Orders of St.Anna with Swords made by Julius Keibel /IK/

1st class cross with dark cherry enamel (quite typical color of enamel even for "Kapitul" crosses made by IK workshop during 1860s, see for example https://asiamedals.info/threads/ord...n-made-by-julius-keibel-ik.25763/#post-356695)

Gold, enamel.
Size 49.5 mm.
Marked with "double-headed imperial eagle" and maker's mark "IK" on reverse beneath the enamel, "56" and St. Petersburg assay office year mark "18(6)4" at the loop.
Swords hilts have four balls.

Marks (note also French "swan" marks that was used on silver articles imported into France, stamped by mistake?)

 

1st class cross with dark cherry enamel.

Gold, enamel.
Size 55 x 49 mm.
Weight 22.80 g.
Marked with "double-headed imperial eagle" and maker's mark "IK" on reverse beneath the enamel, "56" and St. Petersburg assay office year mark "1867" on the loop.
Swords hilts have three balls.

Medallions.

Sword.

Marks.

 

2nd class cross.

Gold, enamel.
Size 49.1 x 43.5 mm.
Weight 19.8 g.

Marked with "double-headed imperial eagle" and maker's mark "IK" on reverse beneath the enamel and St. Petersburg assay office gold hallmark "56".

Same cross under different light.

 

3rd class cross.

Gold, enamel.
Size 39 x 34 mm.
Weight 10.13 g.
Marked with "double-headed imperial eagle" and maker's mark "IK" on reverse beneath the enamel and St. Petersburg assay office gold hallmark "56".

 

3rd class cross.

 

3rd class with swords from the collection of State Historical Museum in Moscow.

Gold, enamel.
Size 39 x 34 mm.
Weight 9.95 g.

Marked with "double-headed imperial eagle" and maker's mark "IK" on reverse beneath the enamel and St. Petersburg assay office gold hallmark "56".

 

Cased 3rd class St.Anna order with swords.

Gold, enamel.
Size 38.9 x 34.4 mm.
Weight 9.89 g.

Marked with "double-headed imperial eagle" and maker's mark "IK" on reverse beneath the enamel and St. Petersburg assay office gold hallmark "56".

 

1st class cross with swords.

Gold, enamel.
Size 54 x 48.5 mm.
Weight 23.5 g.

Marked with "double-headed imperial eagle" and maker's mark "IK" on reverse beneath the enamel, "56" and St. Petersburg assay office year mark "18[6]4" on the loop and French import gold mark "Owl".

Marks.

 

3rd class cross of Saint Anna order with non-Kapitul (i.e. not officially issued) swords.

Orders of Saint Anna of Prussian Lieutenant General Franz von Porembsky

Lieutenant General Franz von Porembsky (1841 - 1907) served as a captain in the 2nd Grand Ducal Hessian Infantry Regiment No. 116, as a lieutenant colonel in the 1st Nassau Infantry Regiment No. 87, and as a colonel was commander of the Crown Prince Friedrich Wilhelm Grenadier Regiment No. 11...

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3rd class cross with Kapitul swords.

Gold, enamel.
Size 34 mm.

Marked with "double-headed imperial eagle" and maker's mark "IK" on reverse beneath the enamel, "56" and St. Petersburg assay office year mark "186?" on the loop.