Oldenburg

Oldenburg Pickelhaube for a Non-Commissioned Officer of the Rural Gendarmerie

Chamber piece, circa 1905. Heavy leather helmet, complete with all fittings. Front helmet plate features the star with the Oldenburg coat of arms. Domed scale chin chains attached to button 91, both cockades in the NCO version with sword knot. Cruciform base with spike ball and ball screws, the ball non-removable. Interior with factory-original double holes plugged long ago, black lashed leather liner, front marked with fine chamber stamp “L G 1905”. Size 54. Worn condition, condition grade 2.

A rare helmet!

521720
€ 1.850,00

Oldenburg Tunic for a Sergeant in Dragoon Regiment No. 19

Personal item circa 1910. The tunic of cornflower blue cloth with black piping, black standing collar and cuff flaps, one row of eight nickel-plated buttons, sewn onto the shoulders the white shoulder straps with the cipher “A” embroidered in red, the standing collar and cuff flaps with silver NCO braids, on the collar the large coat-of-arms buttons for sergeant, on the right sleeve the three chevrons for three-time proficiency in lance combat. Lined inside with black and turquoise blue fabric. Few minor moth traces. Condition 2.
522367
€ 1.850,00

Oldenburg Pickelhaube for Officers of the Oldenburg Infantry Regiment No. 91

Oldenburg, circa 1914. Elegant leather helmet in parade quality, complete with all fittings in gilt finish. The Prussian eagle with regulation “Koenig” bandeau, matte gilt with polished edges. On the breast with highly domed 2-piece silver Oldenburg star, silver-plated. Slightly curved scale chin chains, both cockades present. The tall spike is removable. Interior with light brown sweatband and light silk lining, size 56 1/2. The helmet shows only light wear, condition 2+.
Extremely rare to find in this quality.
517992
€ 4.500,00

Oldenburg Pickelhaube for a Customs or Tax Official

Circa 1910. Elegant, lightweight leather helmet, complete with all fittings in gilt finish. Front plate features the star with applied “frosted” silver-plated arms of Oldenburg. Flat scale chin chains on rosettes, right side with Oldenburg state cockade. The plate with star screws, fitted with the distinctive quadruple-fluted “official's spike” with ball finial. Interior with light brown leather sweatband with silk ribbon draw and gold embossing “Awes-Marke”, green silk rep lining with gold embossing “AWS”, front visor lined in green and rear visor lined in red. Handwritten date “27.12.1910” inside the bell. Size approximately 56. In exceptionally fine condition. Condition 2+
492977
€ 2.500,00

Oldenburg Bicorne for a State Official

Circa 1900. Collapsible bicorne of needle felt with white feather trim, on the right a silk cockade in the colors of Oldenburg, gold agraffe and gold button with the coat of arms of Oldenburg. Interior with white silk lining. Size approximately 59. Condition 2.
451689
€ 750,00

Oldenburg Pickelhaube for an Officer in the Ostfriesisches Feldartillerie-Regiment Nr. 62, 2nd and 3rd Battery

Location Oldenburg circa 1910. Light leather helmet, complete with all fittings in gilt finish. Front features the Prussian line eagle, correctly bearing the motto “Mit Gott für Koenig und Vaterland”, surmounted by the high-domed silvered star with the applied Oldenburg state coat of arms. Domed chin scales on oval scale chains, both cockades present. The spike is removable. Interior with light brown leather sweatband and beige twill lining, the front visor lined in green and the rear visor in red, inside the bell handwritten size “57 ½” and label “Oekonomie Kunstinstitut für galvanische Erneuerung Inh.: E. Lazarus … Berlin …” Lightly worn. Condition 2.
511796
€ 4.500,00

Oldenburg Frock Coat for “Finanzrath Buchholz”

Manufactured in 1893. Elegant dark blue-black frock coat with red standing collar, elaborate gold and silver embroidery on collar and cuff flaps, single row of seven gilt buttons bearing the Oldenburg coat of arms. Interior lined with black silk, neck area with tailor's label “Meentzen & Fassbender Bremen”, breast pocket with label “Meentzen & Fassbender, Bremen Herr Finanzrath Buchholz ... 1893”.
Only lightly worn, two small moth holes. Condition 2.
Very rare.
445896
€ 1.200,00