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Any minis for listing???!!!

Great Topic I like it

Nice Work Igor Yes it is sad that to make profit some people butcher very lovely original Orders. That way the not only destroy history but reduce significantly the number of those original Orders..and make our life more difficult

Hi Igor The Star in question could be from non Russian maker, hence different from the standards swords Nice research

Nice Star! I agree with Paul. It looks French made one Do not forget Belgium and German makers as well

Very nice indeed

Hi Igor, Nice Crosses Before the Introduction of the Grand Cross The 1st Class Crosses were 54-55 mm wide and the 2nd and 3rd Class were 50-51 mm After the introduction of the Grand Cross the Crosses from 3rd to 1st Class were 50-51 mm, however the Grand Cross was 54-55 mm. There are some exceptions when the makers produced Sets with smaller size, I also suspect that some of the Sets on the market could have been "upgraded" over the years by sellers or/and collectors The Set on the last picture looks OK The Cross looks bigger and the Star has typical for Grand Cross two rings around the central medallion If this Set is yours you can measure the cross Here is Grand Cross with a wrong Sash, however the cross and the Star are correct

Enjoy it ! As you stated a vintage Photo or/and good provenance can answer the question Cheers

Hi 922F Thank you for your contribution to the thread with your knowledge I agree with you about the Scandinavian Awards. That is why i started a side line of my collecting with Swedish Orders. BTW I got couple of those Badge and Star Combination Minis , however they are not Scandinavian and they are listed in the Bulgarian section

Yes i suspect it is around this period, despite the LOH badge is 1st Empire Model,

Nice items and part of history

Yes, the clasp looks Spanish, however it could be added later if the awarded person was Spaniard ..or by Spanish collector Interesting Cross indeed

Those sold in the last 2-3 years on Spink Auctions are part of a huge collections of an Austrian collector Most of those miniatures were very exclusive Some were very rare The ones that came from Italy looked like they were made somewhere (perhaps in Italy) with very similar pattern and finish, and all were in very small size And I agree with larsb001 that "they are perfectly valid and seems to range from around the 1940-1960 period. "

Hi Igor, The Cross has to be 54-55 mm, however we have seen any variations on the collectors market We only can guess if the Sets do not have very strong provenance It could be awarded this size. It could be "upgraded" with a Sash for a better value I collect Belgium Orders as well and I have Seen Grand Cordon Sets awarded in between the WW1 and WW2 with Commander Crosses in Gold. Due to financial considerations around this time they stopped making the crosses in Gold and started producing them in Silver Gild Now days they are made in Bronze Gild I assume that those Sets were assembled that way using the left overs Gold crosses regardless that they were smaller size. Again they could have been mix and matched in a later stage. Only strong provenance can tell us the story Cheers

Hi Igor, indeed very nice Set. Sadly not mine It is in my pictures files Yes The cross looks smaller Also the Star has only one ring around the central medallion Recently i saw a German made Grand Cross Star with only one ring, although the size was bigger then the 2nd Class ones The seller claimed to be Grand Cross Star. He stated that some German made Grand Cross Stars had only one ring Cheers

Yes, I have dealt with this Italian Dealer in the past he also offered many Original sashes and ribbons...and those items including the miniatures come from time to time ,mainly on eBay. France

Hi Bayern, Thank you I am interested to know what is the Russian meaning of the world translated into English

I have in my collection this Group : Painting and Awards of unknown Navy Officer From the Awards it appears that he served from The Napoleonic Period trough to Second Empire Period

Nice picture of the box Good work

Hi JohanH, I collect miniatures Yes, there are some questionable miniatures on the market, however they are usually bad quality Not all miniatures are marked. I also suspect that many are privately made by request of the awarded person or their friends and family members, especially the luxury models

Nice GO Star by Wolfers

Nice Collection