Miniatures of the Order of St. Anna

Miniature cross with three-ribbon rosette.

Bronze, gilding, enamel.
Size 20х20 mm.
Weight 2.82 g.

 

Gold, enamel.
Size 18.6 х 16.5 mm.

 

St.Anna with swords.

Gilded silver, enamel.
Size 23 х 23 mm.

 

Interesting miniature of St. Anna order with swords made by unidentified Odessa workshop "АФ".
Silver, gilding, enamel.

Marked with a maker's mark "АФ/AF", Odessa district assay office hallmark in a shield in the form of a spatula [kappa, female head in a kokoshnik, to the right, 84] from 1908+ time period.

 

Gilded silver.
Size 14x14 mm.
Marked with "anchors" for St. Petersburg and maker's mark "ФВ/FV".

Marks.

 

European-made miniature.

Silver, gilt, enamel.
Size 14 х 13 mm.
Weight 1.45 g.

 

Interesting miniature. Somewhat reminiscent of the Meybauer iconography https://asiamedals.info/threads/orders-of-saint-anna-made-by-paul-meybauer-berlin.26014

Silver, gilt, enamel.
Size 18 x 18 mm.

See also https://asiamedals.info/threads/ord...de-by-paul-meybauer-berlin.26015/#post-363418

 

Gilded bronze.
Size 15 mm.

 

Selection of four miniatures.

Silver, gilt, enamel.
Sizes 18, 16 and 14 mm.
Marked with silver hallmarks and maker`i mark "АФ", "EШ", "ФР" and "АБ".

 

Miniature in the form of an officer's dagger with the inscription “For Bravery” and badge of the 4th class order of St. Anna.

Gold, enamel
Size 72.4x16.2 mm.
Weight 12.43 g.

Marked with maker's mark "VL" for Viktor Lindman, Helsingfors.

Miniature belonged to Georgy Ottovich Gaddu (1873–1952) - one of the outstanding commanders of the Russian navy during the First World War. In 1894 he graduated from the Naval Cadet Corps, while studying in the corps he was a classmate of A.V. Kolchak. He took part in foreign voyages on the squadron battleship "Emperor Alexander II" (1896), 1st rank cruisers "Admiral Kornilov" (1896–1897), "Rurik" (1897–1899). During the Russo-Japanese War, he took part in the defense of Port Arthur, commanded the destroyers “Strong” and “Boikiy”, on June 18, 1904 he was awarded the Order of St. Anne 4th class with the inscription “For Bravery”, later - the Order of St. Anne 3rd clas with swords and bow. From December 22, 1904 to April 1, 1905 he was in Japanese captivity. Promoted to lieutenant commander. On December 12, 1905, he was awarded the Order of St. Vladimir, 4th class with swords and bow. In 1905–1908 commanded the messenger ship Skatuden. On December 22, 1907 he was awarded the Order of St. Stanislaus 2nd class. On December 6, 1914 he was promoted to captain of the 1st rank for distinction, and on December 24 he was awarded the St. George's Weapon. In 1914–1915 commanded the 3rd and then the 7th divisions of destroyers of the Baltic Sea, in 1915–1917 battleship "Andrei Pervozvanny". On January 18, 1916 he was awarded the Order of St. Anne, 2nd class with swords. On April 15, 1917 he was appointed commander of the 2nd brigade of battleships of the Baltic Sea, on July 21, 1917 he was transferred to the reserve of the Naval Ministry, and on March 19, 1918 he was dismissed. In the 1920s worked in Denmark at the shipbuilding company Burmeister and Wein. He was a representative of the head of the imperial house, Grand Duke Kirill Vladimirovich. On March 13, 1930, he was promoted to rear admiral in the Imperial Army and Navy Corps. On June 30, 1952 he died in Copenhagen.​

 

Two French-made miniatures of Saint Anna order made in gilded silver.
Size of each approx. 20 mm.

 

French-made miniature.

Gold, enamel.
Size 20 mm.

 

French-made miniature of 2nd class Saint Anna order that belong to doctor Conneau, personal doctor and friend of Emperor Napoleon IIIhttps://asiamedals.info/threads/2nd-class-st-anna-orders-made-by-wilhelm-keibel.27381/#post-362748

Gold, enamel.
Size 28 x 29 mm.
Weight 12.2 g.

 

Miniature group with suspension in the form of an officer's sword with the inscription “For Bravery” and badge of the 4th class order of St. Anna. Two others awards were lost.

Gold, enamel.
Size 56.3 x 24 mm.
Weight 3.7 g.

 

French-made miniature of St. Anna order with swords.

Silver, gilt, enamel.
Size 26 х 21.8 mm.

 

French-made miniature of St. Anna order with swords.

Silver, gilt, enamel.
Size 16 х 14 mm.

 

Saint Anna with swords.

Silver, gilt, enamel.
Size 27 mm.

 

Saint Anna order miniature from the collection of National Nordic Museum, Stockholm.

Gold, enamel.

 

Miniature of Saint Anna order with swords from the collection of Armémuseum /Swedish Army Museum/, Stockholm.

Gold, enamel.
Size 13 mm.

 

Silver, gilt, enamel.
Size 19 x 16 mm.
Вес 2.88 g.

Marked with maker's mark "АБ" for Alexander Brylov workshop /Александр Брылов/ https://asiamedals.info/threads/ord...v-workshop-aleksandr-brylov-marked-a-b.28170/ and St. Petersburg assay office gold hallmark of "shovel" form [alpha, female head in a kokoshnik to the right, 56] from 1908+ time period.​