Fake Orders of Saint Catherine

Fake breast star (fakes from the same manufacturer https://asiamedals.info/threads/fak...exander-nevsky-order.22734/page-2#post-358713 ; https://asiamedals.info/threads/database-of-fake-orders-of-saint-vladimir.26252/#post-359032)

Very nicely made fake marks.

Another example of such fake breast star made by the same "manufacturer".

Silver, gilt, enamel.
Size 88 mm.
Weight 49 g.

Central medallion.

 

"Constructor" breast star.

Austrian hallmarks and Rothe, Wien marks.

 

Fakers used original Rothe-made diamond breast star of Bulgarian order of Saint Alexander.
This very same breast star.

Fakers dismantled original medallion and added a new fake one.

 

Fake cross made after cross from the Russian Diamond Fund collection https://asiamedals.info/threads/sma...-the-collection-of-russian-diamond-fund.25961

Original vs. fake.

 

"Delicate" work.

 

Nicely made fake.
Marked with fake hallmark and fake "NP" (Nichols & Plinke firm) mark.

 

Fake order of Saint Catherine breast star from 1990s.

Base metal, silvering, enamel.

Fake marks.

 

Another example of naïve fake breast star.

Size 87 mm.

Marked with a fake silver hallmark and fake "Eduard" and "ИЛ" marks.

 

Two variations of fake Saint Catherine order breast stars.

 

Fake order of Saint Catherine crosses.

 

Fake lesser cross.
Gold, enamel, strass stones.
Size 60 × 51 mm.

 

Another fake lesser cross. This time "AK-made".

Gold, enamel, strass stones.
Size 66 × 56 mm.
Weight 40.8 g.

Fake marks.

 

Fake 1st class /large/ cross.

Silver, gilt, diamonds, strass-stones, enamel.
Size 92 x 59 mm.
Weight 50.4 g.

Details.

 

Uncompromised fake.

Gold, enamel, diamonds.
Size 33.7 х 30.1 mm.
Weight 7.94 g.

Marked with fake gold hallmark "56ИЛ" and fake maker's mark "SA".

 

Fake lesser cross.

Gold, enamel, strass stones.
Size 74×62 mm.
Weight 45.86 g.

Certificate of authenticity from notorious Levin.

 

Fully faked set.

Badge height 110 mm.
Breast star diameter 90 mm.

 

Another quite obvious fake cross.

Silver, gilt, strass stones, enamel.
Size 85 x 48 mm.
Weight 33.3 g.

Same fake under a different light.

 

Fake Saint Catherine order breast star "made by Kretly".

Straightforward, simple recipe: one original diamond-cut breast star of Turkish order of Medjidie mixed with a fake medallion of Saint Catherine order. After readiness, take one Kretly cartouche and add it to the center of reverse.

 

Fake breast star made by the same team of "artists" who gave you https://asiamedals.info/threads/fak...exander-nevsky-order.22734/page-2#post-360184 and https://asiamedals.info/threads/database-of-fake-orders-of-saint-anna.26715/.

Silver, gilt, enamel.
Size 90 × 89 mm.
Weight 63.77 g.

"Made by Frederic Bjork workshop". Fake silver hallmark and fake maker's mark FB.

Levin-made "certificate of authenticity".

 

Fake embroidered breast star with pearls made after this original breast star of Saint Andrew order https://asiamedals.info/threads/order-of-st-andrew-breast-stars-of-catherine-the-great.23471/.
Series of fake embroidered breast star with pearls https://asiamedals.info/threads/fak...exander-nevsky-order.22734/page-3#post-367189 ; https://asiamedals.info/threads/fake-orders-of-st-andrew.23473/page-2#post-367186.

Size 124 × 123 mm.