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Please be sure to visit our Kaiser Wilhelm II collection.
Also, take a look at our Frederick the Great gallery.
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Fantastic Cased Jäger Medal (Royal) (Item KJEWELRY 2-1)
PRICE: $850.00
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Please be sure to visit our Kaiser Wilhelm II collection. Also, take a look at our Frederick the Great gallery.
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Fantastic Cased Jäger Medal (Royal) (Item KJEWELRY 2-1) |
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| DESCRIPTION: Here is an utterly fantastic medal that was presented for 100 game (deer) kills to Christianus Ernestus, Duke of Stolberg-Wernigerode, by his excellency Johann Albrecht Herzog zu Mecklenburg. This is in the original green leather, green velvet-lined case and bears the gold letters and crown. The jeweler was Alfred Gadebusch, Hof Juweller, jeweler to the palace, in Wernigerode. The badge is fantastic with a finely enameled stag skull. At first appearance it looks like cracks are in the enamel--there are a few--, but the clever jeweler has purposely made the stag horns look rustic and real! The enamel crown has a small nick, but all in all, the piece is in fine overall condition. Extremely rare and fine.
PRICE: $850.00 |
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The Personal Jeweled Cufflinks of Kaiser Wilhelm II (Item KJEWELRY 2-2; WILHELM 8-1) |
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| DESCRIPTION: Here is one of the greatest German Imperial items we have ever offered or ever heard of being offered. This is the personal pair of cufflinks of Germany's most colorful emperor, Wilhelm II (1859-1941), who became Germany's Emperor and King of Prussia upon the death of his father Emperor Friedrich III. This must surely be the finest set of bejeweled cufflinks in the world. Mr. Eugene R. Klompus, who is President Emeritus and founder of the National Cufflink Society, researched this wonderful set and concluded that they are a one-of-a-kind item and handcrafted during the period 1910-1915. The stones, their shape, style, and mounting design, and particularly the gothic accents are suggestive of the very highest quality German manufacture. Most noteworthy, the configuration of sparkling stones (diamonds and emeralds) is classic Wilhelm! Mr. Klompus continues to say that the cufflinks are indeed a rare and high-quality set that were most likely commissioned by the Kaiser himself, or gifted to him. The Kaiser was known to have a strong appreciation for jewelry. He was especially fond of precious metal and sparkling stones. He loved cufflinks and historians believe that his attraction to this particular male adornment was acquired from his first cousin, Tsar Nicholas II, of Russia. The latter was a lifelong cufflink collector and aficionado. In fact, Nicholas II, an amateur artist, maintained an album in which he hand painted each of the cufflinks and other jewelry in his collection Most entries included a description of the item, date of acquisition, source, and an inventory. Many of the cufflinks in the Tsar's album include the Royal Crown of Russia or a foreign crown in their design. Most interesting is a pair numbered '274,' which includes a crown of the Prussian style and a bejeweled initial 'W' and an acquisition date of 1908 and these bear a solid resemblance to this pair that we offer. Even more important is that the commentary states that the links were a 1908 Christmas gift from Kaiser Wilhelm of Germany. Although very beautiful, they are not quite as elaborate as our. Another pair noted in the Tsar's album, no. 301, also depicts a 'W' and a crown theme and Nicholas' notation that it was "from Kaiser Wilhelm II of Germany, May 1913." We have photocopies from The Jewel Album of Tsar Nicholas II, by Alexander Sulodkoff--Ermitage London, 1997, and from "The Link" which is a quarterly publication of the National Cufflink Society in various editions 1992-1999. There have been other examples of Kaiser Wilhelm's cufflinks that have surfaced over the years and is assumed that most of them have been gifts to other monarchs such as the Tsar or other aristocratic persons. Some are quite plain in silver or gold bearing the Wilhelm crown and 'W,' but none can compare with this set (not even close). The familiar Prussian crown and the 'W' are heavily jeweled with diamonds and emeralds, while the outer edges are decorated with alternating black-and-white enameled panels. These, of course, are the colors of the Prussian state and the Hohenzollern Dynasty. The hardware appears to be gold. They come to us by way of a gentleman from an aristocratic family in Virginia, whose great uncle after graduation from Yale traveled throughout Germany and obviously had some very high-placed connections, all of which have hot been fully revealed to us. Years after the death of this uncle, the cufflinks and some other Kaiser-connected items were bequeathed to the man we have received them from who is not by nature a collector and wants to see them added to the possession of someone who will truly appreciate them for their magnificent beauty and historical importance. There could be, I suppose, more important Hohenzollern items available somewhere, but I just can't for the moment think of where. We at Germania are proud as peacocks to be able to feature these on our pages.
PRICE: SOLD |
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Von Hindenburg Watch Fob (Item KJEWELRY 2-3) |
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| DESCRIPTION: Here is a very fine medallion watch fob. The piece is pre-1918 and is struck in genuine silver. The obverse has a bust portrait of the field marshal of WWI fame and the back the Lion of Verdun Victory with the sphere of the empire. This is a very bold and dramatic relic of the glory years of Germanic military prowess. It is in fine condition except a little frayed where the black ribbon meets the medal’s mounting loop.
PRICE:$125.00 |
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Five Mark Coin (Item KJEWELRY 2-4) |
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| DESCRIPTION: Here is one of the most beautiful of all European coins and very heavy! On one side it says: “Wilhelm II German Kaiser and Emperor of Prussia.” On the obverse it says: “5 Marks and German Empire (1907).” In the center the gorgeous Imperial eagle is wearing the crown of Prussia. It has had a jump ring soldered at the top for wearing. Around the edge is “Gott mit Uns.” “God with us.” The likeness of the German monarch on the front is great. A first-class souvenir of the great era. This is a coin, but also a fine piece of jewelry, as well.
PRICE:$145.00 |
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Decorative Coin Jewelry (Item KJEWELRY 2-5) |
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| DESCRIPTION: This is a very fine example of a 3-mark piece from 1909 Germany. The condition is great and it has been mounted in a very beautiful bezel with delicate openwork, silver filigree. It bears the likeness of Wilhelm II, King of Wurttemberg on its front with the gorgeous Imperial German eagle on the back with the words “Deutsches Reich Drei Mark.” This is a very fine souvenir of better times in Germania.
PRICE: SOLD |
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Decorative Coin Jewelry (Item KJEWELRY 2-6) |
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| DESCRIPTION: This is a very fine example of a very early Reich coin from 1888. The silver coin is in beautiful condition and a bezel with delicate silver filigree openwork has been added to make this a beautiful piece of important historic jewelry. The front has the image of Kaiser Frederick of Prussia, who was the Father of Wilhelm II. The back has the early Reich eagle and the words (translate): “Two marks.” This is a very wonderful piece of jewelry for the Germanophile!
PRICE: SOLD |
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Old Decorative Coin Jewelry (Item KJEWELRY 2-7) |
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| DESCRIPTION: This is a very fine five-mark piece from the hanseatic city of Hamburg. It has the city’s coat of arms on the front and translate to “Free and Hansestadt, Hamburg.” On the back is the old-style Prussian and national eagle with the words “Deutsches Reich (1875) 5 Mrk.” Large 2 inches in diameter, the coin has been crafted by handwork into a beautiful silver bezel transforming it into a great piece of Imperial jewelry. This is beautiful, noble, patriotic, historic. A Germanophiles treasure.
PRICE: SOLD |
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Imperial Hohenzollern Eagle Pendant (Item KJEWELRY 2-8; NSD 9-2; VETS 1-9) |
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| DESCRIPTION: This handsome little pendant was not manufactured in the Imperial era. It was crafted in the Third Reich era by a jeweler and finisher whom we bought many jewelry pieces from at the Stuttgart Waffenborse a few years ago. These were crafted by him in the late 1930’s and early 1940’s and they were sold to veterans’ organizations such as the Kriegersbund Kyfhauserbund. The purpose was to place them as an amulet or charm on the watch chain or on the chain that is worn suspended across the top flap of a Lederhosen or leather trousers. It was a reminder of loyal service to the regime of Kaiser Wilhelm II Hohenzollern. The ladies of the groups often wore them as pendants of patriotic remembrances. You will love to wear this around the neck as a proud Germanophile. This is 100-percent original and beautiful. It’s marked “800” genuine silver with the requisite ½ moon and crown. The size is a little bit bigger than a quarter (U.S. 25-cent piece). Great detail. Note: There is a gold version, but much more of a rarity, the jeweler made in the 1930s, and only a few are available.
PRICE: $265.00; well spent. The gold version on 8/17/2011 is $2,500.00, IF we are still able to supply one, and this could change without notice with the fluctuation of the gold market - - This price is not predicated on the spot price of gold alone but rather on the extreme rarity of the historic article itself. |
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