Auction Details - AUCTION ALREADY HELD
Orders, Decorations, Campaign Medals and Militaria
Auctioneer: Spink Location: 69 Southampton Row, Bloomsbury, London WC1B 4ET
Contact: Tel: +44 (0)20 7563 4000 Fax: +44 (0)20 7563 4066
Date: 24th April 2014 Time: 10:00AM
Details: Viewing:
Wednesday 23 April 10am to 5pm
Private viewing by appointment only
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Auction Lots - Page 7
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Austria, Empire, Order of Franz Joseph, Military Division, Commander's neck Badge, by Rothe, Vienna, 70mm including crown and crossed swords suspension x 39mm, gilt and enamel, very fine, with neck riband £200-250
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Austria, Empire, Order of Franz Joseph, Civil Division, Commander's neck Badge, by Vinc Mayer's Söhne, Vienna, 69mm including crown suspension x 36mm, gilt and enamel, with additional green enamel band around central medallion, maker's mark on suspension ring, good very fine £250-300
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Austria, Empire, Order of Franz Joseph, Civil Division, Commander's pin-back Badge, by Vinc Mayer's Söhne, Vienna, 75mm including crown suspension x 40mm, gold and enamel, with additional green enamel bands from crown, maker's cartouche and gold marks on reverse, nearly extremely fine, scarce £300-400
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Austria, Empire, Order of Franz Joseph, Civil Division, Knight's breast Badge, by Vinc Mayer's Söhne, Vienna, 56mm including crown suspension x 31mm, gold and enamel, with hinged reverse central medallion, maker's name on suspension ring, minor enamel damage to one reverse arm of cross, nearly extremely fine £300-400
305
Austria, Empire, Military Cross of Merit, Third Class breast Badge, 31mm, silver, silver-gilt and enamel, with wreath, good very fine, with miniature badge with crossed swords on riband £60-80
306
Austria, Empire, Cross of Merit, Silver Merit Cross, silver and enamel, nearly very fine
Austria, Empire, Medal for Bravery, small silver Medal (2), Ferdinand; Franz Joseph, silver, light contact marks to latter, good very fine
Austria, Empire, Commemorative Medal for the Tirol Campaign 1848, silver, nearly extremely fine (4) £140-180
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Austria, Empire, Field Pilot's Badge 1913, Franz Joseph, 63mm x 62mm, bronze-gilt and enamel, by J. Zimbler, Vienna, reverse fitted with twin clips, nearly extremely fine, rare £600-800
provenance: Spink, July 1997
308
Belgium, Kingdom, Order of Leopold, Military Division, Commander's neck Badge, 100mm including crown and crossed swords suspension x 57mm, gold and enamel, French motto, minor enamel damage to top of wreath, one gold ball at tip re-soldered, another missing, otherwise nearly extremely fine, with neck riband £300-400
309
Belgium, Kingdom, Order of the Crown, Commander's neck Badge, 75mm including wreath suspension x 58mm, silver-gilt and enamel, silver marks to wreath suspension, good very fine, with neck riband £50-70
310
An Interesting Belgian B.E.M. Group of Fifteen to Adjutant A.F.H.A. Buekens, Belgian Ministry of National Defence, Who Served in the 1940 Campaign and Participated in the Resistance Movement
a) Belgium, Kingdom, Order of the Crown, Knight's breast Badge, 60mm including wreath suspension x 45mm, silver and enamel, obverse central medallion lacking crown
b) Belgium, Kingdom, Order of Leopold II, Knight's breast Badge, 60mm including crown suspension x 38mm, silver and enamel
c) Belgium, Kingdom, Croix de Guerre, L.III.R., bronze
d) Belgium, Kingdom, Medal of the Resistance 1940-45, bronze
e) Belgium, Kingdom, War Medal 1940-45, bronze, with crossed swords emblem on riband
f) Belgium, Kingdom, Medal for Combat Volunteers of the Resistance, bronze, with 'Pugnator' bar
g) Belgium, Kingdom, Medal for Prisoners of War 1940-45, bronze, with bronze riband bar
h) Belgium, Kingdom, Military Decoration, Second Class, for Long Service, silver
i) Belgium, Kingdom, Albert I Silver Jubilee Medal 1934
j) France, Cross of Resistance of Réseau Sylvestre Farmer, bronze
k) Great Britain, British Empire Medal, Military Division, G.VI.R. (Adjudant Albert F H A Buekens), silver
l) United States of America, Medal of Freedom, bronze
m) France, Republic, Croix du Guerre, reverse dated '1939', bronze, with bronze star emblem on riband
n) France, Republic, War Medal 1939-45, gilt, with 'France' bar
o) France, Republic, Medal of Liberated France 1944, bronze, generally good very fine or better, a scarce combination (15) £300-500
Footnote: B.E.M. 140.22381 Adjudant Albert Ferdinand Hector Adrien Buekens, Chef du Service des Decorations Adjoint, Belgian Ministry of National Defence
The Recommendation, dated 3.4.1946, and signed by Montgomery of Alamein, states: 'Went through 1940 campaign. Participated in Resistance Movement. As NCO attached to 2nd Bureau showed ability and devotion to duty in manifold missions including particularly questions of awards to representatives of Liberation Armies.'
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Belgium, Kingdom, Order of Leopold II, Grand Cross Star, by de Greef, Brussels, 85mm, silver, silver-gilt, and enamel, French motto, maker's cartouche on reverse, good very fine £250-300
312
Belgium, Kingdom, Order of Leopold II, Commander's neck Badge, 83mm including crown suspension x 52mm, gilt and enamel, bi-lingual motto, very fine, with neck riband £50-70
313
Belgium, Kingdom, Order of African Star, Grand Cross set of Insignia, by de Greef, Brussels, sash Badge, 87mm including crown suspension x 59mm, gilt and enamel; Star, with Crown decoration, 92mm x 80mm, silver, silver-gilt, and enamel, maker's cartouche on reverse, good very fine, rare in this class, with full sash riband, in case of issue (2) £800-1,200
314
Belgium, Kingdom, Order of the African Star, Commander's neck Badge, 91mm including crown suspension x 58mm, gilt and enamel, extremely fine, with neck riband £300-400
315
Brazil, Empire, Order of the Rose, Knight's Star, no crown, 54mm, silver-gilt, gold, and enamel, extremely fine, rare, in embossed case of issue £1,200-1,600
316
Brunei, Sultanate, Order of Loyalty, Officer's breast Badge, by Spink and Son, London, 71mm including wreath suspension x 45mm, silver-gilt and enamel, maker's mark to reverse, extremely fine £80-120
317
Bulgaria, Kingdom, Order of National Merit, Military Division, Grand Officer's set of Insignia, neck Badge, 95mm including crown suspension x 64mm, gilt and enamel; Star, 98mm, silver, gilt, and enamel, minor enamel damage, very fine, with neck riband (2) £300-400
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Bulgaria, Principality, Order of National Merit, 1st type, Civil Division, Commander's neck Badge, 97mm including princely crown suspension x 64mm, silver-gilt and enamel, good very fine, with neck riband £250-300
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Bulgaria, Kingdom, Order of National Merit, Civil Division, Commander's neck Badge, 95mm including crown suspension x 65mm, gilt and enamel, nearly extremely fine, with neck riband £140-180
320
Burundi, Kingdom, Royal Order of the Karyenda, Grand Cross sash Badge, 92mm including crown suspension x 64mm, gilt and enamel, good very fine, with full sash riband £400-500
321
Cambodia, Kingdom, Royal Order of Sahametrei, Commander's neck Badge, 90mm including crown suspension x 55mm, gilt and enamel, extremely fine, with neck riband £100-140
322
Cambodia, French Colonial, Order of the Muniseraphon, First Class Star, 93mm x 88mm, silver, gilt, and enamel, good very fine, scarce £250-300
323
Cambodia, French Colonial, Order of Cambodia, Commander's neck Badge, by Boullanger, Paris, 98mm including crown suspension x 66mm, silver-gilt and enamel, maker's cartouche on reverse, nearly extremely fine, with neck riband, in case of issue £200-250
324
Central Africa, Empire, Order of Bokassa I, Grand Cross set of Insignia, sash Badge, 86mm including wreath suspension x 60mm, silver, silver-gilt, and enamel; Star, 83mm, silver, silver-gilt, and enamel, silver marks on retaining pin, minor enamel restoration to wreath suspension on badge, otherwise nearly extremely fine, scarce, with full sash riband, in Arthus Bertrand, Paris, case of issue (2) £400-500
325
China, Empire, Order of the Double Dragon, 2nd type, First Class, Third Division set of Insignia, neck Badge, 50mm, silver-gilt and enamel, with pink coral at centre and top, French import stamp on suspension loop; Star, 84mm, silver-gilt and enamel, with pink coral at centre and top, and eight pearls, French import stamp to retaining pin, good very fine, in original brown lacquered wooden box of issue (2) £6,000-8,000
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China, Empire, Order of the Double Dragon, 2nd type, Second Class, Third Grade Star, 80mm, silver, silver-gilt, and enamel, with red carved coral at centre and top, nearly extremely fine £2,000-3,000
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China, Empire, Order of the Double Dragon, 2nd type, Third Class, First Grade neck Badge, 93mm, silver and enamel, sapphire at centre, pink coral at top, nearly extremely fine £2,000-3,000
328
China, Empire, Order of the Double Dragon, 2nd type, Third Class, First Grade Star, by Bacqueville, Paris, 87mm, silver and enamel, sapphire at centre, pink coral at top, maker's cartouche on reverse, French import stamp to retaining pin, with additional neck badge loop, extremely fine £800-1,000
329
China, Empire, Order of the Double Dragon, 2nd type, Third Class, Second Grade neck Badge, 77mm, silver and enamel, sapphire at centre, coral at top, nearly extremely fine, housed in a circular wooden frame £2,500-3,500
330
China, Republic, Order of the Golden Grain, Fourth Class breast Badge, 54mm, silver-gilt and enamel, nearly extremely fine, with rosette on riband, in original fabric covered fitted case of issue, together with the Bestowal Document, inscribed (in Chinese) 'The Great President of the Great Republic of China hereby gifts to the American "Suo Ke Bin" the Fourth Class Medal of the Order of the Striped Tiger, presented in the 12th Year [1923] of the Great Republic of China, by the Minister of Civil Service', contained in scroll holder £500-600
331
China, Republic, Order of Extreme Bravery, Third Class Medal, 71mm x 63mm, bronze, bronze-gilt, and enamel, scratch marks to reverse, nearly very fine £300-400
Footnote: The Order of Extreme Bravery was instituted by Tsang Tso-Lin (1875-1928), Generalissimo; Supreme Commander of Manchuria and the 3 Eastern States.
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Comoros, French Colonial, Order of the Star of Comoros, Chevalier's breast Badge, 60mm including crescent suspension x 45mm, silver and enamel, monogram of Sultan Said Ali bin Said Omar (1886-1916), nearly extremely fine £80-120
333
Croatia, Kingdom, Order of Merit, Grand Cross Star, for Christians, 84mm, silver and enamel, silver marks on retaining pin, good very fine, scarce £250-300
334
Czechoslovakia, Republic, Military Order of the White Lion, 1st type, Second Class Star, by Karneta Kysely, Prague, 55mm, silver and enamel, with silver crossed swords below central medallion, maker's name on reverse and maker's mark and silver marks on pin, nearly extremely fine £400-600
335
Denmark, Kingdom, Order of the Dannebrog, C.X.R. (1912-47), Commander's neck badge, by A. Michelsen, Copenhagen, 82mm including crown suspension x 41mm, silver-gilt and enamel, nearly extremely fine, with neck riband £500-700
336
Egypt, Kingdom, Order of the Nile, First Class set of Insignia, by Tewfik Bichai, Cairo, sash Badge, 92mm including crown suspension x 63mm, silver, silver-gilt, and enamel, maker's name on reverse; Star, 94mm, silver, silver-gilt, and enamel, maker's name on reverse, nearly extremely fine, with full sash riband, in case of issue (2) £500-700
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Egypt, Kingdom, Order of the Nile, Commander's neck Badge, by J. Lattes, Cairo, 90mm including crown suspension x 63mm, silver, silver-gilt, and enamel, maker's name on reverse, extremely fine, with neck riband, in case of issue £250-300
Footnote: Bestowed upon Colonel R.M. Feilden, C.B.E. Oxfordshire Light Infantry and Egyptian Army, Governor and Officer Commanding Bahr-El-Ghazal, January 1915
provenance: Spink, July 2005
338
Ethiopia, Empire, Order of Menelik II, Grand Cross set of Insignia, sash Badge, 75mm including crown suspension x 49mm, silver-gilt, gilt, and enamel; Star, 79mm, silver-gilt, gilt, and enamel, minor enamel damage to obverse central medallion on Badge, otherwise nearly extremely fine, with full sash riband (2) £500-700
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Ethiopia, Empire, Order of Menelik II, Commander's neck Badge, 75mm including crown suspension x 51mm, gilt and enamel, nearly extremely fine, with neck riband £200-250
340
Ethiopia, Empire, Order of King Solomon's seal, Grand Cross set of Insignia, by B.A. Sevadjian, Addis Ababa, sash Badge, 80mm including suspension x 52mm, gilt, maker's name on reverse; Star, 86mm, gilt, maker's name on retaining pin, nearly extremely fine, with full sash riband (2) £400-500
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Ethiopia, Empire, Order of King Solomon's Seal, Commander's neck Badge, 89mm including crown suspension x 53mm, gilt, nearly extremely fine, with section of neck riband £80-120
342
Finland, Republic, Order of the Lion, Civil Division, Grand Officer's set of Insignia, neck Badge, 49mm, silver-gilt and enamel, silver marks on suspension ring; Star, 79mm, silver and enamel, silver marks and date letter for 1967 on reverse, nearly extremely fine, with neck riband, in Tillander, Helsinki, case of issue (2) £300-400
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Finland, Republic, Order of the Lion, Civil Division, Commander's neck Badge, 49mm, silver-gilt and enamel, silver marks on suspension ring, very fine, with neck riband £100-140
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France, Kingdom, Royal and Military Order of St. Louis, Knight's breast Badge, 36mm, gold and enamel, fleur-de-lys lacking from angles of arms of cross, enamel damage to motto, nearly very fine £300-400
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France, Kingdom, July Monarchy 1830-48, Legion of Honour, Chevalier's breast Badge, 58mm including crown suspension x 45mm, silver, gold applique, and enamel, Hallmarked on obverse tassel, minor enamel damage to wreath, otherwise good very fine £200-250
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France, Third Republic, Legion of Honour, Grand Officer's Star, by Arthus Bertrand, Paris, 92mm, silver, maker's mark and silver poincon mark on retaining pin, extremely fine £300-400
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France, Third Republic, Legion of Honour, Chevalier's breast Badge, 53mm including wreath suspension x 41mm, silver, gold applique, and enamel, very fine
France, Republic, Geneva Cross 1870-71, bronze, good very fine, with original riband
Spain, Kingdom, Medal for the Universal Exposition of Barcelona 1888, bronze, with gold crown, unnamed, extremely fine, in Castells, Barcelona, fitted case (3) £80-120
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France, Kingdom, July Monarchy 1830-48, July Medal 1830, silver, good very fine £80-120
349
Germany, Baden, Order of the Lion of Zahringen, Civil Division, Commander's neck Badge, 61mm, gold, green crystal, and enamel, extremely fine £1,400-1,800
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Germany, Bavaria, Order of Military Merit, Knight's breast Badge, with Swords, by Gebruder Hemmerle, Munich, 47mm x 41mm, silver and enamel, maker's mark and silver mark to reverse, nearly extremely fine, with crossed swords emblem on riband, in case of issue £140-180
Auction Details - AUCTION ALREADY HELD
Orders, Decorations, Campaign Medals and Militaria
Auctioneer: Spink Location: 69 Southampton Row, Bloomsbury, London WC1B 4ET
Contact: Tel: +44 (0)20 7563 4000 Fax: +44 (0)20 7563 4066
Date: 24th April 2014 Time: 10:00AM
Details: Viewing:
Wednesday 23 April 10am to 5pm
Private viewing by appointment only
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