Lot 250
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A VERY RARE GOLD AND ENAMEL ORDER OF ST ANNE SECOND CLASS WITH CROWN AND SWORDS
A VERY RARE GOLD AND ENAMEL ORDER OF ST ANNE SECOND CLASS WITH CROWN AND SWORDS

MAKER'S MARK 'KK', ST PETERSBURG, THIRD QUARTER 19TH CENTURY

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A VERY RARE GOLD AND ENAMEL ORDER OF ST ANNE SECOND CLASS WITH CROWN AND SWORDS
MAKER'S MARK 'KK', ST PETERSBURG, THIRD QUARTER 19TH CENTURY
Breast badge, gold and red, white, and blue enamel, with crown and swords, marked on reverse of suspension loop and connecting ring
2¾ in. (7 cm.) high, with crown

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After 1828, orders of St Anne, First and Second Class, were no longer enhanced with diamonds (apart rarely for foreign recipients). Instead, as an additional honour, the badges were awarded with the Imperial crown above the cross. This practice was discontinued in 1874.

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