JapanX Posted December 26, 2012 Posted December 26, 2012 Damaged cental medallion allows us to examine details of guillochage
Markus Posted December 26, 2012 Posted December 26, 2012 (edited) Hey Nick! Thanks for all your incredible posts across GMIC threads. Wishing you a great new year! The Persian medal in post # 694 really shows the construction process of the rays utilized in Persian Lion & Sun medals. It appears that a gold foil underlayment was coated with an enamel that flakes off quite easily. Many of the old Persian made medals are missing the gold foil underlayment and the enamel on the rays. The European made Lion and Sun medals have a cast gold enamel bed that is filled with glass enamel and affixed as individual units to the medal, thereby making them more resistant to the ravages of time. Edited December 27, 2012 by Markus
JapanX Posted December 27, 2012 Posted December 27, 2012 Hi Markus, Merry christmas and happy new year my friend! Best, Nick
Markus Posted February 3, 2013 Posted February 3, 2013 This is a Bertrand made Lion & Sun 1st class that recently popped up on Emedals. Nice quality and it has the Bertrand name engraved on the back. Bertrand doesn't mark their medals with maker marks very often. Bertrand moved to 46 Rue de Rennes in 1896, so this medal has a manufacture dating 1896 to 1925 time period.
JapanX Posted February 3, 2013 Posted February 3, 2013 Interesting piece indeed! And nicely patinated :beer:
JapanX Posted February 9, 2013 Posted February 9, 2013 Simply unbelievable. Two early Orders of The Sun were sold recently Check this out guys.
JapanX Posted February 9, 2013 Posted February 9, 2013 Original auction-house description GRAND ORDER OF THE SUN (NISHAN-I–KURSHID) Knight’s Cross. Breast Badge, 3rd Class, of reduced size and probable French manufacture from the earliest years of existence of this order, GOLD, enamelled (a chip to the reverse medallion), “owl” hallmark, suspension in the form of a seven-pointed crown (clearly inspired by the Napoleonic order of the Iron Crown), grooved ribbon ring, original ribbon. An outstandingly rare piece in very fine condition! II RR!
JapanX Posted February 9, 2013 Posted February 9, 2013 Original auction-house description GRAND ORDER OF THE SUN (NISHAN-I–KURSHID) OF PERSIAN MANUFACTURE Commander’s Cross. Neck Badge, GOLD, enamelled (damaged) of Persian manufacture, plain, round, ribbon ring and original neck ribbon. This order, founded by Fath Ali Shah in 1807, was created to reward foreign personalities only and existed in three classes, equivalent to Grand Cordon, Commander and Knight, curiously, this important order went gradually into disuse. Among the recipients of the 1st Class Knight grade were Napoleon I and the Duke of Talleyrand (both decorated in 1808). We can affirm that the piece offered here could be perhaps the only existing piece of Persian manufacture, therefore being one of the rarest pieces in the faleristics of Islamic countries. The signs of wear and age on this piece in our opinion don’t affect its importance and attractiveness. I- RR!
JapanX Posted February 9, 2013 Posted February 9, 2013 Now time for extravaganza. Original auction-house description (very imaginative ) Ladies’ Badge. Breast Badge, silver, early Model, superimposed with a stylized princely crown charged with six gold enamelled six-pointed stars, gold bordered medallion, the outer circlet green enamelled, the center of very fine enamel work, showing a lion resting on a sandy ground, behind, a bright sun on a pale blue sky, the reverse with three strong silver-wire loops to secure the decoration to the original, green ribbon bow, safety-pin on the reverse. A very rare decoration, awarded to noble ladies, of the highest jeweler’s quality!
Markus Posted February 9, 2013 Posted February 9, 2013 Thanks Nick for the new postings! Simply fantastic!
JapanX Posted February 9, 2013 Posted February 9, 2013 (edited) Thanks Nick for the new postings! Simply fantastic! These two early badges are really special! Thanks (for bringing my attention to these treasures) goes to our russian heraldic friend Hope you are well my friend! :beer: Edited February 9, 2013 by JapanX
drclaw Posted February 9, 2013 Author Posted February 9, 2013 Nick, I was intrigued by #710 when I first saw it in the catalogue. It went for a high price too. What's your take on it? I didn't know that women were awarded the Lion and Sun?
JapanX Posted February 9, 2013 Posted February 9, 2013 (edited) What's your take on it? I didn't know that women were awarded the Lion and Sun? Me neither ... I think they didn't ;) Edited February 9, 2013 by JapanX
Mitya Ivanov Posted February 12, 2013 Posted February 12, 2013 "Hope you are well my friend!" - Yes-yes-yesssss:) Don't know why these guys at Legion d'Honneur Museum in Paris identify (and name) the second degree version of Order of the Sun as "Moon Class" (classe de la Lune). There's no Moon there (see above)! WHY?
JapanX Posted February 12, 2013 Posted February 12, 2013 Don't know why these guys at Legion d'Honneur Museum in Paris identify (and name) the second degree version of Order of the Sun as "Moon Class" (classe de la Lune).There's no Moon there (see above)!WHY? Have no idea! But you are definitely right about "no moon there" ;)
Markus Posted February 19, 2013 Posted February 19, 2013 (edited) This is a Dazeville of Paris made 3rd class, Lion and Sun. The Dazeville maker plate does not appear very often. I have seen a few breast stars with this Lion and Sun painting but always without a maker Plaque. Does any body have any references to the Dazeville maker. So far, I haven't found any maker history for Dazeville. Edited February 19, 2013 by Markus
JapanX Posted February 27, 2013 Posted February 27, 2013 (edited) Check this out guys. Not our usual Persian Lion Edited February 27, 2013 by JapanX
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