Orders of Saint George made by the Second Artistic Artel /Вторая художественная артель/ marked "2XА" or "EШ"

Second Artistic Artel /Вторая художественная артель/ workshop active in Saint Petersburg between 1908 and 1917.
Known marks.

2XA = 2-я Художественная Артель /2nd Artistic Artel/

"2-я Худ. Артель" /"2nd Art. Artel"/

It is not clear if mark “ЕШ/ESh" was the second mark of workshop or personal mark of independent contractor that executed workshop commissions (see https://asiamedals.info/threads/ord...-the-by-st-petersburg-workshop-esh-esh.27495/).

Orders of Saint Vladimir made by the Second Artistic Artel https://asiamedals.info/threads/ord...raja-xudozhestvennaja-artel-marked-2xa.26550/
Orders of Saint Anna made by the Second Artistic Artel https://asiamedals.info/threads/ord...raja-xudozhestvennaja-artel-marked-2xa.26669/
Orders of Saint Stanislaus made by the Second Artistic Artel https://asiamedals.info/threads/ord...raja-xudozhestvennaja-artel-marked-2xa.26551/


3rd class cross.

Gold, enamel.
Size 40х44 mm.
Marked with partly readable maker's mark 2XA for Вторая художественная артель /Second Artistic Artel/ and St.Petersburg assay office gold hallmark "56" with a female head in a kokoshnik to the right from 1908+ time period.

Marks.

Same cross under different light.

 

Another 3rd class cross.

This time cross marked with clearly readable mark "2XA" for Вторая художественная артель /Second Artistic Artel/ and St. Petersburg assay office gold hallmark from 1908+ time period.

Marks.

 

4th class cross.

Gold, enamel.
Size 36.59 x 36.49 mm.
Weight 10.3 g.

Marked with St. Petersburg assay office "shovel" gold hallmark "56" with a female head in a kokoshnik to the right from 1908+ time period and maker's mark “ЕШ/ESh".
"ЕШ" workshop was actively involved in manufacturing different imperial Russian badges as well as orders https://asiamedals.info/threads/ord...-the-by-st-petersburg-workshop-esh-esh.27495/ and order miniatures https://asiamedals.info/threads/miniatures-of-the-order-of-st-george.22835/page-2#post-358395 ; https://asiamedals.info/threads/miniatures-of-the-order-of-st-vladimir.22831/page-2#post-358394​

Same cross under different light.

Medallions.

Marks.