Orders of Saint George made by the Alexander Brylov workshop /Александр Брылов/ marked "А.Б"

Brylov / Brylev / Alexander Ionovich, 1902-1916. Gold and silver craftsman, orders manufacturing and trade, Nevsky, 61 (St. Petersburg).

Брылов /Брылев/ Александр Ионович, 1902–1916. Золотых и серебряных дел мастер, изготовление орденов и торговля, Невский, 61. В 1908 году депутат от золотых и серебряных дел мастеров при осмотре пробирным надзором магазинов.

Orders of Saint Vladimir made by the Alexander Brylov workshop https://asiamedals.info/threads/ord...e-by-the-alexander-brylov-workshop-a-b.27411/
Orders of Saint Stanislaus made by the Alexander Brylov workshop https://asiamedals.info/threads/ord...v-workshop-aleksandr-brylov-marked-a-b.28053/
Orders of Saint Anna made by the Alexander Brylov workshop https://asiamedals.info/threads/ord...v-workshop-aleksandr-brylov-marked-a-b.28170/
Order of Saint Anna miniatures made by the Alexander Brylov workshop https://asiamedals.info/threads/miniatures-of-the-order-of-st-anna.23167/page-4#post-364643 ; https://asiamedals.info/threads/miniatures-of-the-order-of-st-anna.23167/#post-348178 ; https://asiamedals.info/threads/miniatures-of-the-order-of-st-anna.23167/page-3#post-361148

Crosses with iconography of 1st type.

4th class cross.
Gold, enamel.
Width 34 mm.

Marked with St. Petersburg gold hallmark for 56th gold from 1904-1908 time period (56AR /AР/ for the Alexander Romanov /Александр Васильевич Романов/ assay district manager) and maker's mark "A.Б" for Alexander Brylov workshop /Александр Брылов/.​

Iconography.

Marks.

 

4th class cross.

Gold, enamel.
Marked with St. Petersburg gold hallmark for 56th gold and unreadable maker's mark.

Central medallions.

 

4th class cross.

Gold, enamel.
Size 33.5 х 38 mm.
Weight 6.97 g.

Marked with barely readable St. Petersburg gold hallmark for 56th gold from per-1899 time period.
Judging by the iconography of obverse medallion this cross also could be made by "А.Б".

Same cross under a different light.

 

It looks like Alexander Brylov workshop was also a supplier for the Osipov workshop https://asiamedals.info/threads/ord...dmitriy-osipov-workshop-do.23672/#post-349027

4th class cross.

Gold, enamel.
Size 40 mm.
Weight 11.26 g.

Crosses made by "EAA" workshop also have medallions of Brylov iconography https://asiamedals.info/threads/orders-of-st-george-made-by-eaa-workshop.25662/

 

Crosses with iconography of 2nd type.

4th class cross.

Gold, enamel.
Size 39.8 x 36.0 mm.
Marked with St. Petersburg gold hallmark for 56th gold from 1908+ time period (alpha, female head in a kokoshnik to the right, 56) and maker's mark "A.Б" for Alexander Brylov workshop /Александр Брылов/.

 

4th class cross.

Gold, enamel.
Width 36.5 mm.
Marked with St. Petersburg gold hallmark for 56th gold from 1908+ time period (alpha, female head in a kokoshnik to the right, 56) and maker's mark "A.Б" for Alexander Brylov workshop /Александр Брылов/.

Marks.

Same cross under a different light.

Marks.

 

Gold, enamel.
Size 35 х 39 mm.
Weight 10.46 g.

Marked with partly readable St. Petersburg gold hallmark for 56th gold from 1908+ time period (alpha, female head in a kokoshnik to the right, 56) and unreadable maker's mark.

Iconography comparison with "А.Б"-marked cross.

 

4th class cross from the collection of Swedish Army Museum /Armémuseum/, Stockholm.

Gold, enamel.
Size 36.5 х 39 mm.

Marked with partly readable St. Petersburg gold hallmark for 56th gold from 1908+ time period (alpha, female head in a kokoshnik to the right, 56) and partly readable maker's mark "A.Б" for Alexander Brylov workshop /Александр Брылов/.

Iconography comparison of two А.Б-marked crosses.

 

4th class cross with unreadable marks.

4th class St.George order (and other awards) of Colonel Oleg Ivanovich Pantyukhov

Gold, enamel. Width 38.7 mm. Marks unreadable. Medallions iconography and cross geometry are typical for "A.Б" cross /Alexander Brylov workshop/мастерская Александра Брылова/...

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Another 4th class cross with unreadable marks and distinctive features of Brylov-made medallions.

Gold, enamel.
Size 37.2 mm.
Weight 9.79 g.

Iconography comparison with the previous cross.

 

Gold, enamel.
Size 37.5 х 41.5 mm.
Weight 7.9 g.

Marked with partly readable St. Petersburg gold hallmark for 56th gold from 1908+ time period (alpha, female head in a kokoshnik to the right, 56) and partly readable maker's mark "A..".

 

4th class St. George cross with typical for Alexander Brylov /А.Б/ workshop iconography and interesting provenance.

Mounted in a glazed fitted case, the reverse with the following label inscription: "Decorations plus miniature decorations belonging to the Grand Duke Dmitri Pavlovitch and given by him to us as a souvenir of his residence with us at Tehran from May 1917 to September 1918, and our journey thence to London. C. M. M.".

 

АБ-made cross of classical iconography of 2nd type.

Gold, enamel.
Size 39.4 × 35.5 mm.
Weight 9.19 g.

Marked with St. Petersburg gold hallmark for 56th gold from 1908+ time period (alpha, female head in a kokoshnik to the right, 56) and maker's mark "A.Б" for Alexander Brylov workshop /Александр Брылов/.

Marks.

 

4th class cross from the collection of Hillwood Estate, Museum & Gardens.

Gold, enamel.
Size (including the ring) 38.1 mm.
Marked with St. Petersburg gold hallmark for 56th gold from 1908+ time period (alpha, female head in a kokoshnik to the right, 56) and unreadable maker's mark.

Black and white photo from old museum catalogue.

 

The ambiguity of the iconography of А.Б-made crosses.

Unfortunately, in the absence (or illegibility) of maker`s mark, the above iconography cannot be used to unambiguously identify the manufacturer of the cross. Medallions with similar (actually identical) iconography were used by several different manufacturers. To date the true reason for this is unknown. Hypothetically, Brylov's workshop supplied other workshops with its medallions (or, on the contrary, was one of the medallion buyers). Another possibility - Brylov's workshop bought crosses from several independent workshops.

N.A / Н.А marked crosses https://asiamedals.info/threads/orders-of-st-george-made-by-n-a-n-a-workshop.26847/#post-359542

Central medallion of "А.Б"-marked cross is on the right.

 

AL /АЛ marked crosses https://asiamedals.info/threads/orders-of-st-george-made-by-al-al-workshop.26858/

 

PS / ПС marked crosses https://asiamedals.info/threads/orders-of-st-george-made-by-ps-ps-workshop.26859/

 

?K marked crosses https://asiamedals.info/threads/4th...nikolai-nikolaevich-stogov.26860/#post-359600

 

"1867 anomaly".

All known orders of St. George of "Brylov iconography" belong to the period of late 1890s/1917. But this 4th class order of Saint George has St.Petersburg assay office year mark "1867" on its ring. Reverse medallion also has features that are typical for crosses of "Brylov iconography" .

So how this "anomaly" was created?
Recipe: two original central medallions from "Brylov" Saint George order + original IK-made 3rd class Saint Anna order from 1867 (two ring balls were cut down, grids were removed and enamel was relaid).
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"French bogus".

Sold as "French-made 3rd class order of Saint George".

Gold, enamel.
Size 49 х 55 mm.
Weight 16.73 g.

Recipe: one original obverse medallion from "Brylov" Saint George order + one fake reverse medallion of Saint George order + one original commander cross of the order of the Oak Crown of Luxembourg in gold.

Сook on low heat until fully cooked.


Same cross under a different light.