Lot 4437

Description

Greece, Royal Order of the Redeemer, Knight's Gold Cross, breast badge, 1863-1973 type, in official case; Royal Order of George the First, Grand Commander, neck badge, 1935-1973 type, in official case; Royal Order of the Phoenix, Commander, neck badge, 1936-1949 type, in official case; Hellenic Red Cross, Medal for 1912-13 Balkan Wars (Acropolis of Athens type); Greco-Turkish War Medal 1912-13 (3, one with combatant ribbon, one with non-combatant ribbon, boxed, and one with no ribbon); Greco-Bulgarian War Medal 1913 (2, one with combatant ribbon, one with non-combatant ribbon, boxed); German States, Baden, Order of the Lion of Zahringen, breast badge, no ribbon; Serbia, Serbian Red Cross Society Decoration, 1876, breast badge, Royal type, in official case; 1939-45 Star, Pacific Star, both unnamed (boxed); other awards and badges, French Ministry of the Interior Hygiene, award medal for services in epidemic, 1906, named to Dr. Cardamatis, silver medal (51mm) by H. Ponscarme, cased; Hungary, International Medical Conference Budapest 1909, medal in bronze (44mm x 39mm); Greece, Academy of Athens award medal in bronze (53mm) to Ioannhi Kardamati / March / 1939, cased; Greece, Zeus Protector of Guests Medal 1951 in bronze (50mm), unnamed, cased; Greece, Blue Cross Brothers of St Gerasimos badge; United Ancient Order of Druids, two medals; Masonic Mark medal, Cambrian R.A. Chapter, U.D.S.C., 13.8.24; various other minor lapel ribbons and a 1938 150th anniversary of N.S.W. commemerative medal; stainless steel wrist watch and band named on back, 'To . Raoul / From Irene . 19.8.'26', watch damaged; gold cravat-pin, decorative top section gold and pin non-gold, circular design (17mm), eight pearls around centre diamond. Very fine - uncirculated. (30)

Dr Raoul Cardamatis Collection of Medals Dr Cardamatis was the son of a Greek university professor and his German wife. He served in the Army and during this service as a surgeon his legs badly were damaged when he was blown up. He had come into contact with Australians during the war and liked them so he decided to migrate to Australia because of the post war upheavel in Europe. Upon arrival he re-did his medical training to qualify as a doctor according to the standards of the Australian Medical Board, completing the three year course in two years. Initially he set up a practice at Marrickville but later became a Macquarie Street specialist in the field of psychology. He was appointed a doctor for the New South Wales Police Force and was a doctor for the United Nations in Geneva. A man of many talents, he also produced plays for the Independent Theatre together with Warwick Fairfax. In 1944 a portrait of Dr Cardamatis by W.H.Neal was one of the finalists in the Archibald Prize competition. When Dr Cardamatis died in 1959 he had an impressive collection of awards. These are offered here for sale in one lot.