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Hohenzollern, Princely House Order Insignia, Plate XLV, Wood Engraving, 1844
£225
$295 · €265
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. Small light flecks in the image, otherwise clean.
- Collection
- Uniforms & regiments
- Era
- 1816 to 1899, Empire and industry
- Stock no.
- BG-13055-52
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 Hohenzollern. At the center (1) is a cross with black arms edged in gold and white, green laurel in the angles and a crown above, its center a crowned cipher within a blue lettered ring; beside it is the round reverse with a crowned, mantled shield quartered in black and white. Around it are a silver medal with the crowned and mantled quartered shield in a wreath (3), a gold medal with a crowned cipher in a wreath under a crown (2), a gold Maltese cross with the crowned quartered shield at its center (4), and a gold cross with a numeral (5), on white ribbons with black stripes and black ribbons edged in white.
The running head at upper left reads "HOHENZOLLERN." and the plate number at upper right "XLV."; the items are numbered 1 to 5. The blue ring of cross 1 carries the German legend for fidelity and merit, the motto of the Princely House Order of Hohenzollern, and cross 5 carries the numeral "XXV".
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.
The black and white of the Hohenzollern arms gives the plate a crisp, graphic look.
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. Small light flecks 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.
