precision, this decoration is not a "medal", but a "cross", being its name "Jubiläums-Hofkreuz".

 

Said that, I congratulate for the nice piece found, that takes its place in your collection.

 

I would also like to continue this thread, by adding the similar piece, from my own collection, complete with its original case of issue.

 

Best wishes,

 

Enzo (E.L.)

That is an excellent Set Congrats Enzo

2 hours ago, Farkas said:

Hi Linas,

this badge was a new one to me and I can’t vouch for originality but there were free French paratroopers and this was a design used by them as a beret badge.

 

The badge they used was a British parachute regiment badge with the crown ‘cut off’, literally in most cases.

but it seems some were officially issued, on the one below the emblem is also attached, the back plate has a serial number.

 

 

 

These are considered rare even the ‘home made’ ones without the symbol on them. 

Personally, I like it, unless it is stupid money it must be worth a punt 😊

 

cheers

tony 🍻

Again very nice work Tony

3 hours ago, larsb001 said:

Graf, this is the auction. I agree that in miniature everything can happen and had it been a mini I'd taken this as an makers mistake/funny variation.

 

I was not the buyer but I was just curious if this was some super rare 1. type something given out in 5 examples, but it's most likely what both you and Megan also suggests, a trial striking/prototype/design study or similar, then still of interest but not a textbook example.

Thank you for your understanding i did not mean to upset you Just tried to get some helpful  suggestion

I hope your mini collection is growing bigger It is impressive

Regards

57 minutes ago, larsb001 said:

Megan, a valid guess that I have thought of as well, some kind of early prototype. But was thinking it could have another purpose/meaning.

 

Graf, I strongly disagree, it is a full size medal, not a miniature. I have a few miniatures myself of this badge and they are - miniature sizes. If you have found the lot and compare this with the other full size items it's clearly a full size.

 

Here you have a miniature ...

 

Hi,

It could be You are more advanced collector for miniatures It looked a miniature to me. I just made a suggestion

Then if it a full size still could be makers mistake ( i have few Decorations that are legit however they have their text different from the standard ones)   ...or an early example as suggested

No harm done Good luck with your search

Cheers

BTW  Do you have the obverse of this unusual medal it could give you some hints if it a bit different from the standard ones

https://auctions.neauction.com/online-auctions/new-haven-auctions/lot-of-31-silver-and-bronze-red-cross-medals-pins-4767854

This is the auction site I found They have both the obverse and reverse of the Decorations

Cheers