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02-118 SEVEN PLACE MEDAL BAR AND MATCHING MINIATURE IN A PRESENTATION CASE. Over the years I have offered you some very impressive medal bars. On our recent buying trip to Germany, we found one of the most distinctive medal bars yet. What we offer today is a seven-place medal bar that would have been for an officer who served both before and during WW I. With this is a matching miniature chained set of the very same decorations. From left to right, we have the:
1914 Iron Cross 2nd Class
Red Eagle 4th Class
Crown Order 3rd Class
Prussian 25 Year Officer’s Long Service Award.
Wilhelm I Centennial Medal
Oldenburg Friedrich August Cross 2nd Class
Hanseatic Cross Lubeck
Each of these decorations is in very fine condition with no problems to the enamel work of those which have enamel. The ribbons are quite pleasing and show very minor soiling. A gorgeous, seven-place, chained miniature duplicates the medal bar’s orders and decorations. The chained miniature is hallmarked for the primary house jeweler of Kaiser Wilhelm II: J. Godet & Sohn of Berlin. [Godet was noted for making some of Prussia’s finest orders and decorations. These included the Pour le Mérite, Hohenzollern House Order, Red Eagle, and Crown Order. Godet was also known for producing extremely fine Iron Crosses, which are highly sought-after today by collectors]. As if this were not enough, the medal bar and the chained miniature are housed in a deluxe presentation case. The case measures a very impressive 8 3/4" x 5." It is richly made of burgundy leatherette. A snap and two hooks secure its lid. Upon opening the case, we see the medal bar snugly fitted in the dark burgundy velvet bottom half. The miniature is pinned to the case’s top half, which is covered in a red silk. Also, the upper lid is gold-embossed with the firm’s name: J. Godet & Sohn Berlin! The case is structurally sound, although the exterior is somewhat scuffed.
Another interesting point: when I bought this piece it displayed a general’s name on a small white tag. That name was General von Wussov. I want to state that I did not buy this piece because it might have belonged to von Wussov. I bought it based on the entire presentation’s quality. Research may prove or disprove that von Wussov was the original owner; I make NO claim or guarantee that this was the General’s property. It is enough for me that the medal bar, miniature, and presentation case came from Godet. Should research prove that von Wussov was awarded medals of this nature that is a bonus! I was simply impressed that this exceptional grouping came in a presentation case. A small fraction of the medal bars that we see are in presentation cases. This item displays wonderfully. It will be a welcome and important addition to a collection. $4,995.00.JK
02-239 SIX PLACE MEDAL BAR. This is a delightful, six-place medal bar. It has an unusual combination of decorations that makes it a must-have for any medal bar collection. From left to right, we see the:
*1914 Iron Cross 2nd Class - Prussia.
*Silver Medal of the St. Henry Military Medal - Saxony.
*War Effort Medal - Baden.
*Albert Cross with Swords - Saxony.
*Hindenburg Cross with Swords for Combatants.
*Kaiser Wilhelm I Centennial Medal 1797-1897 - Prussia.
All of the decorations are in very fine condition. The ribbons are all clean and quite pleasing. The large medal bar measures 2" wide. It is an unusual combination for a soldier who served in the military for more than twenty years during the 19th and 20th centuries. $995.00
02-210
FIVE-PLACE MINIATURE MEDAL BAR. This is a
five-place miniature medal bar. It measures 3 ½" in length. It features the
1914 Iron Cross 2nd Class in enamel, the Hindenburg Cross with
Swords for Combatants, and the War Service Decorations from Austria, Hungary,
and Bulgaria. Miniature medal bars are not seen all that frequently. This
example is in very fine condition. It will make a great addition for any
collection.
$350.00
This is a four-place medal bar that displays, from left to right, the:
02-240 FOUR-PLACE MEDAL BAR.
*1914 Iron Cross 2nd Class - Prussia.
*Golden Military Service Medal - Württemberg. The golden version of the decoration is extremely rare. It far outclasses the decoration’s silver version.
*Hindenburg Cross with Swords for Combatants.
*Nine-Years Long-Service Decoration for NCO’s/enlisted men - Württemberg.
This superb medal bar features both decorations and ribbons in very fine condition. The real "heart" of the grouping is the Golden Military Service Medal from the Kingdom of Württemberg. We have never offered one of these before. $950.00
02-225 FOUR-PLACE FRACK BAR. This is a four-place Frack Bar. From left to right, it features the following items:
Hindenburg Cross for Combatants with Swords.
This four-place Frack Bar is in very fine condition. A manufacturer’s label for a firm in Hannover is on the reverse. $425.00
02-236 THREE-PLACE MEDAL BAR. This is a three-place medal bar. From left to right, we see the:
*1914 Iron Cross 2nd Class
*General Honor Decoration - Hesse-Darmstadt
*Hindenburg Cross with Swords for Combatants.
All the decorations and ribbons are in very good condition. $295.00
This is a three-place Frack Bar. From left to right, it features the following items:
02-226 THREE-PLACE FRACK BAR.
Saxony.
lower classes of the
Military Heinrich Order, which includes Breast Stars, Knight’s
Crosses, etc. It is NOT
an easy decoration to find. It is made of SILVER).The medals and ribbons are in very good condition. When you look at the Frack Bar, you will see exposed metal on the frame. This occurred as the bar was produced. When one wore the bar with a suit coat, it was pushed under the lapel and was not visible. $550.00
02-183 THREE-MEDAL BAR WITH RED EAGLE. This is a very fine, three-place medal bar. From left to right is the Red Eagle Order 4th Class from Prussia, the Officer’s Long Service Award for Twenty-Five Years Service, and the Kaiser Wilhelm I Centennial Medal. This is an officer’s only level medal-bar. It dates from the period of 1897 to 1914. The decorations and ribbons are all in very fine condition. $695.00
02-236 THREE-PLACE MEDAL BAR. This is a three-place medal bar. From left to right, we see the:
*1914 Iron Cross 2nd Class
*General Honor Decoration - Hesse-Darmstadt
*Hindenburg Cross with Swords for Combatants.
All the decorations and ribbons are in very good condition. $295.00
02-217 THREE-PLACE MEDAL BAR. This is a three-place medal bar. From left to right, we have the following medals:
$475.00*St. Michael Silver Service Medal - Bavaria.
*Non Combatant’s Medal for the Franco-Prussian War of 1870-1871.
*The Kaiser Wilhelm I Centennial Medal.
This is a fine trio of medals in a very unusual combination. The medals and ribbons are in very pleasing condition.
This is a very handsome set consisting of a three-place medal bar, the matching three-place ribbon bar and a matching boutonniere. From left to right are the following decorations:
02-234 THREE-PLACE MEDAL BAR, RIBBON BAR, & BOUTONNIERE.
*1914 Iron Cross 2nd Class - Prussia.
*Military Merit Cross 3rd Class with Swords - Bavaria.
*Hindenburg Cross with Swords for Combatants.
The medals are in very fine condition on the medal bar. The ribbons exhibit honest age. Also included in this mini grouping is the correct ribbon bar, along with a boutonniere that could be worn on a suit coat. They make a fine set for display.
$250.00
This is a two-place medal bar. It includes the following medals, from left to right:
02-233 TWO-PLACE MEDAL BAR.
The medal bar is VERY attractive. The ribbons and decorations both are in fine condition.
$85.00
$115.00
02-237 TWO-PLACE MEDAL BAR. This is a two-place medal bar, which consists of the 1914 Iron Cross 2nd Class on the left, and the Hindenburg Cross with Swords for Combatant on the right. The decorations and ribbons are in very fine condition. A few moth nips mark the red felt backing.
02-227 TWO-PLACE MEDAL BAR. This is a top-quality, two-place medal bar. A button for the manufacturer is attached to the bar’s backing material. The bar features a 1914 Iron Cross 2nd Class and a Hindenburg Cross for Combatants with Swords. This example is impossible to upgrade. If you want the best, here it is! $150.00
This is another topnotch, two-place medal bar. It features the 1914 Iron Cross 2nd Class on the left, and the Hindenburg Cross for Combatants with Swords on the right. The ribbons and decorations on the example are in excellent, near-mint condition. The reverse reveals a label with the manufacturer’s name. The firm was based in Hannover. $140.00
02-228 TWO-PLACE MEDAL BAR.
02-229 ONE-PLACE MEDAL BAR. This is a one-place medal bar that features the Hindenburg Cross for Combatants with Swords. The decoration and ribbon are in excellent condition. The cross is manufacturer-hallmarked on the reverse. It has a lovely, burgundy, felt backing. It is hard to beat this example. $50.00
02-230 ONE-PLACE MEDAL BAR - WIDOW’S CROSS/HINDENBURG CROSS. The Hindenburg Cross was instituted shortly after the death of Generalfeldmarschall, and President, Paul von Hindenburg. It was awarded in three classes. The first class was a bronze-toned medal with swords, for combatants. The second was also a bronze-toned cross, but without swords, which was awarded to non combatants. Finally, the last class was a black cross, which was awarded to a fallen soldier’s family. These came to be called "Widows’ Crosses." Our example is made up as a one-place medal bar. It is in excellent condition and very clean. $70.00
Ribbon Bars
02-185 SEVEN-PLACE RIBBON BAR. This is an officer’s-level seven-place ribbon bar. Included in the ribbons are the 1914 Iron Cross 2nd Class for Non Combatants, Kriegshilfekreuz, Red Eagle Order, Crown Order, Officer’s Long Service Award, Kaiser Wilhelm I Centennial Medal, and a medal from Saxe-Coburg-Gotha. This was most likely a ribbon bar for a doctor. Seldom do we see the Iron Cross 2nd Class with the Non Combatants ribbon. $375.00
02-186 FIVE-PLACE RIBBON BAR. This is a five-place ribbon bar for an enlisted man or NCO. From left to right is the 1914 Iron Cross 2nd Class for Combatants, the Bavarian Military Merit Cross with Crown and Swords, a Bavarian long service medal, a ribbon for the Third Reich Long Service award (the Swastika device that would have been on this ribbon has been removed and you can see the faint outline where it once was attached to the ribbon, and a ribbon with a Black Wound Badge device on it. $95.00
02-190 FOUR-PLACE RIBBON BAR. This is a four-place ribbon bar. From left to right are the following:
1914 Iron Cross 2nd Class
It is a fine ribbon bar, reasonably priced. $60.00
02-222 THREE-PLACE RIBBON BAR. This ribbon bar accompanied the 1914 Iron Cross 2nd Class, Saxon Friedrich August Medal, and the Hindenburg Cross for Combatant’s with Swords. $45.00
02-188 THREE-PLACE
RIBBON BAR. This is a three-place ribbon bar suitable for mounting on a
tunic. From left to right, it has ribbons for the following decorations:
the1914 Iron Cross 2nd Class - Prussia, the War Service Cross 2nd
Class - Mecklenburg-Schwerin, and the Hindenburg Cross with Swords for
Combatants.
$70.00
02-213 TWO-PLACE RIBBON BAR.
This is a two-place ribbon bar. It is an oversized example. It represents the
1914 Iron Cross 2nd Class, and the Austrian War Service decoration.
$25.00
02-214 TWO-PLACE RIBBON BAR.
This is a two-place ribbon bar. This is the more traditional size that was
worn on a tunic. It measures 1 1/4" x 3/4." It represents the 1914 Iron Cross 2nd
Class and the Austrian War Service decoration.
$20.00
ML
This is a unusual ribbon bar that is set-up for the Hindenburg Cross, with the Landwehr Long Service Award superimposed over it. It makes a fine presentation. $75.00
02-170 TWO-PLACE RIBBON BAR.
02-238 SIX-PLACE MEDALS BAR - ORIGINAL PRESENTATION CASE. This is a high-quality, six-place medal bar that comes in a custom presentation case. From left to right we see the:
*1914 Iron Cross 2nd Class - Prussia.
*Twelve-Year Long-Service Medal for an NCO/Enlisted Man - Prussia.
*Southwest Africa Non Combatants Medal 1904 - 1906.
*China Non Combatants Medal - Service during the 1900 Boxer Rebellion.
*Kaiser Wilhelm I Centennial Medal 1797-1897 - Prussia.
*Friedrich August Medal in bronze. This is an early example of the medal, from the beginning of the 20th Century.
It is a large medal bar, measuring 2" in width. The decorations and the ribbons are all in fine condition. The medal bar is unusual because its original owner served BOTH in China (during the famous Boxer Rebellion) AND in the Southwest Africa conflict. We rarely see this. As a rule, men served in one colonial arena or the other, not both. As attractive as the medal bar is, it is further enhanced by its custom presentation case. The case measures 8 1/2" x 3 1/4" x 1 1/2." It is made of black leatherette, with a catch on the front. The medal bar fits snugly into a recessed area. The medal bar’s reverse is lined with red felt. It is a very impressive medal bar.
$1,095.00
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