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Orders of Denmark, Dannebrog Crosses and Long Service Medals, Plate XX, 1844
€245
$275 · £210
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. 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-13055-24
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 is an original antique wood engraving, colored by hand, showing Danish crosses and medals. At the top the two faces of a silver medal (7) hang from a red and white ribbon: one with a crowned monogram, the other with a word in an oak wreath. In the middle row three crosses hang from white ribbons edged in red, each below a crown and the crowned cipher of King Frederick VI: a gold mounted white cross edged in red (9), a larger cross with a silver crown, pale pink arms with star patterns and a red and gold edge (8), and a silver cross (10) lettered with dates. At the foot two dark medals with gold borders hang from a gold chain (12), one with the crowned cipher and one with a crowned shield of three lions among hearts, and a dark cross with a gold border (11) hangs from its own chain.
The running head is printed "DANEMARCK," (with a comma) (Denmark) and the plate number "XX.". The pieces are numbered 7 to 12. Medal 7 reads "29 IAN 1801." and "FOROODTIDNESTE" as cut, with "FORTIENT" (deserved) on the reverse. Cross 9 reads "GUD OG KONGEN" (God and the King), the motto of the Dannebrog; cross 10 reads "1808" and "1219 W 1671". Medal 12 reads "FOR 8 AAERS TROETIENESTE" (for eight years of faithful service), and cross 11 "16 AARS FOR TROE TIENESTE" (for sixteen years of faithful service).
The plate comes from Ordres de Chevalerie et Marques d'Honneur, published by Auguste Wahlen and issued in Brussels by the Librairie Historique-Artistique, rue de Schaerbeek, 12, in 1844. Auguste Wahlen was the pen name of the Belgian writer Jean-François-Nicolas Loumyer (1801 to 1875), whose title page lists his own knighthoods in orders of Prussia, Sweden, Spain, Portugal, Turkey, Hanover, Greece, the Roman States, Saxe-Coburg and Brazil.
The red and white ribbons and the dark service medals make a striking contrast on the page.
Condition: Light wear to the bottom right 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.
