Show your Sweden miniatures

[Stefan]

On 15/10/2021 at 14:35, larsb001 said:

Hi Jonas.

 

You're welcome to a private tour should you come to Copenhagen!

 

But it seems you're somewhat into the Bravery Medals, beautiful selection you have, do you know if it would be possible to ID these two groups?

 

The ribbon mounted one was bought from Mynthuset appr 30 years ago, at that time I was told they came from the estate of Hjalmar P:son Janek but I have ben unable to get this confirmed by photos, lists or other sources, is it something you have some info about? I believe they had his fullsize group as well which were sold before I visited them. I understand that very few, less than 5, were awarded with crown around 1890-1900? 

 

Regards, Lars

 

 

I don't know if this has been solved in a later answer but I also believe that the first mini medal bar might belong to Nyström. I found a notice in https://xn--portrttarkiv-kcb.se/advancedsearch

 

//Stefan

 

[Stefan]

...but also Stålberg could be OK:

Stålberg; arméns rulla 1920:
GM tf, Pers LSO 2.kl, R R S:t St O 2. kl, Off Pers de l’Ip, Pers förtj GM 

 

I am not that good how the Persian orders might look like.

 

/Stefan

[larsb001]

Stefan, tanks for the feedback. As mentioned, when I bought the group I was given the provenience, and this could of course be wrong. So Nyström could be an possibility, but it's mentioned that he got the Gold medal, and not the Gold medal with Crown. Who knows?

 

And now to something else!

 

Not so long ago I got two different examples of one of the rarer miniatures, the Badge of the Herald of the Order of the Sword (Tjänstetecken för Härold), both in gold. They are identical on both front and reverse ...

 

 

These go very well together with the similar badge for the Order of the North Star ...

 

 

And again very well together with the similar badge of the Order of Wasa ...

 

 

And last, very well together the the Badge of the State Herald of the Order of the Seraphim ...

 

Edited October 12, 2023 by larsb001

[JohanH]

Here is an unusual miniature-ribbon with a Vasa order and the Finnish Pro Finlandia medal. 

 

Awarded to the actor Erik Fröling. 

 

[JohanH]

This miniature bar belonged to the famous balet dancer Björn Holmgren. 

 

[JohanH]

Here are two more miniature bars that are un-named. 

 

 

[Graf]

On 13/10/2023 at 02:27, larsb001 said:

Stefan, tanks for the feedback. As mentioned, when I bought the group I was given the provenience, and this could of course be wrong. So Nyström could be an possibility, but it's mentioned that he got the Gold medal, and not the Gold medal with Crown. Who knows?

 

And now to something else!

 

Not so long ago I got two different examples of one of the rarer miniatures, the Badge of the Herald of the Order of the Sword (Tjänstetecken för Härold), both in gold. They are identical on both front and reverse ...

 

 

These go very well together with the similar badge for the Order of the North Star ...

 

 

And again very well together with the similar badge of the Order of Wasa ...

 

 

And last, very well together the the Badge of the State Herald of the Order of the Seraphim ...

 

Very nice minis

[Jstrom]

[Graf]

On 06/01/2024 at 02:44, Jstrom said:

Very nice

[Jstrom]

Miniature ”För Tapperhet i Fält” m/1809

[JohanH]

Here are two more with royal commemorative medals:

 

The first one is a bit unusual since it has two of the kings medal. From different kings and on different ribbons.

 

 

The other has just the commemorative medal of 1948 and the one from 1967.

 

 

[Jstrom]

Miniature bar attributed to Nils Dofsén

 

 

Unattributed miniature bar

 

Edited February 4 by Jstrom

[Jstrom]

Alfred Harald Kasper Nyrén, folkskollärare (teacher)

 

Group consisting of: Order of Vasa Knight’s Cross, Medal for Civic Merit, and a Commemorative Medal for a course he participated in at Nääs, 1910. 

 

 

 

[JohanH]

10 minutes ago, Jstrom said:

Alfred Harald Kasper Nyrén, folkskollärare (teacher)

 

Group consisting of: Order of Vasa Knight’s Cross, Medal for Civic Merit, and a Commemorative Medal for a course he participated in at Nääs, 1910. 

 

 

 

Very nice!

 

Let me know if you decide to sell/trade it!

[larsb001]

Another nice group, attributed to Carl Frithiof Dahl (27 July 1869 - 22 August 1952).

 

 

 

On the group we have The Order of the North Star (Gold 18ct), the Order of Vasa (Gold 18ct, crown gilded), the Royal Swedish Sailing Society Commemorative Medal 1830-1930 (silver), the Swedish Sailing Society Merit Medal in Gold (Gold 23ct) and the Stockholm Yacht Club excellent service Medal (Silver gilt). So a group with some rarely seen miniatures.

 

It's allways good to be able to find info on a group, the following text is not mine, but taken from Wikipedia;

 

Carl Frithiof Dahl was a Swedish engineer and builder. The family moved to Stockholm in 1871 and he graduated in 1890 from Byggnadsyrkesskolan Bysan at the Technical School in Stockholm. He was approved in 1897 by the city's building committee as a master builder with permission to erect buildings in the capital. He received his bachelor's degree in 1904 and in 1905 entered the office of Master Mason, where he became Master Mason number 202.

 

Dahl then practiced for a time in an architect's office before establishing himself as a master builder in Stockholm. In 1912–1913 he collaborated with architect Folke Zettervall where he drew up and signed the floor plans for the property Hornblåsaren 6 (Strandvägen 63). 

 

The first major task was the Värtagasverket. Among the buildings erected by Dahl, Stockholm City Hall , the Royal Dramatic Theater and the Byströmska villa (Prince Carl's Palace on Djurgården) are notable above all, as well as PUB's department store at Hötorget and PUB's department store at Hornsgatan.

 

In 1906 he became a member of the Masonry Office and in 1917 he was elected to the board of the office and became its treasurer. In 1908 he became a Knight of the Order of Vasa and in 1923 a Knight of the Order of the North Star.

In the years 1908 to 1909, Dahl built his own city villa Sånglärkan 9 at Baldersgatan 3 in Lärkstaden. He hired architect Folke Zettervall, who designed a powerful brick facade. Dahl was a well known profile in the sailing world and a member of KSSS and one of the founders of Stockholms Yachtklubb. His interest in sailing and the sea is reflected in the facade decorations on the town villa at Baldersgatan 3. The gate is flanked by two sculptures showing a sailboat in a stormy sea and a light house among high waves. On the balcony railing rest two dolphins carved in stone and originally there was a wind vane in the shape of a sailing ship on the gable tip. He was also a cross-country skier, active in equestrian sports and one of the pioneers in cycling.

 

Dahl married Olga Pedersen in 1899. The couple had three children, Ragnar (born 1903), Folke (born 1908) and Yngve (born 1914). His wife died at Sophiahemmet in 1945 and he himself died in 1952 and was buried on August 29 of the same year in the Northern Crematorium at the Northern Cemetery .
 

[JohanH]

6 hours ago, larsb001 said:

Another nice group, attributed to Carl Frithiof Dahl (27 July 1869 - 22 August 1952).

 

 

 

On the group we have The Order of the North Star (Gold 18ct), the Order of Vasa (Gold 18ct, crown gilded), the Royal Swedish Sailing Society Commemorative Medal 1830-1930 (silver), the Swedish Sailing Society Merit Medal in Gold (Gold 23ct) and the Stockholm Yacht Club excellent service Medal (Silver gilt). So a group with some rarely seen miniatures.

 

It's allways good to be able to find info on a group, the following text is not mine, but taken from Wikipedia;

 

Carl Frithiof Dahl was a Swedish engineer and builder. The family moved to Stockholm in 1871 and he graduated in 1890 from Byggnadsyrkesskolan Bysan at the Technical School in Stockholm. He was approved in 1897 by the city's building committee as a master builder with permission to erect buildings in the capital. He received his bachelor's degree in 1904 and in 1905 entered the office of Master Mason, where he became Master Mason number 202.

 

Dahl then practiced for a time in an architect's office before establishing himself as a master builder in Stockholm. In 1912–1913 he collaborated with architect Folke Zettervall where he drew up and signed the floor plans for the property Hornblåsaren 6 (Strandvägen 63). 

 

The first major task was the Värtagasverket. Among the buildings erected by Dahl, Stockholm City Hall , the Royal Dramatic Theater and the Byströmska villa (Prince Carl's Palace on Djurgården) are notable above all, as well as PUB's department store at Hötorget and PUB's department store at Hornsgatan.

 

In 1906 he became a member of the Masonry Office and in 1917 he was elected to the board of the office and became its treasurer. In 1908 he became a Knight of the Order of Vasa and in 1923 a Knight of the Order of the North Star.

In the years 1908 to 1909, Dahl built his own city villa Sånglärkan 9 at Baldersgatan 3 in Lärkstaden. He hired architect Folke Zettervall, who designed a powerful brick facade. Dahl was a well known profile in the sailing world and a member of KSSS and one of the founders of Stockholms Yachtklubb. His interest in sailing and the sea is reflected in the facade decorations on the town villa at Baldersgatan 3. The gate is flanked by two sculptures showing a sailboat in a stormy sea and a light house among high waves. On the balcony railing rest two dolphins carved in stone and originally there was a wind vane in the shape of a sailing ship on the gable tip. He was also a cross-country skier, active in equestrian sports and one of the pioneers in cycling.

 

Dahl married Olga Pedersen in 1899. The couple had three children, Ragnar (born 1903), Folke (born 1908) and Yngve (born 1914). His wife died at Sophiahemmet in 1945 and he himself died in 1952 and was buried on August 29 of the same year in the Northern Crematorium at the Northern Cemetery .
 

That is a very nice miniature bar!

 

I believe it was for sale at Tradera for a while but unfortunately I missed it. Did you get it there?

I also think it was auctioned at Myntauktioner around 2015. 

[Jstrom]

[JohanH]

I don't know if these have been shown here before:

 

 

 

[JohanH]

Here we have a really nice piece with a miniature of Litteris et Artibus medal:

 

 

 

[Graf]

On 25/04/2024 at 02:20, JohanH said:

Here we have a really nice piece with a miniature of Litteris et Artibus medal:

 

 

 

Very nice

 

On 16/02/2024 at 21:31, larsb001 said:

Another nice group, attributed to Carl Frithiof Dahl (27 July 1869 - 22 August 1952).

 

 

 

On the group we have The Order of the North Star (Gold 18ct), the Order of Vasa (Gold 18ct, crown gilded), the Royal Swedish Sailing Society Commemorative Medal 1830-1930 (silver), the Swedish Sailing Society Merit Medal in Gold (Gold 23ct) and the Stockholm Yacht Club excellent service Medal (Silver gilt). So a group with some rarely seen miniatures.

 

It's allways good to be able to find info on a group, the following text is not mine, but taken from Wikipedia;

 

Carl Frithiof Dahl was a Swedish engineer and builder. The family moved to Stockholm in 1871 and he graduated in 1890 from Byggnadsyrkesskolan Bysan at the Technical School in Stockholm. He was approved in 1897 by the city's building committee as a master builder with permission to erect buildings in the capital. He received his bachelor's degree in 1904 and in 1905 entered the office of Master Mason, where he became Master Mason number 202.

 

Dahl then practiced for a time in an architect's office before establishing himself as a master builder in Stockholm. In 1912–1913 he collaborated with architect Folke Zettervall where he drew up and signed the floor plans for the property Hornblåsaren 6 (Strandvägen 63). 

 

The first major task was the Värtagasverket. Among the buildings erected by Dahl, Stockholm City Hall , the Royal Dramatic Theater and the Byströmska villa (Prince Carl's Palace on Djurgården) are notable above all, as well as PUB's department store at Hötorget and PUB's department store at Hornsgatan.

 

In 1906 he became a member of the Masonry Office and in 1917 he was elected to the board of the office and became its treasurer. In 1908 he became a Knight of the Order of Vasa and in 1923 a Knight of the Order of the North Star.

In the years 1908 to 1909, Dahl built his own city villa Sånglärkan 9 at Baldersgatan 3 in Lärkstaden. He hired architect Folke Zettervall, who designed a powerful brick facade. Dahl was a well known profile in the sailing world and a member of KSSS and one of the founders of Stockholms Yachtklubb. His interest in sailing and the sea is reflected in the facade decorations on the town villa at Baldersgatan 3. The gate is flanked by two sculptures showing a sailboat in a stormy sea and a light house among high waves. On the balcony railing rest two dolphins carved in stone and originally there was a wind vane in the shape of a sailing ship on the gable tip. He was also a cross-country skier, active in equestrian sports and one of the pioneers in cycling.

 

Dahl married Olga Pedersen in 1899. The couple had three children, Ragnar (born 1903), Folke (born 1908) and Yngve (born 1914). His wife died at Sophiahemmet in 1945 and he himself died in 1952 and was buried on August 29 of the same year in the Northern Crematorium at the Northern Cemetery .
 

Excellent

On 17/01/2024 at 03:55, Jstrom said:

Miniature ”För Tapperhet i Fält” m/1809

Very nice

[JohanH]

Here is a miniature bar that I am uncertain of its originality.

 

There were only about 20 Swedish volunteers in Royal Air Force and as far as I have found only one person received these medals: Ulf "Chris" Christiernsson
The only error is that his red cross medal should be with king Gustaf V not Gustaf VI Adolf...

So I am not convinced about the originality of the bar. 

Swedish Red Cross medal "För fötjänster om den frivilliga sjukvården"
The 1939-1945 Star
The Aircrew Europe Star
The Africa Star
The Italy Star
The War Medal 1939-1945

[Kvart]

It could be that when Christiernsson got his miniatures mounted, long into the reign of Gustaf VI Adolf, it was not possible to get hold of a miniature with Gustaf V any longer. It is sometimes seen in Norwegian miniature groups, since miniatures had to be purchased and availability over time (and changing monarch) could vary.

[Jstrom]

A couple recently acquired miniature groups. The first one is said to have been originally sold as part of the estate of International Olympic Committee member Hugh Weir, CBE.

 

One of only eight Australians to receive the 1956 Medal of Merit of the Equestrian Games.

 

Commander of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire

Queen Elizabeth II Coronation Medal

Medal of Merit of the 1956 Equestrian Games

 

 

The second one is another commonwealth group attributed to Lieutenant-Colonel Sir Henry C. Carden, Bt., 17th/21st Lancers. Following text taken from the auction site;

 

Sir Henry Christopher Carden, Bt., was born on 16 October 1908, the son of Major Sir Frederick Carden, 3rd Baronet, and was educated at Eton and the Royal Military College Sandhurst. Commissioned into the 17th/21st Lancers in 1928, he served with them in Egypt and India from 1930 to 1939, before attending the Staff College in 1941. He commanded 2 Armoured Delivery Regiment during the Second World War in France post-D-Day, and was advanced Lieutenant-Colonel. After further service as Commanding Officer of the 17th/21st Lancers in Greece and Palestine from 1947 to 1948 (General Service Medal with clasp Palestine 1945-48), he joined the War Office in 1948, and was appointed Military Attaché in Stockholm in 1951, for which services he was awarded the Commander of the Order of the Sword in 1954. He retired in 1956.

 

Sir Henry succeeded to the Baronetcy upon the death of his father on 22 September 1966, and in 1970 sold the family seat, Stargrove House near Newbury, to the singer and songwriter Mick Jagger, of the rock band the Rolling Stones (an apocryphal story has it that Jagger was high on LSD when he unwittingly bought the house). Sir Henry died on 4 February 1993, being succeeded to the Baronetcy by his only son.

 

The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire

1939-45 Star

France and Germany Star

Defence Medal 1939-1945

War Medal 1939-1945

General Service Medal 1918-62

Queen Elizabeth II Coronation Medal

Order of the Sword, Commander

 

[JohanH]

Here is a nice set with both full-size and miniatures. 

 

There MIGHT be a SMALL possibility to ID the owner, or at least narrow it down. I will hopefully get access to the roll over awarder civil defence medals for 1942 (it's hallmarked silver) within a few weeks. Then I need to get the list of Vasa medals for 1955 to cross-check against. 

 

[Jstrom]

A so far unattributed set.

 

Order of Vasa

Medal of Merit of the National Association of Swedish Orchestras

Decoration for Services to the Red Cross, 2. class with war decoration (Austria-Hungary)