Igor Ostapenko Posted December 1, 2021 Share Posted December 1, 2021 In russian museum - strange order of. St. Alexander with swords, for neck . any ideas about maker ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Graf Posted December 1, 2021 Author Share Posted December 1, 2021 Hi Igor I cannot see any strange It is 2nd/3rd Class First Emission 1881-1886 Russian made with the correct swords It look like it was re -enameled or at least some of the enamel repaired. I can see some marks on the ring connecting the cross with the ribbon loop I is a pity you do not have an image on the reverse Most of them have their maker's marks on the reverse of the crowns arms/pendalia Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Igor Ostapenko Posted December 5, 2021 Share Posted December 5, 2021 I have only pictures of averse … Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Igor Ostapenko Posted December 5, 2021 Share Posted December 5, 2021 star and cross of order St. Alexander 2nd class from Kretly now for sale ( Drouot ) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Graf Posted December 5, 2021 Author Share Posted December 5, 2021 Hi Igor, It is a pity that you have only the front of the cross otherwise we can have more clues. This Kretly Set looks funny The Cross and the Stars do not look to match in time Cross is the Princely Model while the Star is the Kings model Unless they were awarded as they are in some transitional period we can speculate that they are joined together at later time 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Graf Posted December 11, 2021 Author Share Posted December 11, 2021 Hi Igor, I managed to track the Set on the Auction site It is reasonable starting price I will not bid on it. At the moment I am having a rest from collecting till the world situation is getting more normal ...if at all Like the Russians say : Nu Poziviom i Uvidim Cheers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
new world Posted December 12, 2021 Share Posted December 12, 2021 On 05/12/2021 at 13:27, Igor Ostapenko said: star and cross of order St. Alexander 2nd class from Kretly now for sale ( Drouot ) Color of the star seems strange to me, it looks like it was made from brass. Also plating on the cross is way too bright. Perhaps the it's because the quality of their photos? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Graf Posted December 12, 2021 Author Share Posted December 12, 2021 Hi New World, It is strange indeed. I looked the photos of the other items of this Auction they look different. Perhaps, they used photos submitted by the persons who sell the items, thus the different quality Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
new world Posted December 17, 2021 Share Posted December 17, 2021 On 05/12/2021 at 13:27, Igor Ostapenko said: star and cross of order St. Alexander 2nd class from Kretly now for sale ( Drouot ) Sold for 2800 Euros + 27% auction premium Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Graf Posted December 18, 2021 Author Share Posted December 18, 2021 I am not surprised The Star of the Grand Cross I posted earlier was sold for 1650 Euro plus 27% premium Could have gone more if i did not stop bidding Sadly i missed it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Graf Posted April 4, 2022 Author Share Posted April 4, 2022 Just came across this nice 5th class Not in mine collection 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Graf Posted August 16, 2023 Author Share Posted August 16, 2023 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Igor Ostapenko Posted August 17, 2023 Share Posted August 17, 2023 On 16/08/2023 at 04:33, Graf said: «… Bulgaria, Kingdom, Order of St. Alexander, Knight’s breast badge, 39mm, silver and enamel, without crown or swords, unmarked, minor enamel damage, nearly very fine» and another , from HH «… Kreuz 4. Klasse, Silber vergoldet und emailliert, mit Originalband Siehe Todor Petrov, "Bulgarian Orders and Medals", S. 314, wona die 4. Klasse an 34 Bulgaren und 124 Ausländer verliehen wurde Gewicht 22.2 g (mit Band), Maße 46,8 x 41 mm.» 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Graf Posted August 17, 2023 Author Share Posted August 17, 2023 1 hour ago, Igor Ostapenko said: «… Bulgaria, Kingdom, Order of St. Alexander, Knight’s breast badge, 39mm, silver and enamel, without crown or swords, unmarked, minor enamel damage, nearly very fine» and another , from HH «… Kreuz 4. Klasse, Silber vergoldet und emailliert, mit Originalband Siehe Todor Petrov, "Bulgarian Orders and Medals", S. 314, wona die 4. Klasse an 34 Bulgaren und 124 Ausländer verliehen wurde Gewicht 22.2 g (mit Band), Maße 46,8 x 41 mm.» Hi Igor it is nice cross I missed HH Auction. There were very interesting items. However some Bravery Order Sets looked very questionable to me regards 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Graf Posted August 17, 2023 Author Share Posted August 17, 2023 (edited) French box You can see the Crown looks made of metal The Order is nice however is not in the correct box Sadly the Seller did not want to separate the group..I missed the box Edited August 17, 2023 by Graf 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Igor Ostapenko Posted August 19, 2023 Share Posted August 19, 2023 On 18/08/2023 at 00:59, Graf said: French box You can see the Crown looks made of metal The Order is nice however is not in the correct box Sadly the Seller did not want to separate the group..I missed the box Very, very rare box 👍 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Graf Posted August 21, 2023 Author Share Posted August 21, 2023 On 19/08/2023 at 16:28, Igor Ostapenko said: Very, very rare box 👍 Yes it is nice sadly gone Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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