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
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Auction Lots - Page 8
351
Germany, Hohenzollern, House Order, Grand Cross Star, 84mm, silver, gold, and enamel, minor chip to blue enamel, nearly extremely fine, scarce £1,200-1,600
352
Germany, Hohenzollern, House Order, Knight Third Class's breast Badge, 39mm, silver and enamel, good very fine £100-140
353
Germany, Lippe, Order of the Cross of Honour, 2nd type, Commander's neck Badge, 61mm, silver-gilt and enamel, extremely fine, with section of neck riband £600-800
354
Germany, Oldenburg, House and Merit Order of Peter Frederick Louis, Civil Division, Grand Cross Star, 85mm, silver, silver-gilt, and enamel, nearly extremely fine £800-1,200
355
Germany, Prussia, Order of the Red Eagle, Knight's breast Badge, 38mm, silver and enamel, nearly extremely fine £100-140
356
Germany, Prussia, Order of the Crown, Second Class set of Insignia, by Sy and Wagner, Berlin, neck Badge, 52mm, gold and enamel, maker's mark between arms of cross; Star, 80mm, silver, gold, and enamel, with gold retaining pin, minor enamel damage to reverse of badge, otherwise extremely fine, with neck riband (2) £800-1,000
357
Germany, Prussia, Order of the Crown, Commander's neck Badge, 51mm, gold and enamel, base of cross marked 'N', central medallions toned, nearly extremely fine, with neck riband, in embossed case of issue £400-500
358
Germany, Prussia, Order of the Crown, Knight's breast Badge, by Wilm, Berlin, 43mm, gold and enamel, maker's mark between arms of cross, extremely fine £200-250
359
An Imperial German 1870 Iron Cross Pair
Germany, Prussia, Iron Cross 1870, Second Class breast Badge, silver and iron centre; Germany, Prussia, War Medal 1870-71, bronze, very fine, mounted as worn (2) £250-300
360
Germany, Prussia, Iron Cross 1914 (2), First Class breast Badge; Second Class breast Badge, silver and iron centre, good very fine
Germany, Hanseatic States, Hanseatic Cross, 40mm, silver and enamel, with tower central medallion for Hamburg, good very fine
Germany, Mecklenburg-Schwerin, Military Merit Cross 1914, Second Class breast Badge, gilt, good very fine
Germany, Prussia, Officer's Twenty Five Years' Service Cross, bronze-gilt, extremely fine (5) £140-180
361
Germany, Saxe-Weimar, Order of the White Falcon, for General Merit, Grand Cross Star, by Muller, Weimar, 87mm, silver, gold, and enamel, maker's name on reverse, extremely fine £1,000-1,400
362
Germany, Saxony, Order of Albert, 2nd type, Military Division, Knight's breast Badge, 43mm x 38mm, silver-gilt and enamel, maker's mark '5' on lower arm of cross, good very fine £200-250
363
Germany, Saxony, Order of Albert, 2nd type, Civil Division, Knight Second Class's breast Badge, 43mm x 39mm, silver, gold applique, and enamel, extremely fine £70-90
364
Germany, Saxon Duchies, Saxe-Ernestine House Order, 2nd type, Civil Division, Knight First Class's breast Badge, 69mm including crown suspension x 43mm, gold and enamel, extremely fine £400-500
365
Germany, Saxony, Saxe-Ernestine House Order, 2nd type, Knight's breast Badge, 68mm including crown suspension x 44mm, silver and enamel, enamel damage to reverse lower arm of cross, good very fine, in Saxe-Coburg-Gotha fitted case of issue £200-250
366
Germany, Wurttemberg, Order of the Crown, Civil Division, Grand Cross Star, 86mm, silver, silver-gilt, and enamel, extremely fine £800-1,200
367
Greece, Kingdom, Order of the Redeemer, 2nd type, Knight Grand Cross set of Insignia, sash Badge, 84mm including crown suspension x 56mm, silver-gilt and enamel, enamel damage to points of cross; Star, 95mm, silver and enamel, silver marks on retaining pin, nearly very fine, with frayed full sash riband, in Huguenin Frères, Le Locle, case of issue (2) £1,000-1,200
368
Greece, Kingdom, Order of George I, Grand Cross set of Insignia, by Kelaidis, Athens, sash Badge, 84mm including crown suspension x 46mm, silver-gilt and enamel; Star, 82mm, silver, silver-gilt, and enamel, maker's mark on pin, nearly extremely fine, with evening dress section of sash riband, in case of issue (2) £500-700
369
Greece, Kingdom, Royal Order of George I, Civil Division, Commander's neck Badge, by Spink and Son, London, 79mm including crown suspension x 46mm, silver-gilt and enamel, nearly extremely fine, with miniature width neck riband, in case of issue £100-140
370
Greece, Kingdom, Royal Order of the Phoenix, 4th type, Grand Cross set of Insignia, by S. Anagnostopoulos, Athens, sash Badge, 82mm including crown suspension x 57mm, silver-gilt and enamel, star on upper arm of cross, P.I.R. cipher on reverse; Star, 86mm, silver and silver-gilt, maker's mark on retaining pin, minor enamel cracking, otherwise good very fine, with full sash riband, in case of issue (2) £300-400
371
Greece, Kingdom, Royal Family Order of St. George and St. Constantine, Grand Cross with Collar set of Insignia, by Spink and Son, London, Collar Chain, 680mm, gilt and enamel, sixteen medallions in alternate lion and crowned cipher arrangement, with two central double headed eagle links; Badge Appendant, 75mm x 46mm, silver-gilt and enamel; Star, 73mm x 56mm, silver-gilt and enamel, maker's cartouche on reverse, about extremely fine, in case of issue (3) £4,000-5,000
372
Haiti, Empire, Imperial and Military Order of St. Faustin, Grand Officer's set of Insignia, by Arthus Bertrand, Paris, neck Badge, 82mm including crown suspension x 62mm, silver-gilt and enamel; Star, 74mm, silver, silver-gilt, and enamel, maker's mark and silver marks on retaining pin, nearly extremely fine, scarce, with neck riband, in case of issue (2) £350-450
373
Hungary, Regency, Order of the Holy Crown of St. Stephen, Military Division, Commander's neck Badge, 53mm, silver-gilt and enamel, reverse dated '1942', extremely fine, scarce, with neck riband £400-500
374
Honours and Awards Bestowed Upon Sir Gerald Dodson, Recorder of the City of London
a) Iraq, Kingdom, Order of the Two Rivers, Civil Division, Commander's neck Badge, 87mm including wreath suspension x 66mm, silver-gilt and enamel, with neck riband and lapel rosette,
b) Germany, Federal Republic, Order of Merit, Commander's neck Badge, 60mm, gilt and enamel, with neck riband and two lapel rosettes, extremely fine, together with the following documents &c.:
- Souvenir Programme for the Reception and Luncheon held in His Majesty the King of Iraq's honour at the Guildhall, 17.7.1956
- Bestowal Certificate for the Coronation Medal 1953, named to Sir Gerald Dodson, M.A., LL.M.
- The recipient's scrapbook, containing a large number of newspaper cuttings relating to his Legal career
- Letter to the recipient from the Lord Chancellor, Lord Dilhorne, on the occasion of his retirement, dated 31.7.1963, and signed 'Reggie'
- Letter to the recipient from the Lord Chief Justice of England, Lord Parker, on the occasion of his retirement, dated 31.7.1963, and signed 'Hubert Parker'
- Various photographs of the recipient
- Service sheet for the recipient's funeral, together with a copy of the Address (lot) £300-400
Footnote: Sir Gerald Dodson was born in August 1884, the son of Mr. John Dodson, J.P., a former Sheriff of Norwich, and was educated privately and at Downing College, Cambridge. Called to the Bar of the Inner Temple in 1907, he served during the Great War as a Lieutenant in the Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve Hydrophone Service, before being appointed K.C. in 1925. After serving as Judge of the Mayor's and City of London Court from 1934, he was elected Recorder of the City of London in September 1937 by the unanimous vote of the Court of Aldermen, and was knighted in 1939. He retired as Recorder on 1959, after having held the post for the longest period of time in its 800 year history, and even after retirement often continued to sit at the Old Bailey as a Commissioner.
The Iraqi Order of the Two Rivers was awarded to Sir Gerald Dodson during the State Visit to the United Kingdom of His Majesty King Faisal II of Iraq, on the occasion of his visit to the City, 17.7.1956.
The German Order of Merit was awarded to Sir Gerald Dodson during the State Visit to the United Kingdom of His Excellency Theodor Heuss, President of the Federal Republic of Germany, on the occasion of his visit to the City, 21.10.1958.
Sir Gerald Dodson's other Foreign Orders were sold at Spink, 21.11.2013.
375
Iraq, Kingdom, Order of the Two Rivers, Civil Division, Commander's neck Badge, by Garrard, London, 87mm including wreath suspension x 66mm, silver-gilt and enamel, extremely fine, with neck riband, in case of issue £400-500
376
Iraq, Kingdom, Order of the Two Rivers, Military Division, Officer's breast Badge, by Garrard, London, 62mm including wreath suspension x 47mm, silver-gilt and enamel, extremely fine, with crown emblem on riband, in case of issue £350-450
377
Italy, Kingdom, Order of the Crown, Commander's neck Badge, 52mm, gold and enamel, extremely fine, with neck riband, in Gardino, Rome, embossed case of issue £120-160
378
Italy, Kingdom, Order of the Crown, Knight's breast Badge, 37mm, gold and enamel, nearly extremely fine, in Cravanzola, Rome, embossed case of issue £70-90
379
Italy, Kingdom, Order of St. Maurice and St. Lazarus, Grand Cross Star, 83mm, silver and enamel, silver mark to reverse, good very fine £200-250
380
Italy, Kingdom, Order of St. Maurice and St. Lazarus, Commander's neck Badge, 84mm including crown suspension x 53mm, silver-gilt, gold, and enamel, nearly extremely fine, with neck riband and two lapel rosettes, in case of issue £200-250
381
Italy, Kingdom, Order of the Roman Eagle, Commander's neck Badge, with Swords, 51mm, silver-gilt and enamel, good very fine, rare, with neck riband £350-450
382
Italy, Kingdom of the Two Sicilies, Royal Order of Francis I, Commander's neck Badge, 84mm x 52mm, silver-gilt and enamel, minor blue enamel damage to obverse central medallion and traces of restoration to one arm of reverse, otherwise good very fine, of slightly later manufacture, with short section of neck riband £400-500
383
Japan, Empire, Order of the Rising Sun, Second Class Star, 90mm, silver, silver-gilt, and red cabochon in centre, nearly extremely fine £250-300
384
Japan, Empire, Order of the Rising Sun, Third Class neck Badge, 82mm including paulownia flowers x 54mm, silver-gilt and enamel, red cabochon in centre, nearly extremely fine, with neck riband £180-220
385
@:Japan, <@LotDesc>Empire, Order of the Sacred Treasure, Second Class Star, 74mm, silver, silver-gilt, and enamel, nearly extremely fine, in embossed leather fitted case £250-300
386
Japan, Empire, Order of the Sacred Treasure, Third Class neck Badge, 52mm, silver, silver-gilt, and enamel, sacred beads all present, nearly extremely fine, with miniature width neck riband £120-160
387
Japan, Empire, Order of the Golden Kite, Fifth Class breast Badge, 46mm, silver, silver-gilt, and enamel, minor enamel damage to top tip, otherwise nearly extremely fine, in later rio-nuri lacquer case £140-180
388
Japan, Empire, Order of the Golden Kite, Seventh Class breast Badge (2), 53mm x 41mm, silver and silver-gilt, good very fine, one on original ribbon with full hook and eye assembly, in slightly damaged rio-nuri lacquer case of issue (2) £100-140
389
Japan, Manchukuo, Order of the Auspicious Clouds, Third Class neck Badge, 91mm including orchid suspension x 62mm, silver-gilt and enamel, damage to central medallion, heavy scratch marks to reverse, therefore nearly very fine £400-500
390
Japan, Manchukuo, Order of the Auspicious Clouds, Fifth Class breast Badge, 77mm including orchid suspension x 48mm, silver and enamel, nearly extremely fine, with original riband with full hook and eye assembly £400-500
391
Japan, Manchukuo, Order of the Pillars of State, Third Class neck Badge, 63mm, silver-gilt and enamel, extremely fine, scarce, with neck riband with clasp attachment £1,600-2,000
392
Jordan, Hashemite Kingdom, Order of the Star, First Class Star, by Arthus Bertrand, Paris, 98mm, silver, silver-gilt, and enamel, marker's mark and silver mark on retaining pin, significant green enamel damage, otherwise extremely fine £100-140
393
Jordan, Hashemite Kingdom, Order of the Star, Commander's neck Badge, 70mm including star suspension x 61mm, silver, silver-gilt, and enamel, extremely fine, with neck riband, miniature award, and lapel rosette, in Huguenin, Switzerland, case of issue £250-300
394
Jordan, Hashemite Kingdom, Order of Independence, Second Class set of Insignia, by Garrard, London, neck Badge, 62mm including suspension x 38mm, silver, silver-gilt, and enamel, maker's mark on reverse; Star, 85mm, silver, silver-gilt, and enamel, maker's mark on reverse, extremely fine, with neck riband and lapel rosette, in case of issue (2) £400-500
395
Korea, Empire, Order of the Taeguk, Second Class set of Insignia, neck Badge, 79mm including plum flower suspension x 56mm, silver-gilt and enamel; Star, 88mm, silver, silver-gilt, and enamel, very fine (2) £1,000-1,400
396
Kuwait, Emirate, Order of Kuwait, First Class set of Insignia, sash Badge, 58mm, gilt and enamel; Star, 87mm, gilt and enamel, about extremely fine, with full sash riband and riband bar with emblem, in case of issue (2) £400-500
397
Laos, Kingdom, Order of the Million Elephants and the White Parasol, Commander's neck Badge, 62mm x 38mm, silver-gilt and enamel, uniface issue, nearly extremely fine, with neck riband £250-300
398
Laos, Kingdom, Order of the Million Elephants and the White Parasol, Knight's breast Badge, 62mm x 38mm, silver-gilt and enamel, uniface issue, reverse of scroll impressed 'Auger Froment-Meurice', enamel damage to two elephants, therefore nearly very fine £100-140
399
Libya, Kingdom, Order of Independence, Second Class Star, 75mm, silver, silver-gilt, and enamel, mint mark on reverse, good very fine £140-180
400
Liechtenstein, Principality, Order of Merit, Commander's neck Badge, 54mm, gilt and enamel, extremely fine, with neck riband £400-500
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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