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    St. Henry Order need opinions!!!

    Hi Imperialists!
    My dealer send me scans, but...
    It looks strange to me...
    Is it real?
    Sizes:
    W - 36mm, H - 61mm Crone - 25X18mm
    Bronze or silver vergoldet.

    Thank You for any answers!

    Alex Ponomarev



    #2
    Ha!

    What you have is a Knight's Cross, as mounted for wear on a neck ribbon, hence the whonkin' big suspension loop. A peculiar custom that was actually officially sanctioned during the 1920's. I've had 2-3 like this, including one that came with the St. Henry funeral sash....
    A dangerous subject to get me started on!

    Here's one of my ex's, residing in a private collection in the UK.
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      #3
      Real? I suppose.

      A period Saxon issue? No. These are post-war copies, not made by the main Saxon jewelers who made them during the kingdom's existence. They are clearly of lower quality than the official pieces:




      I have one almost identical to the one you show. Rick V. might know the actual provenance of these (1930s? 57er variety?)

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        #4
        Almost forgot.....

        .... I suspect that your cross is a bronze-gilt "spangen-stuch", based upon the unusually bright gilding (quite common in bronze-gilt pieces of the 1920's & 1930's) and the very odd, pie-shaped suspension piece. It is most emphatically NOT an issued piece, as awarded by the Kingdom of Saxony...

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          #5
          Thank You very much!!!!!
          It's real help for me!

          Alex Ponomarev

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            #6
            Hey Dave!!

            Saved that Hermann single mount pix, eh?? That one lived here too once upon a time!

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              #7
              Hi Alex,

              in the 50ies, (so after WW2!) it was authorized to wear the Henry Knight like the Commander around the neck. I suppose in the best case it is a 50ies piece.

              Best regards

              Daniel

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