Orders of the Redeemer made by Lemaitre, Paris/Τάγμα του Σωτήρος Κατασκευή Lemaitre

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Beautiful set from the Royal collection with 1st type cross in gold that was presented to King Edward VII when Prince of Wales by King Otto I in 1862. The Prince of Wales arrived in Athens on 29 May 1862 and the Prince drove immediately to the palace to pay his respects to the King. The Prince then drove to his hotel where, shortly afterwards, the King arrived to return the Prince's visit. King Otto then presented the Order of the Redeemer to the Prince of Wales.​

Gold, enamel.
Size 120 x 70 mm.

The original decree of 1833 described the badge of the Order as consisting of a white enameled Maltese cross (silver for the silver cross, gold for the higher grades), surmounted by a crown, set on a green enameled wreath, one half of which is an oak branch and the other half a laurel branch. The obverse featured a white cross on a blue background (the coat of arms of Greece) with Otto's Bavarian arms in an inescutcheon in the center, surrounded by this inscription on an outer ring: Η ΔΕΞΙΑ ΣΟΥ ΧΕΙΡ, ΚΥΡΙΕ, ΔΕΔΟΞΑΣΤΑΙ ΕΝ ΙΣΧΥΙ ("Thy right hand, O Lord, is become glorious in power", Exodus, 15:6). The reverse featured a portrait of Otto with the circular inscription: ΟΘΩΝ, ΒΑΣΙΛΕΥΣ ΤΗΣ ΕΛΛΑΔΟΣ ("Otto, King of Greece").

Excerpt from original Statute

Αρθ . 4. Τὸ διάσημον (Les insignes) του Τάγματος συνίσταται, εἰς ὀκτωγωνίως ὀξυνόμενον Σταυρὸν ἀπὸ λευκὸν σμάλτον, καὶ ἐστεμμένον μὲ τὸ Βασιλικὸν διάδημα κατὰ τὸ ἐπισυναπτόμενον σχέδιον. Τὸ μέσον τοῦ Σταυροῦ περιεζωσμένον ἀπὸ στέφανον κλάδωνδρυὸς καὶ δάφνης, παριςᾷ ἐπὶ μὲν τοῦ ἑνὸς μέρος (καθὼς καὶ παράσημον τοῦ Κράτους) τὸν Ἑλληνικὸν Σταυρὸν μὲ τὸν ἐνδότερον θυρεὸν καὶ τὴν περιγραφήν.
«Ἡδεξιάσου χεὶρ, Κύριε Δεδόξασται ἐν Ἰσχύει» ἐπὶ τοῦ ἑτέρου δὲ , τὴν προτομὴν τοῦ θεμελιωτοῦ τοῦ Τάγματος μὲ τὴν περιγραφὴν

« ΟΘΩΝ ΒΑΣΙΛΕΥΣ ΤΗΣ ΕΛΛΑΔΟΣ. »​

Under the monarchy, a royal crown surmounted the cross. After Otto's deposition in 1863, his portrait was removed and substituted by an icon of Jesus, the Redeemer of Orthodox Christian soteriology. This resulted in the wearing of this side as the obverse, with the national coat of arms (purged of the Bavarian escutcheon) relegated to the reverse, and the inscriptions correspondingly changed: the obverse's inscription remained in place, and the reverse came to feature a new inscription: Η ΕΝ ΑΡΓΕΙ Δ´ ΕΘΝΙΚΗ ΤΩΝ ΕΛΛΗΝΩΝ ΣΥΝΕΛΕΥΣΙΣ - 1829 ("The IV National Assembly of the Hellenes at Argos – 1829").

Same cross under a different light.

Sash.

 

Breast star.

Silver, gold, enamel.
Size 85 x 85 mm.

Reverse has a plaque "Lemaitre - Rue Coquilliere - Paris".

Central medallion.

Under a different light.

 

Beautifully made Grand Cordon set with cross in gold of 2nd type (1863+).

Cross.

Gold, enamel.
Size 107 x 71 mm.
Weight 69.4 g.

Marked with a gold hallmark "Mercury's head/tête d'Hermès".

Breast star.

Silver, gilt, enamel.
Size 83 mm.

Back plaque.

Original case.

 

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Grand Cordon set with cross in gold of 2nd type with different iconography.

 

Cased breast star of 2nd type.

Silver, gilt, enamel.
Size 85 mm.

 

Grand Cordon set of 2nd type made by Lemaitre from the collection of National Museum of American History.

Sash size 101 x 75 cm.

Cross.

Gold, enamel.
Size 101 x 75 mm.

Breast star.

Silver, gilt, enamel.
Size 87.1 x 86.3 mm.

 

Interesting variation. Lightweight diamond-cut breast star of "tented" form with oversized central medallion.

Lemaitre plate.

 

Diamond-cut breast star from the 1901-1918 time period.

Silver, gilt, enamel.
Size 73 mm.

 

Grand Cordon set of 2nd type made by Lemaitre sometime between 1901 and 1918.

Gold, enamel.
Size 86x55 mm.

Sash.

Breast star.
Silver, gilt, enamel.
Size 83 mm.

Pin marked with a French import silver hallmark "swan".

 

2nd class of 2nd type with a diamond-cut breast star without workshop plaque on reverse.

Silver, gilt, enamel.

Original case.

 

Grand cross set of 2nd type from 1863 - 1901 time period.

Grand cross.
Gold, enamel.
Size 56 mm.

Silver, gilt, enamel.
Size 81 mm.

 

Diamond-cut breast star from the 1901-1918 time period.

Silver, gilt, enamel.
Size 74 mm.

Pin marked with a French silver hallmark "boar's head".

 

Rare embroidered breast star of 1st type /pre-1863/ made by Lemaitre.

Size 81 x 82 mm.
Weight 18.9 g.

 

Full set of Grand Cross of 2nd type.

Silver, gilt, enamel.

Grand cross.

Breast star.

Original case.

 

Diamond-cut breast star of 2nd type from the 1901-1918 time period.

Silver, gilt, enamel.
Size 73.8 x 73.5 mm.

"5 bis Rue du Louvre".

 

Diamond-cut breast star of 2nd type from the same time period but with a slightly differently painted medallion and cartouche of different form.

Silver, gilt, enamel.
Size 74 mm.

Tented form of the rays.

Hook marked with a French silver hallmark "boar's head" and partly readable "GL (for Gaston Lemaître) with a grenade with 4 flames in the center".

 

Diamond-cut breast star of 2nd type from 1860s.

Silver, gilt, enamel.
Size 74 mm.

 

Diamond-cut breast star from the same time period.

Silver, gilt, enamel.
Size 73 mm.

Every medallion is unique and hand-painted.