order of double dragon

Exemplary set of 1st type in superb condition. Badge. Silver, gilt, enamel. Size 75 mm. Sash length 98 cm. Albrecht Friedrich von Eichhorn (1883-1969), Lieutenant Commander of the Imperial German Naval Officer Corps.

Exemplary full set. Gold, silver, enamel, jade. Ribbon. Case.

Second Class First Grade breast star. Gilded silver, enamel (incorrect central sapphire and upper stone and an orange-red coral). Size 78 mm.

Third Class Third Grade breast star. Gilded silver, enamel. Unmarked.

William Gibson (d. 1913) and John Lawrence Langman (1846 - 1928) established the Goldsmith and Silversmiths Company in 1880. The firm was active at 112 Regent Street, London acquiring the premises previously used by John Joseph Mechi. In 1893, the firm absorbed The Goldsmiths' Alliance Ltd (late...

About the manufacturer https://asiamedals.info/threads/j-o-makers-mark-of-johan-ferdinand-olsonius-grachevs-firm-imennik-j-o-iogana-ferdinanda-olsoniusa-firma-gracheva.25746/ First Class, Third Grade breast star of 1st type. Circa 1882-1899. Silver, gold, enamel. Size 75 mm. Weight 58.86 g...

Very interesting short russian newspaper article published in 1913. Original russian text. Внешние известия. Отмена ордена Двойного Дракона. В знак учреждения республики, министерством иностранных дел установлены ордена Тучного Колоса и Пёстрого Тигра, выдаваемые за особые заслуги. Вместе...

Unique russian-made badge in gold with diamonds. Most likely it was manufactured by Treiden workshop https://asiamedals.info/threads/orders-of-double-dragon-made-by-russian-workshop-of-alexander-treiden-at.23566/ Breast star. Current whereabouts unknown.

Order of the Double Dragon awarded to M. Augustin Séguin (1841-1904) on January 26, 1889. Renowned Lei Chang in China, this French engineer was honored by the 3rd class of the 2nd Grade of the Chinese Order for making a small railway in the garden of the Summer Palace (Beijing) on behalf of the...

His Wagner-made breast star https://asiamedals.info/threads/orders-of-double-dragon-made-by-wagner-berlin.23580/ 2nd Class, 3rd Grade awarded on August 14, 1896.

Breast star of 2nd Class, 3rd Grade. Silver, gilt, enamel. Size 89.2 mm. Weight 110 g. About the cavalier https://asiamedals.info/threads/order-of-double-dragon-and-other-awards-of-krupp-works-director-carl-menshausen.23599/ Medallion.

This workshop used a very specific form for its breast stars. All known breast stars have St. Petersburg silver assay marks from pre-1899 time period. Breast stars usually bear workshop mark МБ /MB/ supposedly мастерская М.И.Богданова/M.I. Bogdanov workshop. Breast star without МБ /MB/ mark...

Fedor (Friedrich) Andreevich Ruch/Федор (Фридрих) Андреевич Руч/Федор (Фридрих) Андреевич Ручъ. The owner of a workshop of gold and silver products in Saint Petersburg. Between 1900 and 1910 his workshop was located at Nevsky prospect, 44 /Невский проспект, 44/, After 1910 at Sadovaya street, 22...

First type, 2nd Class, 3rd Grade neck badge. Silver, gilt, enamel, coral. Size 118.5 x 92mm.

Awarded to general Anicet-Edmond-Justin Bichot (1835–1908) https://vi.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anicet_Bichot

The statutes of the Order of of the Double Dragon, including full-size illustrations, were printed in Chinese and also in French by Th. Dupuy in Paris in form of a proposal of the Tsongli-Yamen (Premier's office) to the Empress Regent on February 7, 1882; they were imperially approved on the...

Alexander Adolf Treiden, birth and death dates unknown, of Baltic German stock. From the early 1880’s until 1894, or possibly 1896, Treiden worked exclusively for the Court Jeweler Hahn. His workshop was situated at 5, Kaznacheyskaya Street, a 15-minute walk from Hahn’s shop at 26, Nevski...

2nd Class 1st Grade breast star. Silver, gilt, enamel, coral. Size 89.51 mm. What workshop hides behind GD /ГД/ mark? The base of this breast star is very close (if not identical) to the base of breast stars made by Feodor Rückert /ФР/ workshop...