European-Made Miniature Groups with Imperial Russian Orders and Medals

French Legion of Honor (2nd Empire, 1851-1870);
Greece order of the Savior (type with King Otto, 1833-1862);
Order of St. Stanislav.

 

Gold, silver, enamel.
Order of the Liberator, Venezuela; Order of Glory, Tunis, Order of the Crown, Italy; Order of Isabella the Catholic, Spain.

 

Gold, silver, enamel.
Order of Saint Stanislaus, Red Eagle Order, Order of the Legion of Honour.

 

Gold, enamel.
Prussian Red Eagle Order, Order of Merit of the Württemberg Crown, Order of St. Stanislaus (early type with drooping eagle's wings), Baden Order of the Zähringer Löwen.

 

Miniature bar with Order of St. Anne.
Gold, silver, enamel.
Length 18 cm.
Weight 12.98 g.

 

Gold, enamel.
Chain length 95 mm.
Weight 17.11 g.

1) The Grand Duchy of Baden. Badge of the Order of the Zähringen Lion. Gold, enamel. Size 11.6 mm.

2) The Grand Duchy of Hesse. Order of Ludwig. Gold, enamel. Size 11.4 mm.

3) The Grand Duchy of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach. Badge of the Order of the Falcon. Gold, enamel. Size 10.4 mm.

4) The Italian Kingdom. Badge of the Order of the Italian Crown. Gold, enamel. Size 11.1 mm.

5) Serbia. Badge of the Order of Takov. Gold, enamel. Size 11.9 mm.

6) Romania. Badge of the Order of the Crown of Romania. Gold, enamel. Size 11.5 mm.

7) Kingdom of Greece. Badge of the Order of the Savior. Gold, enamel. Size 11.4 mm.

8) Russian Empire. Badge of the Order of St. Stanislaus. Gold, enamel. Size 11.7 mm.

9) Russian Empire. Badge of the Order of Saint Anna. Gold, enamel. Size 11.4 mm.

10) Luxembourg. Badge of the Order of the Oak Crown. Gold, enamel. Size 11.4 mm.

11) Kingdom of the Netherlands. Badge of the Order of Civil Merit of the Netherlands Lion. Gold, enamel. Size 11.5 mm.

 

French-made chain of miniatures in gold with early type of St.Stanislaus order.

 

Austro-Hungarian Miniature Groups with Japanese Orders and Medals

Belong to the Austro-Hungarian observer of Russo-Japanese war. Adalbert Dani von Gyarmata und Magyar-Cséke or (another possibility) Erwin Franz. Judjing by the case it was made by V. Mayer's Söhne, Wien.

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Interesting "structure".

 

St.Vladimir with swords on a chain with Austrian and German orders.

 

Chain with ten miniature breast stars.
Gold, enamel.
Length 18.5cm.
Gross weight 26g.

Breast star of the St.Andrew order - Breast star of the Saint Vladimir with swords order - Breast star of the Saint Alexander Nevsky order - Breast star of the Saint Anne order - one unknown decoration is missing - Breast star of the Saint Stanislas order - Austria, Breast star of the order of Saint Stephen - Prussia, Cross of the order of Royal House of Hohenzollern - Württemberg, Breast star of the of the Order of the Crown - Oldenburg, Breast star of the Order of Military Merit of Pierre Frédéric Louis - Netherlands, Breast star of the Order of Orange-Nassau - Turkey, Breast star of the order of the Osmanie.​

 

German-made miniature group in gold and enamel.

1. Prussia: Red Eagle Order
2. Württemberg: Order of Merit of the Württemberg Crown
3. Russia: Order of St. Stanislaus; Cross 1st-3rd class, model with drooping eagle's wings, circa 1830-1840.
4. Baden: Order of the Zähringer Löwen

 

Allegedly both miniature bars once were in the the estate of Grand Duchess Xenia Alexandrovna of Russia.

Denmark, Kingdom, Order of the Dannebrog, Merit Cross, C.IX.R. (1863-1906), silver; Denmark, Kingdom, Wedding Decoration 1892, silver-gilt and enamel; Russia, Imperial, Order of St. Vladimir, gold and enamel; Greece, Kingdom, Order of the Redeemer, gold, silver and enamel.

B>Denmark, Kingdom, Order of the Dannebrog, Merit Cross, C.IX.R. (1863-1906), silver; Denmark, Kingdom, Wedding Decoration 1892, silver-gilt and enamel, marked '585' and 'VC' on reverse of suspension.

Grand Duchess Xenia Alexandrovna of Russia (6 April 1875 – 20 April 1960) was the elder daughter and fourth child of Emperor Alexander III of Russia and Empress Maria Feodorovna of Russia (née Princess Dagmar of Denmark) and the sister of Emperor Nicholas II. During her brother's reign she recorded in her diary and letters increasing concern about his rule. After the fall of the monarchy in February 1917 she fled Russia, eventually settling in the United Kingdom.​

 

British-made miniature group with St.Vladimir order with swords.

 

Most likely Austrian or German-made chain of miniatures. Chain in gilded silver, weighing 19.8 grams in total.

Twelve orders: Persia, Order of the Lion and Sun (silver and enamel, 13 mm); Serbia, Order of St. Sava (silver and enamel, 12 mm x 20 mm); Serbia, Order of the White Eagle (silver, gilt and enamel, 9 mm x 18 mm); Great Britain, Royal Victorian Order (silver, gilt and enamels, 11 mm x 12 mm); Russia, Order of St. Stanislas (gold and enamels, 12 mm); Turkey, Order of Medjidie (silver, gilt and enamel, 11 mm x 18 mm); France, Order of the Academic Palms (silver and enamel 10 mm x 14 mm); Russia, Order of St. Anne (gold and enamel, 12 mm); Reuss, Honor Cross (gold and enamel, 13 mm); Saxony, Saxe-Ernestine House Order (gold and enamel, 13 mm x 20 mm); Bulgaria, Order of Civil Merit (silver, gilt and enamel, 12 mm x 21 mm); France, Order of Legion of Honor (silver and enamel with gold centrepiece, 12 mm x 20 mm).​

 

1st class St. Stanislaus miniatures by Hemmerle Brothers workshop in Munich /Gebrüder Hemmerle in München/.

Gold, silver, enamel.
Chain length 85 mm.
Weight 5.07 g.

 

Nicely made miniature bar from approximately 1830s-1840s.

Gold, silver, enamel.
Order of St. Anna, size 11 mm, weight 4.9 g.
Vatican, Order of the Golden Spur, size 14 mm.
France, Order of the Legion of Honor, July Monarchy, Knight, 17x11 mm.

 

Swedish orders of the Sword, Northern Star, Vase, Norwegian Knight's Cross 2nd class of the Royal Order of St. Olav with Swords, Finnish Order of the Cross of Liberty, Danish Order of the Danebrog and St. Stanislaus order.

Gold, silver, bronze, enamel.
Chain length 107.5 mm.

 

Another Swedish miniature bar with Danish Order of Dannebrog, Belgium Order of Leopold, St. Vladimir and St. Stanislaus Orders and Spanish Order of Naval Merit.

Gold, silver, bronze, enamel.
Chain length 935 mm.

 

Miniature bar attributed to General E. P. Lygon, commanding the 2nd Life Guards at Waterloo.

Order of the Bath, Military Division, 19mm., gold and enamel;
Waterloo 1815, 17mm., silver;
Military General Service 1793-1814, 1 engraved clasp, Vittoria, 17mm., silver;
Order of St. Vladimir, 20mm., gold and enamel.