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Persian Order of the Lion and Sun, Star and Badge, Plate LV, 1844
$270
€240 · £205
Original print, not a reproduction.
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- Date
- 1844
- Technique
- Wood Engraving
- Coloring
- Hand colored
- Condition
- Good. Light wear to the top right, bottom left and top left corners. 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-13055-62
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 the two insignia of the Persian Order of the Lion and Sun. At the top, item 1 is a breast star of silver rays drawn as a fine lattice, with eight red rays between them; the center is a red ring set with blue and green panels and small gold quatrefoils, around a medallion of a reclining lion with the rayed sun, given a human face, rising behind its back above green ground. Below, item 2 is an oval gold badge with a suspension ring, its border of red and gold enamel scattered with blue and set with four gold quatrefoils, enclosing the same lion and sun against a pale sky and green ground.
The running head reads "PERSE." (Persia) and the plate number "LV." The two insignia are numbered 1 and 2 below; neither carries an inscription. The lion and sun is the emblem that gives the order its name.
The plate comes from Ordres de Chevalerie et Marques d'Honneur, published by Auguste Wahlen at Brussels, 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 plates are relief prints, wood engravings colored by hand with watercolor.
The open composition, with two jewel-like pieces on a broad cream ground, gives this plate a quiet, spacious look on the wall.
Condition: Light wear to the top right, bottom left and top left corners. 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.
