ang Posted February 6, 2008 Share Posted February 6, 2008 Hi there, I found a silver tray of 1914 ,that was an award for what....I don't know,suspect for Ferdinand Prinz zu Solms and his battalions,or in his name....really don't know. Is there anybody who can clear up my mind on it's historical and economic value?? ciao ciao Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kenny Andrew Posted February 6, 2008 Share Posted February 6, 2008 Hi Ang, welcome to the forum ,are there any silver proof stamps on the plate? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ang Posted February 8, 2008 Author Share Posted February 8, 2008 hi, actually there's a stamp,I add one more photo,but if you need i can send you others. You've been very kind to reply,have you ever heard about these battalions? ,best wishes.ang Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kenny Andrew Posted February 8, 2008 Share Posted February 8, 2008 Hi Ang thank you for the further photo. What you have there is a high quality silver salver presented to The Commander of the Regiment Oberstleutnant (Lt.Col) Solms. It was presented to him by his officers in his Regiment for good Service and Leadership in The Field during 1915/16. Most likely on his retirement.Unfortunately it does not mention the regiment he was commander of.I have also been unable to find any information on his war record either however this may be possible to research. As for value I would imagine in the region of £250 - £350 ($500-$700) or even maybe more once more research was done. We would be happy to sell it for you on our website on a commission basis if that was any interest to you. We would obviously research it first to make sure we get you the best price. Hope this has been helpful Kenny. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ang Posted March 4, 2008 Author Share Posted March 4, 2008 Hello Kenny, I apologize for this very late reply,your informations have been precious. I add some links where i found some of the officials mentioned on the tray,if you want to take a look: http://home.att.net/~ordersandmedals/MKFVO.htm http://home.att.net/~david.danner/militaria/saxeweimar.htm my best regards to you angelica Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kenny Andrew Posted March 4, 2008 Share Posted March 4, 2008 Hi Ang, yes I came across that information too on the second link, unfortunately the Officer named Solms is not the same one on your plate he is a Hauptmann or Captain when he was killed where as your man is Oberstleutnant Lt Col much higher rank. I could not match any men from your first link as there are many men on the plate and on the list you added.However if you can find the names and they match please list them and at least we will know which unit the plate is from. cheers Kenny. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
david f Posted May 8, 2008 Share Posted May 8, 2008 is it worth while putting some of the names through the volksbund search engine and see if any come up as falling in action? http://www.volksbund.de/graebersuche/content_suche.asp I cannot make out the names clearly.If you could post up a couple of the first and last names i could have a look Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ang Posted June 19, 2008 Author Share Posted June 19, 2008 Hi there, actually I' ve found two lieutenants corresponding to the first two names on the list : Oberleutnant SAUTIER,Friedrich Alexander - Unit FAR 51 6/9/1917 Oberleutnant BEIER,Arthur Richard - Unit RIR 109 4/1/1917 There's another one,but is a very common name and i don't think it matches with the ones of the battallion. Thanks to everybody for the tips. Ken, may i contact you privately? ciao a tutti,ang Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kenny Andrew Posted June 19, 2008 Share Posted June 19, 2008 Hi Ang, sure you can email me at the shop address which is info@treasurebunker.com cheers Kenny. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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