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Thank you for your information. It is of a great help. I susspected that the first Officer Cross on the picture was a Commander lacking the crown. I am not sure whether it was converted to Officer Class at early stage by the wearer or later on. For the French one I like your idea that could be Makers trial model - The Order came from France with a French Legion of Honour Ribon. It might be taht the recepient to be French National and as you said requested the crown to be added to the cross, in my opinion I favour the idea of French maker trial Order. ..who knows. That these pieces are interesting, because their not the Standard ones in the books.. what is their market and collectors value? ..who knows Regarding the Commander of St. Alexander, which is marked by Rothe, my question is whether Rothe made in an early stage Orders with as you menioned Hessian Crown as one on the picture of my posting from 31st of August. Most of the Rothe Crosses appear with the other type of crown - posted by NEW WORLD Member on 31 of August as well. Both of crowns are known as princely type, however the one I have posted is seen predomiantly on St Alexander Commander Class made by French makers the one posted by New World is seen mostly with Rothe made ones

Hi, Thank you for the information. I do not have Prof. Pavlov book I have few other book, however they show only the Standrd pieces. Yes, The crown on the Grand Cross of pre 1908 model made by Rothe is the same sahpe Emedals has one for sale for $5500 All Rothe 2-3 Classes i have seen had the typical Crown of the Commander you have posted I assume that could be few pieces of 2-3 Classess made by Rothe with the Crown of the Commander i have, Reasons ?!!! The small problem is that The Cross is clearly marked on the loop by Rothe , however the marks on the ribbon loop of the crown are not very clear, therfore i cannot identify whether the Crown is by French maker or By Rothe On the other hand the patina of the Cross and the Crown is the same, therfore it is in favour that ther are made at the same time. Regards Peter

Hi, I have problem resizing the pictures As a Basic Member i have restriction about the size of the files I have to upgrade to get better Benefits Anyway this is closer view of the Crown in question Pay attention on the crown and compare it with this from Emedals The Cross is the same by Rothe (marked on the loop) Regards Graf

Hi William, Thank you for the post. I agree with your comments I know the Emedals Commander - It is the Standard Austrian Model we know I meant the Commander on the smaller images I will post them again Regards Graf

Hi, Thank you for the reply. Cross 1 is Russian made - It is Second St. Petersburg Issue - 1886 It is Silver gold plated Not marked Interisting fact is that has the size of Commander Class, however the features are for the Officer Class Cross 2 Is French made - The crown as I mentioned in my first mail is a French crown which never had the ribbons/penadia/arms on the side This type of crowns you can see on Belgium Order of Leopold made by French makers in the period 1880-1920. In 1908 The King Ferdinand introduced the next model of St. Alexander with The Kings Crown I assume that this paricular Cross was made around this period The Cross has the features of the Princely Model till 1908 . My speculation is that the French maker atached the crown to match the 1908 Model without knowing that ths model will have Kings crown with ribbons The Cross came from France with ribbon for Officer of French Legion of Honour with Rosette However this is my theory ..the story of the Cross could be different. That is why I listed them as a topic Both Crosses 1 and 2 are not standard, or at least are not in any book I have seen. The same is with The Commander Cross I listed as well ( The small format pictures) It is Austrian made by Rothe , however the crown is French Style Is it an early Rothe ? or a Hybrid The Rothe Commander we know is the one on the bigger pictures with distinctive Austrian typy Crown. Regards Graf

This is the reverse view Graf

Hi, I would like your opinion on the German Eagle Order 4-th Class I have not seen this patern in any books, however I have seen it for sale by few Dealers in US and Germany. It is 50 mm in diameter it is marked on the pin 900 and 21 It appears to be silver/ gilded Regards Graf

Hi Komtur, Thank you for the information. The time of production could be earlier- between WW1 and WW2. i also suspect that these so called replacment Orders were more likely made for other purposes - like display or for Museums, or/and by order of the family for personal display etc. I do not know I have seen this particular Star on Ebay.de two times for sale as 100% Original for as much as 2850 Euro I forgot to mention that the Star is marked on the back P.Meybauer Berlin SW 68 It is 80 mm in diameter The body is much lighter then the WW1 and earlier periods Stars I also bought it as "Original " replacment three years ago.in the beginiing of my collecting I did pay for it 250 Euro Regards Graf

Hi, I am new to the Forum I would like your opinion on this Star of the Prussia Red Eagle I have it for a quite a while It is much lighter in body then the very old WW1 and earlier Models The dealer at the time of sale stated that it is WW2 period replacment Star for the WW1 veterans It is marked by Paul Meybauer on the back and have a very slim pin Graf

Hi, While still on this topic, I would like to show you onother interestin St Alexander Order It is 3-rd Class Commander -2Model 1887 It is made by The Austrian maker Rothe The cross is maker marked and hallmarked with Austrian marks for silver The interesting thing is that the crown is of French type All Rothe 3-Class I have seen have distinctive crown - Austrian Type Is this Order an early Rothe piece or hybrid, or...? You can have a look for onother comparison on the Emedals Site- They have at the moment 3-rd Class by Rothe for sale Regards Graf

Hi Christophe, Thank you for your welcome These Orders are part of my St Alexander Collection I can identify the rest however the two ones I listed as a topic are not described in any book I came across That is why I have listed them. Regards Graf

Hi, What about this one 2200 Euro plus commission - Last Auction of Herman Historica

Hi The pictures are too big I had to change their size Graf

Hi , I am a new member i collect Orders from Europe including Royal Bulgarian Orders I have two Orders of St. Alexander that I could not find in the existing sources of information One appears to be 4- th Class of the First Model ,Second Type -1886 It is 45 mm wide and very thick - 7mm at midpoint of the arms The problem is that the 4-th Class from this period is 39 mm wide Is it possible this Order to be 3-rd Class with missing princely Crown and converted to 4-th class or..? The other Order -it looks like to be from French Maker It came with French Legion of Honour Officer Ribbon with rosette The cross is 35 mm wide and 4.5 mm thick It appears to be 4-th Class of The second Model 1887 - however it has a crown, which looks like the crowns made by French makers for exported foreign orders. Usually this Class comes without crow. The crown and the cross have the same aging patina. There are not signs indicating that the crown was fitted at later stage. Is this piece once off of kind ( The French maker made it before knowing the shape of the crown fro the next Model) or.........? Note: The Officer Class of the Order of St.Alexander - Boris iii Model is for comparison I am waiting for your opinion