Alex K

5 hours ago, VtwinVince said:

Sorry for the delay, here are my examples.

Hi, nice looking pieces, suspension the same as mine it seems, regards

On 03/02/2021 at 16:26, QSAMIKE said:

R.I.P. Sir Tom......    You did us all proud.......

Thoughly agreed

Well, yes very annoying and pointlessly destructive, it is clear that their interest is in making as much money as is possible by auctioning/selling individually, not interested in collecting or history, very common I suspect, just like people who break up medal groups

Very nice pieces, particularly the Godet., I've been on the lookout for ibne myself and seen the attached, would welcome an appraisal if possible, award piece or second piece, regards

Very, very intricate detail and very nice, well done

21 hours ago, gregM said:

I remember a few discussions about these reinforcing plates and always

with the same conclusions.  Some say repair, some say original.  I always believed

them to be repairs but through the years I've changed my mind on that. 

 

Like you guys, I have saved a few images of crosses (1100 so far) to make my own datebase

of known maker examples and of coarse, no regards to who's images they are so please don't

be alarmed if someday you come across a thread where I might reference one of your crosses.

I have long argued with the assumption that these are repairs, true, like Chris has said, repairs were done like this, but from the examples I've shown, every "repair" is virtually identical, on identical pieces, my example is in mint condition, with case which I suspect it never left, why repair an unused medal? 

Very nice

23 minutes ago, chuck said:

Hi Alex,

Here are two sites for the prussian officers cross and the enlisted cross.

Antique Photos - Long Service Award for Officers (antique-photos.com)

Dienstauszeichnung 1.Klasse 1913 für 15 Jahre (ehrenzeichen-orden.de)

 

To add to the confusion, the confusion the hessian and prussian 15 year cross are very similar. 

Dienstauszeichnung 1. Klasse für 15 Jahre 1913 (ehrenzeichen-orden.de)

regards, 

chuck 

Hi thanks for the links interesting information, my 25 year award is the later type with the pebbled finish, I can see the confusion between the prussian and Hessian 15 year awards, I'll remember that

Regards

Ahh! it seems i need to do more research then, I have a 25 year cross, but that has the pebbled finish, what has "thrown me" is this (attached) which I know to be a smooth armed early piece by  Hossaur, (Modern ribbon though)

Thanks for the reply

regards

Alex

Hi, could I request an appraisal on the attached, my interest lies in the fact that it's a smooth armed type, which would suggest early version, only pictures at the moment, thanks for any response

1 hour ago, VtwinVince said:

Alex, yours looks spot on, with the characteristic suspension setup. I will get mine out for comparison.

Hi thanks, look forward to seeing it

Regards

I have tried to take a photo of my prinzen, hope these help, very difficult to see but it is heavily gilded, and yes it wasn't cheap

Alex

Nice, looking for one myself

50 minutes ago, waldo said:

Servus Chuck,

sh. auch hier:

http://h2385226.stratoserver.net/wbb4/index.php?thread/74090-centenarmedaille-1897/&postID=481959#post481959

Viele Grüße Walter

Can't access the site

With regards to the one posted, looks like a good period piece, official or not, they certainly existed

18 minutes ago, BalkanCollector said:

WOW, the details on this fruit bowl are out of this world!

It's certainly a nice place to keep your banana's ?

Hi Wild Card, thanks an amazing looking cross, never seen it before, I have an 1870 sanitatsverdienstkreuz in my collection, pretty boring compared to this though

Regards alex?

The suspension device on the last medal suggests typical japanese

1 hour ago, Kriegsmarine Admiral said:

The last (5th) medal is the Centenary Medal.

Yes correct , I can't count ??

3rd China denkmunze, 4th centenary medal

2 hours ago, Wild Card said:

Yes, of course. For safety reasons (I'm sure that you understand), this cross does not live here at home. I am making arrangements for a visit so that I can take aa couple of pictures of it which I will post when I get them.

Meanwhile, here is another Bavarian case, with its resident which I hope you enjoy.

OK Thanks, One word... Superb example

1 hour ago, Wild Card said:

And another

Interesting, do you by any chance have the medal, if so could you post an image? Thanks

11 hours ago, Deruelle said:

Hi,

Found recently the date of his EK2 : 2 October 1914. Found in Dresdner Nachrichten Oktober 1914.

Christophe

Hi all, nice nice information it was an early reward by the looks of it

Regards

Can't help much but yes, under the kc is the Hungarian order of merit

That is seriously nice, the crown order is one of my favourites

The lower arm is stamped with a W which suggests it was made by Wagner