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Great Britain, Order of the Bath Insignia, Plate XXXIV, Wood Engraving, 1844
€280
$315 · £235
Original print, not a reproduction.
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- Date
- 1844
- Technique
- Wood Engraving
- Coloring
- Hand colored
- Condition
- Good. Light wear to the bottom left corner. Age toning, darker at the edges; handling soiling along the edges and scattered foxing in the margins. Printed image clean.
- Collection
- Uniforms & regiments
- Era
- 1816 to 1899, Empire and industry
- Stock no.
- BG-13055-40
What the condition grades mean
- Excellent
- Bright and clean, with no faults worth mentioning.
- Very good
- Only light signs of age, such as faint toning.
- Good
- Normal signs of age for a sheet of this period: toning, some foxing, small marks or neat old repairs.
- Fair
- Clear faults such as staining, tears or repairs, priced to match.
Every fault we see is written in the condition note, and the whole sheet is shown uncropped in the photos.
This original antique wood engraving, colored by hand, shows insignia of the Order of the Bath. At upper left (10) is a breast star: a gold cross with patterned arms laid over pale blue rays, the center holding three gold crowns on white within a red ring and a green laurel wreath, with a scroll beneath. At upper right (11) is a smaller silver rayed star with the same center. Across the middle runs a section of collar (12): a gold crown, silver and blue knots, sprigs of rose and thistle, and an oval gold badge with crowns, a scepter and flowers. Lower left (13) is the badge, a white-enameled gold Maltese cross with ball tips and lions in the angles, hung from a crown on a red ribbon, its center again showing a sprig of rose, thistle and shamrock with three crowns. Lower right (14) is a further gold collar section with crowned harps and a green roundel bearing a red rose.
The running head at upper left reads "GRANDE BRETAGNE." (Great Britain) and the plate number at upper right "XXXIV."; the items are numbered 10 to 14. The red rings of the stars carry the Latin motto "TRIA JUNCTA IN UNO" (three joined in one), and the scrolls beneath read "ICH DIEN", German for "I serve".
The plate comes from Ordres de Chevalerie et Marques d'Honneur, published by Auguste Wahlen in Brussels by the Librairie Historique-Artistique, rue de Schaerbeek, 12, in 1844; the half title reads Histoire, costumes, décorations de tous les ordres de chevalerie, et marques d'honneur. Auguste Wahlen was the pen name of the Belgian writer Jean-François-Nicolas Loumyer (1801 to 1875), and the title page lists his own knighthoods in the orders of Prussia, Sweden, Spain, Portugal, Turkey, Hanover, Greece, the Roman States, Saxe-Coburg and Brazil. The illustrations are relief prints, wood engravings colored by hand with watercolor.
With its strong reds, greens and gold, the plate makes a clear display piece for a collection of British orders.
Condition: Light wear to the bottom left corner. Age toning, darker at the edges; handling soiling along the edges and scattered foxing in the margins. Printed image clean.
This is an original antique print, not a modern reproduction. This item is sold unframed. Any framed or interior images are shown for presentation and inspiration only, unless the listing explicitly states that the item is sold framed.
