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Orders of Prussia, Pour le Mérite Badge and Crosses, Plate LXI, 1844
£290
$385 · €345
Original print, not a reproduction.
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- Date
- 1844
- Technique
- Wood Engraving
- Coloring
- Hand colored
- Condition
- Good. Light handling wear to the top right corner; minor nicks along the right edge. Even age toning. A few small foxing spots in the margin.
- Collection
- Uniforms & regiments
- Era
- 1816 to 1899, Empire and industry
- Stock no.
- BG-13055-68
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 decorations of Prussia. At upper left a black cross pattée edged in pale blue, with a crown, the letters FW, a sprig of oak leaves and a date, hangs from a black ribbon with white borders. At upper right a round badge with a blue ring, gold crowns at its four points and an eagle on a gold center within a ring of gold crosses hangs from a ribbon of black and white. In the center is a plain white Maltese cross. Below left a white Maltese cross edged in gold, with black eagles in its angles, hangs from a black ribbon; at lower right is a larger black cross of the same form as the first, again with crown, FW, oak sprig and date.
The running head reads "PRUSSE" and the plate number "LXI." The items are numbered 9 to 13. The blue ring of item 9 is lettered "POUR LE MERITE" (French, for merit). The two black crosses, items 10 and 11, are lettered "FW" and dated "1815".
The plate comes from Ordres de Chevalerie et Marques d'Honneur, published by Auguste Wahlen at 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 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 ribbons and crosses set against the bright blue badge make a striking, graphic sheet.
Condition: Light handling wear to the top right corner; minor nicks along the right edge. Even age toning. A few small foxing spots in the margin.
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.
