LaCollPhaleristique Posted January 24, 2015 Posted January 24, 2015 Dear all, I would like to introduce my website exhibiting my collection of French medals and especially of Legion d'Honneur. I plan to make an English version but for the moment all the description are in French due to lack of time. www.lacollectionphaleristique.com I hope it will bring you useful information on this subject and all your comments are welcome Thank you La Collection Phaleristique
Great Dane Posted January 24, 2015 Posted January 24, 2015 Holy smoke! That's quite a collection! Does the 'photo a venir' represent types you don't have yet? Thanks for sharing /Michael
Rogi Posted January 24, 2015 Posted January 24, 2015 Very cool site and I enjoyed browsing a lot Welcome to the forum
LaCollPhaleristique Posted January 24, 2015 Author Posted January 24, 2015 Thank you both for your posts and your welcome. 'photo a venir' means that I have other medals from my collection to add on the website but I still have not found the time to work on it. It takes a lot of time to build such a site and it is my first one so I am not always efficient in building it. Anyway, I hope it will bring useful information to anyone interested by this topic.
Rogi Posted January 25, 2015 Posted January 25, 2015 No worries at all, I've sent a pm with a question
Megan Posted January 25, 2015 Posted January 25, 2015 That's beautiful... I must scamper off and post a link to it from my site forthwith... er, what's your name? I cannot find it on the site anywhere.
LaCollPhaleristique Posted January 26, 2015 Author Posted January 26, 2015 Thanks Megan. You cannot find my name on the website because I do not want to communicate it. Unlike many other websites, I show my own (and valuable) collection and I do not want to attract malicious people... So you can call me La Collection Phaleristique
Megan Posted January 26, 2015 Posted January 26, 2015 That's fair enough... it is the academic in me referencing everything properly, that's all.
larsb001 Posted January 26, 2015 Posted January 26, 2015 Hello La Collection Phaleristique (couldn't you have chosen a shorter name?) Great site you have, I have been around and yes, a marvelous collection. But then I have a question. I have just got this which I take as a miniature as it's 16 mm wide. But this one have white enamelled arms and the one you have have blue enamelled arms. What's does the difference in colours means, I presume there's a difference? Regards, Lars
LaCollPhaleristique Posted January 26, 2015 Author Posted January 26, 2015 Hello Lars, Sorry for the name...you can call me Bob if it is more convenient. Regarding the colors of enamels, there is officially no difference in meaning. The decoration du Lys is not an order so people were more or less free to create different models. Regards La Collection Phaleristique
Elmar Lang Posted January 27, 2015 Posted January 27, 2015 Hello,I would like to congratulate for the beautiful pieces displayed in your webpage!Best wishes from Italy,Enzo (E.L.)
larsb001 Posted January 27, 2015 Posted January 27, 2015 Hello Bob Thank you for this info, seems I have to study a little more. Lars
Graf Posted February 3, 2015 Posted February 3, 2015 Bonjour Bob, Superbe Collection. Congrats! Bravo! I collect Legion d'Honneur and I can say this is a Dream Collection. This is my small contribution to the topic Graf
LaCollPhaleristique Posted February 3, 2015 Author Posted February 3, 2015 Bonsoir Graf, Thank you for your message. Your contribution is nice too, these miniatures are pretty rare and beautiful...Congrats La Collection Phaleristique
Graf Posted February 6, 2015 Posted February 6, 2015 Bonjour Bob, Thank you for the nice comments. I am quite interested to know whether you have any Original boxes/cases for Legion d'Honneur prior to Second Empire. Most of the Original boxes I have seen are from 2nd Empire till modern days. When i get an Order from certain period usually I try to get the matching miniature and box/case. Best Graf
LaCollPhaleristique Posted February 7, 2015 Author Posted February 7, 2015 (edited) Hello Graf, Your box is very nice and extremly rare in Commendeur. I do not collect boxes and miniatures, not because I do not like them, but simply because I find it hard enough to collect "normal size" medals...Maybe one day! However I have two boxes from la Maison Halley from 2nd Empire: one for a Grand Officier and one for a Chevalier modèle des Cent Gardes. As far as I remember I have only seen one box dating from prior to 2nd Empire. It was for a first empire miniature cross from the manufacterer Coudray (or Biennais as we like to say...). On the box was written the name of the owner. Best La Collection Phaleristique Edited February 7, 2015 by LaCollPhaleristique
Graf Posted February 7, 2015 Posted February 7, 2015 Hello Bob, Thank you Yes it is impossible to collect everything One has to focus only on certain topic. Because i collect other Orders my LOH Collection is not as impressive as yours I like the miniatures. I try to find matching ones for my Standard or 1/2 sazes Orders To be honest i have not seen more advanced as yours before. I suppose that there are other collectors out there with very advanced collections, however not many are eager to share them Yes ,the boxes from the periods earlier to 2nd Empire appear to be mainly custom made ones. I suspect the official boxes started form the Second Empire. I will be curious to see the box for the " Cent Gardes".....if not a problem for you. I have the standard boxes for Officer and Knight Classes Regards Graf
LaCollPhaleristique Posted February 7, 2015 Author Posted February 7, 2015 Indeed, there are plenty of more advanced collections than mine. But nobody wants to show them... I do not know why. I will take a picture on Monday of the box and will show you. Best La Collection Phaleristique.
LaCollPhaleristique Posted February 14, 2015 Author Posted February 14, 2015 Hello Graf, I do have the pictures but cannot upload them on this forum...any idea? Best La Collection Phaleristique.
Megan Posted February 15, 2015 Posted February 15, 2015 Look at the bottom right of the 'Reply to this topic' box: you'll see the 'Post' button and next to it a 'More Reply Options' one. Click on that. Now you will see below the 'Attach Files' options. Use the 'Browse' button to find the image you want on your computer. Then click on 'Attach This File'. Once you have done this you will see a thumbnail of the image. To the right of it you see a link 'Add to Post' - click on that the insert the image... it will go wherever you have the insertion point, you may need to click in the right place in the reply text box before clicking on Add to Post to get it where you want it.
LaCollPhaleristique Posted February 16, 2015 Author Posted February 16, 2015 http://gmic.co.uk/uploads/monthly_02_2015/post-18041-0-28132700-1424100879.jpghttp://gmic.co.uk/uploads/monthly_02_2015/post-18041-0-19129500-1424100882.jpghttp://gmic.co.uk/uploads/monthly_02_2015/post-18041-0-27487600-1424100884.jpg
Graf Posted February 17, 2015 Posted February 17, 2015 HI Bob, Merci. It is lovely Set. I did not know that this type of box is specific for "Cent Gardes" LOH I have similar, which came with 1/2 size Officer from Restoration Period Graf
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