Close-ups
Framed and on the wall
Frame and rooms are illustrations of how the piece could look; it is sold unframed unless the description says otherwise.
Orders of the Two Sicilies, Saint George of the Reunion, Plate XXII, 1844
$330
€295 · £250
Original print, not a reproduction.
Ships worldwide from the Netherlands, flat, insured and tracked. 14-day returns.
- Date
- 1844
- Technique
- Wood Engraving
- Coloring
- Hand colored
- Condition
- Good. Light wear to the top 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-13055-26
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 insignia of the Kingdom of the Two Sicilies. At the upper left is a breast star (6): a red cross fleury edged in gold over crossed gold swords, green laurel and white rays, with a blue ring around Saint George on horseback slaying the dragon in gold. At the upper right hangs the large badge (7), the same red cross with swords in a green laurel wreath, on a blue ribbon edged in orange, with a separate gold pendant of Saint George and the dragon below it. On the left a smaller cross with swords and no wreath (9) hangs from the same blue and orange ribbon. At the lower right a cross in a laurel wreath (8) repeats the design on a smaller scale. At the lower left a gold medal (10) shows a crowned standing figure in a cloak, holding a sword and a wreath, on a blue ribbon edged in crimson.
The running head reads "DEUX-SICILES." (Two Sicilies) and the plate number is printed "XXII" without a stop. The pieces are numbered 6 to 10. The blue rings of the star and crosses read "IN HOC SIGNO VINCES" (in this sign you will conquer) around Saint George, the insignia of the Order of Saint George of the Reunion.
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 repeated red crosses and blue ribbons give the plate a strong rhythm that reads well framed.
Condition: Light wear to the top 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.
