Item number: M381

Year: AD 1883-1940

Material: Gold, Silver-Gilt and Enamel

Size: 175.0 x 23.0 x 3.4 mm

Weight: 18.65 g

Provenance: Andreas Thies EK 2024

This is a chain composed of 11 miniature orders linked together by a gold chain. The medals, made of silver-gilt, originate from a total of 10 countries spanning Europe, Asia, and Africa, primarily from France and its overseas colonies and protectorates. Based on this diversity, it can be confidently inferred that the original owner of this order set was likely a French diplomat, politician, or noble.

By examining the style of the French “National Order of the Legion of Honour” on the far left of the chain, it can be dated approximately to the era of the French Third Republic (AD 1870–1940).

The Orders in the set, from left to right, are as follows:

Europe has a rich history of awarding Orders. After being awarded a medal, recipients often commissioned private jewellers to create miniature replicas. These replicas allowed recipients to display and wear their honours more conveniently. Additionally, upon the recipient’s death, the state typically required the return of the original Orders, making these replicas cherished heirlooms for their descendants.

物件編號: M381

年代: 公元 1883-1940 年

材質: 黃金, 銀鍍金和琺瑯

尺寸: 175.0 x 23.0 x 3.4 mm

重量: 18.65 g

來源: 安德烈亞斯·蒂斯拍賣行 2024

這是一條以金質鍊子串連，總計11枚的迷你勳章組。這些勳章的材質為銀鍍金，橫跨歐亞非三洲總計10個國家，主要來自法國和其海外殖民地和保護國。故能大膽推測，這組勳章的主人生前，極可能是某位法國外交官、政治家或貴族。藉由項鍊最左側的法國「榮譽軍團勳章」款式作為判斷，其時間大致落在「法蘭西第三共和國」(公元1870至1940年)。

勳章組從左至右，分別如下：

歐洲擁有豐富的勳章歷史，授勳者獲得勳章之後，往往會委託民間珠寶商代為製造迷你複刻品，以方便授勳者對外展示和配戴。再來授勳者過世後，國家通常會要求遺族上繳勳章，故複刻品是得以供後人留念的傳家寶。