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Deutscher Alder Orden 1 Model 37-39
Posted for reference and comment, sold at auction
Good Grief, another gem, I have never seen one of these in the flesh before, what a beauty !!
Beautiful awards.
gregM
Live to ride -- Ride to live
I was addicted to the "Hokey-Pokey" but I've turned
myself around.
Indeed a real beauty
A beautiful award, for sure, but an expensive-if not near impossible-series to try to complete. 9 different classes, with the top ones being only awarded a handful of times. Mussolini was even given one with diamonds.
William
"Much that once was, is lost. For none now live who remember it."
I think this piece could be a reproduction. The first type are extremely rare and their construction is not as this example shown. Also they are unmarked.
Hollow rivets on an earlyGodet award that has a flat back??I'll have to leave it at that, I'm not familiar with this particular non-combat related award, but that's a red flag to me.
Regards, Ned.
'I do not think we can hope for any better thing now.
We shall stick it out to the end, but we are getting weaker of course, and the end cannot be far.
It seems a pity, but I do not think I can write more. R. SCOTT.
Last Entry - For God's sake look after our people.'
In memory of Capt. Robert Falcon Scott, Edward Wilson, Henry Bowers, Lawrence Oates and Edgar Evans. South Pole Expedition, 30th March 1912.
First pattern Grand Cross. Note domed rivets, silver mark and the hinge construction
That's what I'm getting at. I know Godet used domed rivets on their DK's, but have never seen hollow rivets on any of their flat backed star burst baseplates. Here's a closer couple of images of the rivets showing the same as you show, and what I would have expected to have seen on an original example.by SMITHEE
First pattern Grand Cross. Note domed rivets, silver mark and the hinge construction
Regards, Ned.
'I do not think we can hope for any better thing now.
We shall stick it out to the end, but we are getting weaker of course, and the end cannot be far.
It seems a pity, but I do not think I can write more. R. SCOTT.
Last Entry - For God's sake look after our people.'
In memory of Capt. Robert Falcon Scott, Edward Wilson, Henry Bowers, Lawrence Oates and Edgar Evans. South Pole Expedition, 30th March 1912.
Dear Ned, you have evaluated the situation totally correctly. These pieces were hand crafted, they are the most rare pieces. They were possibly only used for about 6 months.These pictures of the Grand Cross in Gold show the hand production, also the makers mark. Truly extreme raritys
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