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Greece, Order of the Redeemer Insignia, Plate XXXVII, Wood Engraving, 1844
€295
$330 · £250
Original print, not a reproduction.
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- Date
- 1844
- Technique
- Wood Engraving
- Coloring
- Hand colored
- Condition
- Good. Light wear to the bottom right corner; minor nicks to the left edge. Age toning, darker at the edges; handling soiling along the edges and scattered foxing in the margins. A small light fleck in the image, otherwise clean.
- Collection
- Uniforms & regiments
- Era
- 1816 to 1899, Empire and industry
- Stock no.
- BG-13055-43
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 Kingdom of Greece. At upper left (1) is a breast star of pearled rays touched with pale blue, its center a white cross in a green wreath within a blue lettered ring. At upper right (2) is the badge, a white-enameled, gold-edged cross in a green wreath, hung from a gold crown on a pale blue ribbon edged in white, with a small round reverse showing a gold laureate head. Below are a pale blue cross in a wreath with a crown over crossed swords (3); a pale blue cross with a lozenged shield at its center, on a ring without ribbon (4); a pair of black crosses with gray edges (5); and a pair of bronze crosses (6), the pairs and cross 3 on pale blue ribbons.
The running head at upper left reads "GRÈCE." (Greece) and the plate number at upper right "XXXVII."; the items are numbered 1 to 6. The ring of the star carries a Greek legend meaning "thy right hand, O Lord, is glorified in strength", the motto of the Order of the Redeemer, and the small reverse of badge 2 gives the name and title of King Otto in Greek. Crosses 3, 5 and 6 bear the same name and title across their arms, cross 4 carries a Greek dedication naming the fatherland, and the second crosses of pairs 5 and 6 name Bavaria.
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.
Condition: Light wear to the bottom right corner; minor nicks to the left edge. Age toning, darker at the edges; handling soiling along the edges and scattered foxing in the margins. A small light fleck in the image, otherwise 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.
