Laurence Strong Posted September 13, 2006 Author Share Posted September 13, 2006 Merci GuyPeutetre cerra dans mon collection bienteaux Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jacky Posted September 15, 2006 Share Posted September 15, 2006 Wonderfull clasps for those orders,But I don't think that it was used widely as many vetrans wore their orders with swords together with the long service awarded orders.....I have 2 groups in possession,One with the knight Leopold II with swords, ?nd a gold medal of leopold IIThe other with a knight leopold II with swords ?nd a silver medal of leopold II.Kind regards,Jacky Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jacky Posted December 6, 2006 Share Posted December 6, 2006 Finally I got an offer to buy the following stars and sash;Grandofficer.He was asking 550,- for this one.Just the cross, no box or what so ever with it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jacky Posted December 6, 2006 Share Posted December 6, 2006 Then the grandcrosshe only wanted to sell it as a set,1050,- Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jacky Posted December 6, 2006 Share Posted December 6, 2006 At last, the sash Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jacky Posted December 6, 2006 Share Posted December 6, 2006 I would have loved to have those stars,I'm currently looking for them ?nd the bronze medal of Leopold II and than is my collection of the order of Leopold II complete.However his prices were, as far as I'm concerned, a bit too strong for me.What are your opinions on those stars???Could you point a manufacturer for those stars too?So .... Will have to look further.....wait a longer time...Does anyone knows what the exact dimensions are of those stars and the grand-cross badge???Those breaststars appear to be 8 cm by 8 cm.So... Anyone has a breaststar and/or grandcross sash with badge??The bronze medal is also very welcomed!Kind regards,Jacky Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jacky Posted December 13, 2006 Share Posted December 13, 2006 No one has any opinion or price guide????Kind regards,Jacky Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jacky Posted February 15, 2007 Share Posted February 15, 2007 (edited) Here the last pictures of this particular commander in my collection,It's waiting till the money is in my account and then will it fly fly fly to it's new owner.I have bought a commander with swords, thus this one had to go... Can't afford to own multiple of every grade.Kind regards,JackyFront Edited February 15, 2007 by Jacky Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jacky Posted February 15, 2007 Share Posted February 15, 2007 (edited) reverse,the scans are not too good, but hey.. not bad too..They represent just what one wants to see.A nice pre 1951 version of a beautifull order without the distracting clay plastered over the order, like the order of the Crown and the order of Leopold I.(they call it enamel, but I call it clay! I just like metal, plain metal)Kind regards,Jacky Edited February 16, 2007 by Jacky Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Laurence Strong Posted February 16, 2007 Author Share Posted February 16, 2007 Here you go...no clay . Looks like clay Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jacky Posted February 16, 2007 Share Posted February 16, 2007 Nice one!!!Is it bronze or gold??I instantly thought bronze (which is still missing in my collection) But spotted a golden glance at the ball....Now I'm hesitating... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oli4vercammen Posted February 16, 2007 Share Posted February 16, 2007 (edited) That's a nice bronze one! I like it.When bronze is new, it has a very shiny look, only when it breads a lot of air and sulphur in the air, it oxidizes and gets a patina just like silver and gets darker. You could clean it like a prowd soldier and make it shine like the bal of the suspention or let it like it is like most of the collectors do. Edited February 16, 2007 by oli4vercammen Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jacky Posted February 16, 2007 Share Posted February 16, 2007 Yes indeed,Bronze ones would be harder to come by than the silver or gold ones?? Olivier, do you know any ration between the gold/silver/bronze medals and the higher grades?? This one is also of less pump and circumstance, the leaves on the medal are less detailed and the ball looks quite cubic.Might be because this is the lowest grade, thus for those on the lowest sport, or just a manufacturers plan to work them ou tthis way??Kind regards,Jackyp.s. I like it that the thread is coming alive again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ErikMuller Posted February 16, 2007 Share Posted February 16, 2007 That's a nice bronze one! I like it.Indeed! Lovely piece! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Laurence Strong Posted February 16, 2007 Author Share Posted February 16, 2007 (edited) Wow and I though that a bronze one would be a lowley piece. Thanks for the kind words everyone I am missing the silver, then later this summer I hope to start filling some of the higher levels I think the "goldy part' would be from rubbing during wear. Edited February 16, 2007 by Laurence Strong Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hendrik Posted February 16, 2007 Share Posted February 16, 2007 ... I though that a bronze one would be a lowley piece.Hello Laurence,It is a lowly piece in so far as it's the lowest class in the order. But, it's also the rarest grade among the medals in that order. Those medals are awarded for long service according to hierarchy in the Belgian administration in its widest sense. Long service also normally means promotions during those years so a bronze medal would be for someone very low in the hierarchy, serving the whole time without any promotion entitling him/her to a higher class medal, a far rarer state of affairs than usual and thus making the bronze medal the rarer of the three grades.Indeed a very nice example you've acquired !Cheers,Hendrik Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Laurence Strong Posted February 16, 2007 Author Share Posted February 16, 2007 That would make sense, Thanks Hendrik Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jacky Posted February 23, 2007 Share Posted February 23, 2007 (edited) Here, Both of my unilingual medals.Gold & silvered bronze, but the silver shows some marks of wear.But that's part of the game, someone proud wore them, polished themand was proud of it!!Kind regards,Jacky Edited February 23, 2007 by Jacky Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jacky Posted February 23, 2007 Share Posted February 23, 2007 Now the Knight with palms A and the officer with swords.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jacky Posted February 23, 2007 Share Posted February 23, 2007 Matching miniatures are always nice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ErikMuller Posted March 5, 2007 Share Posted March 5, 2007 Matching miniatures are always nice. Are there miniatures on this picture? Hmmm... Sorry I must be blinded by the flash Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jacky Posted March 5, 2007 Share Posted March 5, 2007 Nice joke....However, I tried them both with as well as without flash,without flash was too dark to see something,but then I tried it this way and sorry... It was the best I could do.I'm just a scientist, not a photographer......... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ErikMuller Posted March 5, 2007 Share Posted March 5, 2007 Nice joke....However, I tried them both with as well as without flash,without flash was too dark to see something,but then I tried it this way and sorry... It was the best I could do.I'm just a scientist, not a photographer.........I was just kidding Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alex K Posted April 7, 2007 Share Posted April 7, 2007 Hi My contributionregards Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Laurence Strong Posted April 7, 2007 Author Share Posted April 7, 2007 Very nice Alex. What I need next Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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