Orders of Saint Stanislaus made by Chobillion, Paris

For many years crosses of this type were (and still are) wrongly attributed to Boullanger, Paris. It is time to correct this mistake. The actual manufacturer of these crosses was Chobillion https://asiamedals.info/threads/imperial-russian-orders-and-medals-made-by-chobillion-paris.24572

Orders of Saint Stanislaus with Imperial Crown made by Chobillion https://asiamedals.info/threads/ord...mperial-crown-made-by-chobillion-paris.28141/

1st/2nd class cross.

Gold, enamel.
Size 64 x 59 mm.
Weight 29.53 g.

Usually such crosses are unmarked or marked with "eagle's head".

The very same cross in the Chobillion catalogue https://asiamedals.info/threads/imperial-russian-orders-and-medals-made-by-chobillion-paris.24572/

 

Another example of such cross.

Gold, enamel.
Size 58 mm.
Weight 31.66 g.

 

Cross with swords made in gilded silver.

Silver, gilt, enamel.
Size 60 mm.
Weight 40.8 g.

Ring marked with maker mark "AxC" for A. Chobillon; one small ball marked with boar's head silver hallmark.

 

1st/2nd class cross in gold with a sash.

Gold, enamel.
Size 63 x 58 mm.
Weight 31.4 g.

 

Another example of 1st/2nd class cross in gold.

Gold, enamel.
Size 62 х 57.6 mm.
Weight 29.56 g.

 

1st/2nd class cross with swords made in gilded silver.

Silver, gilt, enamel.
Size 58 mm.

Ring marked with maker mark "AxC" for A. Chobillon; ribbon loop marked with boar's head silver hallmark.

 

3rd class cross with eagles of a different /2nd/ design https://asiamedals.info/threads/imp...s-made-by-chobillion-paris.24572/#post-351908

 

3rd class with swords of the same design.

Silver, gilt, enamel.
Size 40 mm.

Marked with a French silver hallmark "boar's head".

 

3rd class cross with a fully readable Chobillion mark.

Silver, gilt, enamel.
Size 44.3 х 41 mm.
Weight 13.64 g.

Mark "AxC" for A. Chobillon, ball marked with a "boar's head" silver hallmark.

 

Breast star.

 

1st/2nd class cross in gilded silver.

Gold, enamel.
Size 66 х 60 mm.
Weight 40.79 g.

 

Chobillion-made 2nd class order of St. Stanislaus with swords that belonged to Acting Squadron Leader N. G. Stewart-Dawson https://asiamedals.info/threads/ord...dentified-french-workshops.27952/#post-365322

Silver, gilt, enamel.
Size 63 x 58mm.

 

1st/2nd class cross made by Chobillion without swords.

Gold, enamel.
Size 57 mm.

Original ribbon loop was lost.

1st/2nd class cross made by Chobillion with swords.

Gold, enamel.
Size 60 mm.

Cross and ribbon loop marked with "boar's head" silver hallmark.

 

2nd class Chobillion-made cross that belonged to General Michel Aloÿs Ney (1835-1881), 3rd Duke of Elchingen.

Gold, enamel.
Size 61 x 57 mm.

Showcase with general's awards.

Born in Paris on May 3, 1835, Michel Aloÿs was the eldest of Michel Louis Félix Ney, second son of the marshal Ney, and Marie Joséphine Souham, daughter of the general and widow in the first marriage of Amédée Louis Henri Bourdon de Vatry. Enlisted in the 7th Dragoon Regiment in 1852. Second lieutenant in the 7th Hunters in 1854, he moved to the 1st African Hunter Regiment in 1855 where he was lieutenant in 1859 and captain in 1863. He went on campaigns from 1855 to 1866: in Africa, from September 25, 1855 to May 14, 1859, in Italy, from May 15 to August 22, 1859, in Africa, from August 23 to September 10, 1860, in Syria from September 11, 1860 to June 17, 1861, in Africa from June 18 1861 to January 20, 62, in Mexico from January 21, 1862 to March 17, 1866. Squadron leader of the 5th Hussars, the 2nd Hunters and the 6th Hussars in 1865; commanding the counter-guerrilla force in the Mexican Hotlands from March 9 to December 22, 1865; cited in the general order of the expeditionary force for the capture by force of the place of Téocaltiche, January 29, 1864, and for his enthusiasm in the pursuit directed against Negrete, June 8, 1865. Orderly officer of the emperor Napoleon III from August 27, 1866 to January 22, 1868. Lieutenant-colonel in the 7th Dragoons in 1868. Colonel in the 3rd Dragoons in 1870, he participated in the campaign against Germany from July 22 to October 29, 1870, and was wounded by three shots saber to the head and two to the arm during the battle of Rezonville, August 16, 1870. Then he served in the 9th Lancers and 20th Dragoons in 1871, and in the 6th Chasseurs à cheval in 1872. Brigadier general in 1875, he commanded the 3rd brigade of Cuirassiers in 1877, the 3rd brigade of Hunters on horseback in 1879. He committed suicide at Fontenay aux Roses, February 23, 1881.

His awards include: order of Saint Ferdinand of Spain, 1st Class, December 21, 1858; order of Medjidie of Türkiye, 5th Class, December 29, 1864; order of the Swedish Sword, knight, December 8, 1869; order of Guadalupe of Mexico, knight, December 8, 1869; order of Saint Stanislas of Russia, 2nd Class, December 8, 1869; order of Saint-Michael of Bavaria, commander, December 8, 1869; order of the Legion of Honor, knight, July 7, 1862, and officer, April 21, 1874.
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1st/2nd class cross made in gold by Chobillion workshop with a previously unknown variant of medallions. Note that cross is slightly heavier than the standard one.

Gold, enamel.
Size 57.8 mm.
Weight 35.08 g.

Connection ring marked with a partly readable maker mark "AxC inside rhombus" for A. Chobillon; ribbon loop marked with French gold hallmark "eagle's head".

 

3rd class with swords made by Chobillion.

Silver, gilt, enamel.
Size 40.2 mm.

Marked with a French silver hallmark "boar's head".

 

1st/2nd class cross with swords made in gilded silver by Chobillion.

Silver, gilt, enamel.
Size 58 mm.

Cross marked with a French silver hallmark "boar's head". Ribbon ring marked with a partly readable maker mark "AxC inside rhombus" for A. Chobillon and silver hallmark "boar's head".