Orders of Saint Vladimir made by Brothers Bovdzey /БрБ/ workshop

About workshop https://asiamedals.info/threads/orders-of-st-george-made-by-brothers-bovdzey-brb-workshop.23431/
Orders of Saint Stanislaus made by Brothers Bovdzey https://asiamedals.info/threads/ord...-made-by-brothers-bovdzey-brb-workshop.26296/


4th class cross with swords of 1st type.

Gold, enamel.
Size 39.58 x 44.54 mm.
Marked "БрБ/BrB" for "Братья Бовдзей/Brothers Bovdzey" + Moscow assay office mark from 1908–1917 time period. Ribbon loop is a replacement.

Marks.

 

4th class cross with swords of 2nd type.

Gold, enamel.
Size 40.06 x 44.3 mm.
Weight 14 g.

Marked "БрБ/BrB" for "Братья Бовдзей/Brothers Bovdzey" + Moscow assay office mark from 1908–1917 time period. Most likely swords were added later and were made by a different workshop.

 

4th class cross with swords of 3rd type "short swords".

Gold, enamel.
Width 40 mm.
Marked "БрБ/BrB" for "Братья Бовдзей/Brothers Bovdzey" + Moscow assay office mark from 1908–1917 time period.

Marks.

 

Another example of 4th class cross with "short swords". Cross has atypical (for Brothers Bovdzey workshop) central medallion.

Gold, enamel.
Width 40-41 mm.
Marked "БрБ/BrB" for "Братья Бовдзей/Brothers Bovdzey" + Moscow assay office mark from 1908–1917 time period.

Marks.

 

4th class cross with swords of 4th type.

Gold, enamel.
Width 40 mm.

Marked "БрБ/BrB" for "Братья Бовдзей/Brothers Bovdzey" + Moscow assay office mark from 1908–1917 time period.

Swords unmarked. Several variants of garda forms are known.

 

Example of marked swords of 4th type. Note slightly different form of sword guard.

 

4th class cross with deleted swords.

Gold, enamel.
Size 40.8 × 44.4 mm.

Medal bar.

 

4th class cross with swords of 3rd type "short swords" (this time swords unmarked) that allows us to take a look inside itself.

Partly readable gold hallmark.

 

4th class cross with swords of 1st type with a bow (since 1857 orders with swords and a bow were issued to officers for military merits while civilian officials were issued orders with swords).

Gold, enamel.
Size 40 mm.
Weight 13.8 g (with the ribbon).

Marked "БрБ/BrB" for "Братья Бовдзей/Brothers Bovdzey" + Moscow assay office mark from 1908–1917 time period.

 

4th class cross with swords.

Gold, enamel.
Size 45 x 40 mm.
Weight 12.5 g.

Collection of State Historical Museum, Moscow.

 

Damaged 4th class cross with swords.

Gold, enamel.
Size 43 x 38 mm.

Collection of State Historical Museum, Moscow.

 

4th class cross with swords of 4th type in almost mint condition.

Marks.

 

Another example of 4th class cross with swords of 4th type.

 

4th class cross with swords of 4th type with a bow.

Gold, enamel.

Marked "БрБ/BrB" for "Братья Бовдзей/Brothers Bovdzey" + Moscow assay office mark from 1908–1917 time period.

Ribbon with a bow.

 

4th class cross with swords of 3rd type.

Gold, enamel.
Size 40 mm.

Marked with a Moscow assay office gold hallmark from 1908–1917 time period, round marks of Moscow assay office and maker's mark "БрБ/BrB" for "Братья Бовдзей/Brothers Bovdzey" .