Imperial Germany, WW1, Original Cased Pour le Merite from noted Hofjeweler for Sale

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Imperial Germany, WW1, Original Cased Pour le Merite from noted Hofjeweler For Sale

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Imperial Germany, WW1, Original Cased Pour le Merite from noted Hofjeweler:
$7500.00

Imperial German, WW1, Extremely Rare, Original Cased Orden Pour le Merite This awarded only 566 times during the Great War out of a total of 687 PLM’s which included 121 with Oak Leaves awarded during the war. This is an Officer’s only award. When it came with Oak Leaves, junior officers were excluded. This particular decoration is from pre-1917 “ Pie-Slice” suspension devise variation. The enamel is a lighter blue then others and the gold lettering is chased. This is an early 20th Century PLM according to volume 3 of the History of the Prussian Pour Le Merite Order. The ribbon displays 2 Silver Bands and the pie slice is marked 𝟵𝟯𝟴 𝗙𝗥 ( 𝗉𝗂𝖼𝗍𝗎𝗋𝖾𝖽 ) The case is from one of the Jewelers appointed to the Crown in Berlin and fitted to the award ( ). Those awarded a PLM were required to wear it at all times, when in uniform or civilian attire. So typically if awarded this medal a second would be purchased as a wearer’s piece and the original put away as this medal was typically presented by the Kaiser. This conclusion was reached as the full ribbon does have ties attached 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗥𝗶𝗯𝗯𝗼𝗻 𝗶𝘀 𝘀𝗼𝗶𝗹𝗲𝗱. When I purchased this from another advanced collector there was no award document so this Original Orden Pour le Merite is offered as a Jeweler’s Wearer’s Copy. 𝗜𝘁 𝘄𝗮𝘀 𝗮𝗰𝗾𝘂𝗶𝗿𝗲𝗱 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗼𝗿𝗶𝗴𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗦𝗮𝗻𝗸𝗲 𝗰𝗮𝗿𝗱 #𝟯𝟲𝟬 𝗠𝗮𝘅 𝗜𝗺𝗺𝗲𝗹𝗺𝗮𝗻𝗻 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘂𝗻𝗶𝘁 𝗰𝗮𝗿𝗱 𝗯𝗼𝘁𝗵 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗶𝗻𝗰𝗹𝘂𝗱𝗲𝗱 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗣𝗟𝗠.

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