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THE PROPERTY OF A GENTLEMAN
A GOLD, SILVER-GILT AND ENAMEL BADGE AND STAR OF THE ORDER OF ST ALEXANDER NEVSKY
THE BADGE ST PETERSBURG, 1908-1917; THE STAR WITH THE MAKER'S MARK CYRILLIC 'P.F', ST PETERSBURG, 1908-1917
Details
A GOLD, SILVER-GILT AND ENAMEL BADGE AND STAR OF THE ORDER OF ST ALEXANDER NEVSKY
THE BADGE ST PETERSBURG, 1908-1917; THE STAR WITH THE MAKER'S MARK CYRILLIC 'P.F', ST PETERSBURG, 1908-1917
The badge, gold and red, white, and blue enamel, marked on loop; the star with central circular reserve applied with the crowned cypher 'SA' within a Russian inscription 'FOR WORK AND MOTHERLAND' on red guilloché enamel ground, within a circular border and silver sunburst, marked on reverse and arms
The badge 2 1/8 in. (5.3 cm.) high; the star 3 in. (7.6 cm.) high (2)
THE BADGE ST PETERSBURG, 1908-1917; THE STAR WITH THE MAKER'S MARK CYRILLIC 'P.F', ST PETERSBURG, 1908-1917
The badge, gold and red, white, and blue enamel, marked on loop; the star with central circular reserve applied with the crowned cypher 'SA' within a Russian inscription 'FOR WORK AND MOTHERLAND' on red guilloché enamel ground, within a circular border and silver sunburst, marked on reverse and arms
The badge 2 1/8 in. (5.3 cm.) high; the star 3 in. (7.6 cm.) high (2)
Provenance
Prince Dimitri Romanovich Romanov.
Prince Roman Petrovich (1896-1978), son of Grand Duke Piotr Nikolaevich (1865-1931).
Prince Roman Petrovich (1896-1978), son of Grand Duke Piotr Nikolaevich (1865-1931).
Literature
Prince Dimitri Romanov, The Orders, Medals and History of Imperial Russia, Copenhagen, 2000, pp. 34-37, nos. 7, 9, illustrated pp. 34, 36.
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