order of the elephant

  1. Copy of Churchill's Order of the Elephant

    Winston Churchill became knight of the Order of the Elephant in 1950. After his death in 1965 insignia of the order was returned to the Ordenskapellet (Order Chapter). This set of replicas was handed over to the Chartwell House (Winston Churchill's family home) by the Danish Charity Foundation...
  2. Order of the Elephant Combined with the Order of Garter Breast Stars in the Royal Danish Collection

    Rare species. This breast star was made in 1884 by A. Michelsen for King Christian IX of Denmark (Gottorp, 1818 - Copenhagen, 1906). On display.
  3. Order of the Elephant awarded to Nelson Mandela in 1996

  4. Order of the Elephant made in 1671 from Royal Danish Collection

    Gold, silver, table-cut stones, enamel. Allegedly made by Paul Kurtz in 1671. Looks like curators of the collection decided simply stick disembodied or loosened ring to the tower. Impressive approach to restoration.
  5. Order of the Elephant awarded to Emmanuel Macron in 2018

    Nice modern elephant. Breast star.
  6. Order of the Elephant awarded in 1808 to Napoleon Bonaparte

    Gold, enamel, diamonds. Height 74 mm; width 65 mm. Weight 88.75 g. Collection of State Historical Museum, Moscow. The king’s monogram has been removed.
  7. Louis XVIII's Order of the Elephant from the Louvre collection

    Unique badge was made in 1822 by Jacques-Evrard Bapst (1771 - 1842). Gold, enamel, diamonds, rubies. Size 80 x 70 mm. King Frederik VI's monogram (reigned 1808-1839).
  8. Order of the Elephant from the Hermitage collection

    Comes from collection of Grand Duke Alexei Alexandrovich of Russiaю Entered museum collection in 1908. Gold, diamonds, enamel. Size 72 x 58 mm.
  9. Order of the Elephant Breast Star made by Kretly, Paris

    Diamond cut breast star. Silver, gild, enamel. Size 87 x 87 mm. Weight 67.2 g. Case.
  10. Collector's Copy of the Order of the Elephant with King Christian V's Monogram

    Made after the specimen from the collection of Musée de la Légion d'honneur https://asiamedals.info/threads/orders-of-the-elephant-from-the-collection-of-musee-de-la-legion-dhonneur.25514/ Allegedly gold, silver, diamonds, enamel. "Königl. Dänischer Elefantenorden / von links nach...
  11. Order of the Elephant: Fakes and Collector's Copies

    Classical fake /a.k.a. "collector's copy"/. Silver, gild, strass stones, enamel. Size 69 x 58 mm. Thickness 23 mm. Weight 179.7 g. King Frederik IX's monogram (reigned 1947-1972). Details.
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