JBFloyd Posted March 19, 2011 Posted March 19, 2011 An interesting Red Cross group consisting of: Anhalt House Order of Albert the Bear, knight first class, gilt; Weimar Republic Red Cross Merit Order, second class, gilt and enamel (1922-1934); Bavaria Merit Order of St. Michael, fourth class with crown, silver and enamel; Prussia Order of the Crown, fourth class, marked “Wilm” and “Berlin” on the cylinder; Prussia Red Cross Medal, third class, in zinc; Spain Order of the Red Cross, knight, silver-gilt and enamel (1899-1926). Any hope of ever pinning down the recipient?
Paul C Posted March 20, 2011 Posted March 20, 2011 It is possible he the holder had some government function, he matbe listed in the 1918 German Reich Handbook or the 1918 Prussian State and Court Handbook.
Ulsterman Posted March 20, 2011 Posted March 20, 2011 well, with fewer than Anhalt 1,000 knight 1st class medals one might suppose he'd be easy to track down. Anyone got Anhalt rolls?
Wild Card Posted March 21, 2011 Posted March 21, 2011 Hi JBFloyd, For what it’s worth - Back in 1981, I bought, and have long since sold, a cased Albert the Bear like this, the case of which had a label named to a Dr. (M) Martin le Maire. With it was a copy of his death notice. I am quite sure that he was Danish, or at least not German; but did, like your bar, have several other relatively significant awards from other German states. Now, just maybe... Best wishes, Wild Card
JBFloyd Posted March 21, 2011 Author Posted March 21, 2011 That's an interesting possibility. This group comes from a collector who was very active at that time. I'll test his memory.
sambolini Posted March 22, 2011 Posted March 22, 2011 Hi, Great bar. I really like these type civilian and court functionary bars. They so often have such unique awards and they just don't seem to show up often. Kind regards, Sam
larsb001 Posted March 22, 2011 Posted March 22, 2011 Hi Wild Card. I can confirm that there were a Martin le Maire who was a professor and personal doctor of the Danish King Christian IX. Actually there's a book written about him (or based on his manuscript) but as I don't have it I cannot check if there's pics or similar that could give a clue. But if awarded to him I would have expected at least some Danish awards. He could have been a Commander or higher of the Dannebrog that wouldn't appear in the group but I would at least have expected a Silver Cross. Anyway, it's not in any way a Danish mounting! Regards, Lars
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