War Medals, Orders and Decorations To be sold by auction at: Sotheby’s, in the Upper Grosvenor Gallery The Aeolian Hall, Bloomfield Place New Bond Street London W1 Day of Sale: Wednesday 28 November 2007 at 10.00 am, 12.00 noon and 2.00 pm Public viewing: 45 Maddox Street, London W1S 2PE Friday 23 November 10.00 am to 4.30 pm Monday 26 November 10.00 am to 4.30 pm Tuesday 27 November 10.00 am to 4.30 pm Or by previous appointment. Catalogue no. 29 Price £10 Enquiries: James Morton, Paul Wood or Stephen Lloyd Cover illustrations: Lot 1298 (front); Lot 1067 (back); Lot 1293 (inside front cover) and Lot 1310 part (inside back cover). in association with 45 Maddox Street, London W1S 2PE Tel.: +44 (0)20 7493 5344 Fax: +44 (0)20 7495 6325 Email: [email protected] Website: www.mortonandeden.com This auction is conducted by Morton & Eden Ltd. in accordance with our Conditions of Business printed at the back of this catalogue. 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Wednesday 28 November 2007 starting at 10.00 am WORLD ORDERS, MEDALS AND DECORATIONS 801 *Albania, Order of Skanderbeg, type 1 (1925-40), Grand Commander’s set of insignia, by Cravanzola of Rome, comprising neck badge, in silver-gilt and enamels, 70.5 x 52mm, and breast star, in silver, with gilt and enamelled centre, 81.5mm, in fitted case of issue, extremely fine and rare (2) £700-900 802 Austria, Order of Maria Theresia, collector’s copy of a Commander’s neck badge, in gilt and enamels, 44mm, extremely fine £150-200 803 *Austria, Order of St Stephen, Grand Cross breast star, by Rothe of Vienna, the reverse with pre 1922 hallmarks, in silver, with gilt and enamelled centre, 87mm, good very fine £600-800 804 Austria, Order of St Stephen, Commander’s neck badge, unmarked, in silver-gilt and enamels, 41mm; Knight’s breast badge, unmarked, in silver-gilt and enamels, 33mm, good very fine or better (2) £250-300 805 Austria, Order of Leopold, Grand Cross breast star, by Rothe of Vienna, post 1922, in silver, with gilt and enamelled centre, with gilt War Wreath, 78.5mm, extremely fine £200-300 806 Austria, Order of Leopold, Commander’s neck badge, in gilt and enamels, with War Wreath, 40mm; Knight’s breast badge, in gilt and enamels, 31mm, good very fine or better (2) £250-300 807 *Austria, Order of Leopold and Order of the Iron Crown mounted group, Ten: comprising Order of Leopold, in gilt and enamels, with War Wreath; Order of the Iron Crown, in gilt and enamels, with War Wreath; Military Merit Order, in silver, gilt and enamels, with War Wreath; Silver Merit Cross, in silver and enamels, these four with crossed swords on the ribands; Military Bravery Medal, Karl issue, First Class silver Medal, clasp for second award and K on riband; Honour Decoration of the Red Cross, Second Class breast badge, in silver, with War Wreath, Wound Medal, riband with two stripes for two wounds, in pot metal; Troop Cross 1916, in pot metal; General Service Medal 1873, in bronze-gilt; Diamond Jubilee Cross 1908, in bronze-gilt, good very fine or better, with related riband bar (10) £300-400 808 *Austria, Order of the Iron Crown, breast star, with pre 1922 hallmarks, in silver, with gilt and enamelled centres, 86.5mm, centre chipped, very fine £350-400 809 Austria, Order of the Iron Crown, Commander’s neck badge, in gilt and enamels, with War Wreath, 43 x 32mm (excluding crown suspension), extremely fine; Knight’s breast badge, in gilt and enamels, with War Wreath and crossed swords on riband, 43 x 28mm (excluding crown suspension), reverse centre lacking, good fine; together with Order of Franz Joseph, Knight’s breast badge in gilt and enamels, with crowned swords on riband, 39 x 32mm (excluding crown suspension), good very fine (3) £200-300 810 Austria, Order of Franz Joseph, Commander’s breast star, by Vinc. Mayer and Söhne of Vienna, in silver, with gilt and enamelled centre, 78.5mm, good very fine £500-700 811 Austria, Order of Franz Joseph, Commander’s neck badge, in gilt and enamels, 67 x 37mm, extremely fine; Knight’s breast badge, in gilt and enamels, with swords on riband band, 67 x 35mm, good very fine (2) £180-220 812 *Austria, Order of the Starry Cross, suspension ring hallmarked, in silver-gilt and enamels, 45 x 35mm, chipped in places, very fine £600-800 813 *Austria, Order of Military Merit, First Class breast badge, with War Wreath and Swords, by Rothe of Vienna, with pre 1922 hallmarks and .925 fineness guarantee mark, in silver-gilt and enamels, 62mm, extremely fine £400-600 814 *Austria, Order of Military Merit, First Class breast badge, with War Wreath and Swords, by Rothe of Vienna, with pre 1922 hallmarks and .925 fineness guarantee mark, in silver-gilt and enamels, 62mm, extremely fine £400-600 815 *Austria, Order of Military Merit, First Class breast badge, with War Wreath and Swords, by Rothe of Vienna, with pre 1922 hallmarks and .925 fineness guarantee mark, in silver-gilt and enamels, 62mm, extremely fine £400-600 816 *Austria, Order of Military Merit, First Class breast badge, with War Wreath and Swords, with .925 fineness guarantee mark, in silver- gilt and enamels, 62mm, extremely fine £300-400 817 *Austria, Order of Military Merit, First Class breast badge, with War Wreath and Swords, similar to the last but with the War Wreath unenamelled, by Rothe of Vienna, with pre 1922 hallmarks and .925 fineness guarantee mark, in silver-gilt and enamels, 62mm, extremely fine £400-600 818 *Austria, Order of Military Merit, First Class breast badge, with War Wreath, by Rothe of Vienna, with pre 1922 hallmarks and .925 fineness guarantee mark, in silver-gilt and enamels, 62mm, extremely fine £400-600 819 *Austria, Order of Military Merit, First Class breast badge, with .935 fineness guarantee mark, in silver-gilt and enamels, 61.5mm, extremely fine £300-400 820 *Austria, Order of Military Merit, Second Class neck badge, suspension ring stamped FR, with War Wreath suspension and War Wreath