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Better quality photos of the badge that we saw in posts #161-163

Exellent set with diamonds from collection of Hermitage

To sum up. We have J.GuS mark that is definitely belongs to Godet. Then there is this J.G&(that looks like в or 8)S mark Is that possible that Godet used both? I don`t see why not, since sometimes it used simply JGS mark

Ha! You are talking with repeated participant of this famous

I think these should be our next subjects

That's true - table silver was their specialty P.S. 1634?! German typesetter?! I am not so sure about this story Paul http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ampersand

Check out this perfect geometry of screw! Beautiful patina on quadro!

& Seriously?!

Yep. This is one of the possibilities. J = J. G = Godet u = und S = Sohn Here we have an excellent example of this mark on Knights Cross of the House Order of Hohenzollern with swords. Pour la Merite with the same mark This two marks look slighly differently (U is perfectly readable) when compared to our marks on sun and red eagle Another (theoretical) possibility will be one of these Birmingham makers 1) J.G&S = John Grinsell & Sons (Birmingham - reg. c.1890) 2) J.G&S = John Goode & Sons (Birmingham - 1st q. 20th century) This is of course only if between G and S we have u (or &) Frankly this mark looks (at least to me) as J.GbS. No?

If we are talking about "army" or "labour" version then even less But here we have a version "for foreigners" ... According to MonDvor (I wonder where they got this info) only 5000 were issued.

Yep, looks like cast (check out this bubbles on т, п, л, я in Севастополь )

Rhetorical question?

Personally I don't like it (for example take a close look at sickle handle, letter O in CO, number 1 in 100, star rays on 3 and 4,5 o'clock and compare them with reverse of original piece from MonDvor in post #1)

Yep. There have been times, when these have costed more than $1000 apiece

This is definitely coronation badge, since Moscow - May - 18 .. - Year and (partly) monograms are visible

Looks like Nikolai II Coronation badge. Established on February 8, 1896. I bet the medallion ring has inscription "Москва Май 1896 года/ Moscow May 1896" with two gold monograms of Nikolai II and Alexandra Fedorovna (HII - A) This badge was issued to persons directly involved in preparation and organization of coronation. Cheers, Nick

Tentatore!

I guess it is a little bit uncomfortable for 50+ years old sea captain to wear only one medal http://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C7%EE%F0%F7%E5%ED%EA%EE,_%CD%E8%EA%EE%EB%E0%E9_%CA%F3%E7%FC%EC%E8%F7

... from Keibel!

Famous "watermelon" of unusual color ...

Might be another cavalier of four fors