China Rare Chinese badge

[fukuoka]

Very rare badge/breast star just ended on Yahoo Japan.

Republic of China, Peking Govt Order (1911-1928): The Order of Rank and Merit Grand Order.

http://page8.auctions.yahoo.co.jp/jp/auction/h186396022

For some reason, I cannot copy pictures from the auction, so please check the link.

[JapanX]

Certanly not our usual "badge"

Here you will find more of them Rich

http://gmic.co.uk/index.php/topic/54491-the-order-of-rank-and-merit-its-origins-classes-and-recipients/

[fukuoka]

Excellent thread Nick! Was the final price on Yahoo Japan too high?

[utopis]

in 2007 M&E sold one for £12500 +20%premium =15000. Considering the inflation that equals to ~ £18.100 nowadays (yeah, that's how much money you lost ). The YJ one sold for £15.000

That follows the assumption that the prices stayed stable for the last seven years which I tend to doubt (it goes upwards, of course)

Edited March 23, 2014 by utopis

[utopis]

By the way, although it has no actual star corpus I'd rather classify it as a breast star than a badge.

[fukuoka]

Thanks for the info, utopias.

[JapanX]

Excellent thread Nick!

Was the final price on Yahoo Japan too high?

I'd say this brest star went underpriced ;)

Edited March 23, 2014 by JapanX

[hc8604]

Not may have access to YJ auctions. And third party bidding companies can limit your bidding at times too. Need to try to persuade them why you want to bid 2,500,000+ yen and they may want to see if you can put a deposit maybe.

[JapanX]

Not may have access to YJ auctions. And third party bidding companies can limit your bidding at times too.

Damn right!

This is certainly one of the possible reasons for such price ...

[drclaw]

That is a real beauty and extraordinarily rare. Given its location in Japan, you could also assume it is in as pristine a condition as the photo suggests.

I've written a long article on the Order of Rank and Merit which begins with the near identical Imperial Nobility Badge introduced by the Qing government in 1909. It also covers the Republican Nobility Badge. It draws upon Nick's excellent thread and the contributions of other members.

It's been submitted to OMSA so watch this space.

Edited March 23, 2014 by drclaw