Graf

On 14/08/2023 at 01:18, Igor Ostapenko said:

Yes, rare variant 

Congrats

1 hour ago, Igor Ostapenko said:

«… Bulgaria, Kingdom, Order of St. Alexander, Knight’s breast badge, 39mm, silver and enamel, without crown or swords, unmarked, minor enamel damage, nearly very fine»

and another , from HH 

«… Kreuz 4. Klasse, Silber vergoldet und emailliert, mit Originalband Siehe Todor Petrov, "Bulgarian Orders and Medals", S. 314, wona die 4. Klasse an 34 Bulgaren und 124 Ausländer verliehen wurde


Gewicht 22.2 g (mit Band), Maße 46,8 x 41 mm.»

Hi Igor it is nice cross I missed HH Auction. There were very interesting items. However some Bravery Order Sets looked very questionable to me

regards

14 hours ago, augustin1813 said:

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Kingdom of Holland. Order of the Union. 

For Alexandre d'Aubremé, major in the 4th Dutch Line Regiment, then colonel of the 125th French Line Regiment, and general-major of the 2d Brigade of the 3th dutch division (Gl Chassé) at Waterloo. Also  knight of the Reunion (after Bautzen), knight of the Legion of Honor (was officer when he died 1835), knight of the Militar Willem's Order (Waterloo) (commander when he died).

 

Superb

On 02/09/2011 at 14:04, Chris Liontas said:

PLM on the uniform

Typical post war S&L production

On 12/08/2023 at 23:10, augustin1813 said:

Hesse-Kassel: Golden Lion; Wearing authorization.

 

Hohenlohe: Phoenix Order.

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4 hours ago, Farkas said:

Hi Gents,

 

 

 

 

tony 🍻

Lovely cards Tony

12 hours ago, Igor Ostapenko said:

 Thank you for link ! 🍷 

 

 

 

 Very nice picture

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6 hours ago, steveBobby said:

I think this is due to the manufacturers, different manufacturers have their own ideas about where to place the sword. Such as Made by french manufacturer “Lemaitre” ，The swords are placed in the back position.

Sincerely

Steve

 

 

in the back position 

 

Nice Photo Steve

4 hours ago, Igor Ostapenko said:

Very nice minis !!! 👍

Thanks

3 hours ago, Igor Ostapenko said:

It’s “russian discription” 

This Variant is described in the book as rare one

On 12/08/2023 at 06:50, Farkas said:

 

Absolutely,

I’ve got a sentimental inclination, which is why (luckily for my wallet) I happy with the small items.

 

Examples...

 

When I bought this little shaving kit i just fancied it. Embossed initials JAT.

 

When it arrived it unexpectedly had the badge with it and when i enquired i was then told it had belonged to a WW2 RAF Pilot, who knows eh but maybe?

 

Of note, some of the razor blades are American.

 

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Cheers

tony 🍻

 

 

 

 

 

Very nice Tony

On 29/11/2021 at 18:25, Igor Ostapenko said:

Russian discription ?

Russian

Hi Tony KMT could be similar like the German KMST -Königliche Muenzamt Stuttgart  Famous German Maker  for making  1914 Iron Cross

2 hours ago, Farkas said:

Hi Gents

 

The GW is identified as

Grossman Wien.

 

There is still an MKT to try and find…🤞

 

tony 🍻

Well Done Tony

I do not know whether we influenced the seller  or i by incident , however this questionable cross was removed from sale

That is strange,marking, eagle head is OK why marked additional  900

Mos of the old ones are 18 Carat Gold There are no other marks,  When they are 14 Carat Gold,(much rarer then the 18 Carat ones) they are marked 585 in addition of the eagle head as well

Here  couple of minis in Gold  marked with eagle head on the ribbon loops

The right one is old and is bigger then usual minis

Hi Igor have you checked the Gold content 900 is usually for Silver The French usually made the Order in 14  or 18 Carat Gold Otherwise it is e very lovely Order Congrats

Here is another Luxury Palm Order in Gold

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

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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"