MINIATURES OF RUSSIAN IMPERIAL ORDERS

[Toplica]

I came across a few of Russian Imperial miniatures, but (of course) I have the following problems: authenticity and value:))

Can someone who is more experienced in this area give me an idea about the items I am going to list.... 1) AUTHENTICITY 2) PRODUCER 3) VALUE ( FOR ME TO PAY)

1) St Stanislaus miniature in gold, 12 mm

2) St Stanislaus miniature in silver 20mm

This is the reverse side of the St Stanislaus silver miniature. 

[Alex .]

Authentic, most likely European made. Prices around: $200 & $300.

Here is very similar one ...

 

 

Edited August 14, 2020 by Alex .

[paul wood]

Agree with Alex. Russia did not have a tradition of miniatures. They were mainly worn by overseas Russian diplomats and forrign recipients of Russian awards.

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[JapanX]

2 hours ago, Alex . said:

Here is very similar one ...

This mini was made by Chobillon, Paris.

[Alex .]

Thank you JapanX! I was wondering, who is the manufacturer.

[Toplica]

Thank you very much. I suspected Chobillion as the producer of the gold one. Chobillon advertised two miniatures of this order in their sale catalogue. This is definitely the smaller one. 

The one that worries me is the silver one posted above. That miniature is structured in a way that I have not seen before.

Any idea who might be the producer? Also the time of the production? 

These are the photos from the original Chobillon sale catalogue.

You can see St Stanislaus miniature in two sizes. 

[JapanX]

Most likely this mini of british origin.

It looks like originally it had swords.

Something like that  

[Toplica]

Thank you very much. 

To be honest, I didn't buy that one, but I bought the smaller one made in gold.

Lovely piece. 

[JapanX]

The nearest relative.

16 mm in gold.

Uknown manufacturer.

[Toplica]

St Anna with swords, 20 mm silver, 

Looks like French production, but not sure

14 mm silver, 

Any idea who might be the producer of this one? 

[Alex .]

It's hard to say, who is the manufacturer, because there are no maker's marks.

 I have two St. Anna miniatures that look similar to yours. First British, second French made.

 

 

Edited August 15, 2020 by Alex .

[JapanX]

57 minutes ago, Toplica said:

Looks like French production, but not sure

Any idea who might be the producer of this one? 

 

It looks like a french work to me too.

[JapanX]

50 minutes ago, Alex . said:

It's hard to say, who is the manufacturer, because there are no maker's marks.

Indeed, british St.Anna miniatures are pretty close to the french. So it`s practically impossible to identified the manufacturer without marks (or without group).  

[Toplica]

St Anna miniature, 11mm, gold

This might be French production, A.Bertrand according to some catalogues that I have.

Unfortunately, this catalogue contains illustrations, but I am almost sure this is the piece from the catalogue.

If someone knows for sure, please tell us.

 

[James RS]

I am in the market for a miniature St Stanislaus medal, 2nd class with swords. I would prefer not solid gold!