Denmark - Kingdom: Order of Dannebrog, Grand Cross set, comprising breast star and sash badge in silver, silver-gilt and enamels, complete with full length of sash ribbon, and housed together with a button hole rosette, in the fitted presentation case by A. Michelsen of Copenhagen. Circa 1960s. Attributed to Dr Carl Bobleter, State Secretary for Foreign Affairs at the Federal Ministry for Foreign Affairs of Austria.
Condition: Minor enamel damage to central white and red red border of the sash badge, other wise Nearly Extremely Fine.
Provenance: acquired from a member of the recipient’s family.
Dr Carl Heinz Bobleter, was a prominent Austrian Diplomat, who held various ambassadorial roles during the 1950s-1970s, and in a position that specifically represented Austria’s interest in international economic matters, he was the Ambassador of Austria to the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development between 1958 and 1964. He was later State Secretary at the Foreign Ministry and the Under-Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs at the Federal Ministry for Foreign Affairs of Austria, notably speaking at the United Nations Industrial Development Organisation (UNIDO) in April 1967.
Sash badge in silver gilt with oblong Latin Cross featuring finely enamelled white arms with red borders, with royal crowns in each quadrant, the obverse centre with royal cipher of Christian V, with the inscription GUD OG KONGEN (GOD AND THE KIND) on its arms, the reverse centre with crowned W, with the crowned F VI on the twelve o’clock arm, the dates 1219, 1671, and 1808 appear on the other arms, surmounted by the royal cipher of Frederick IX crowned with the distinctive Danish royal crown, unmarked, measures 41.0 ,, (w) x 80.9 mm (h - inclusive of crown suspension), weighs 30.05 grams, worn on original full length red and white silk sash.
The great star in silver, consisting of an eight point star with clusters of seven smooth rays with braided edges, the superimposed silver gilt oblong Latin Cross on the obverse centre exhibiting finely enamelled white arms with red borders, the obverse centre with royal cipher of Christian V, with the inscription GUD OG KONGEN (GOD AND THE KIND) on its arms, the reverse featuring a dual pronged pinch pin, with four rivets on the base to secure the obverse cross, measures 82.7 mm (w) x 78.7 mm (h), weighs 52.37 grams.
Contained in a red case of issue, the exterior bearing a crowned D on the obverse, while the interior feature a silk lid marked A. MICHELSEN, with red velvet medal bed with storage component for ribbon.
NB In one erroneously photographed with a pair of Danish Royal Yacht cuff links which are NOT sold with this cased Dannebrog set.
The Order of the Dannebrog (Order of the Flag of the Danes) is believed to have been founded by King Waldemar II in 1219 and reactivated by King Christian V of Denmark on 1st December 1693. This is one of the oldest orders still in existence and is held in very high esteem. It is awarded for outstanding service, military or civil, to Danes and Foreigners and is rarely bestowed. The order is returnable on the death of the recipient, hence relatively few awards appear on the market.
