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" mark that was used on silver articles imported into France; another example of such anomaly https://asiamedals.info/threads/ord...-by-karl-blank-workshop-cb.28580/#post-371236).

 

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+anchors".

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+anchors".

 

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+anchors".

 

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 with Kapitul swords.

Gold, enamel.
Size 38.1 x 33.7 mm.
Weight 10.31 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 "1865" on the loop.

 

Same 3rd class cross with swords under a different light.

 

Cased 3rd class St.Anna order with swords.

Gold, enamel.
Size 39 x 34 mm.
Weight 10 g.

Marked with a "double-headed imperial eagle" and maker's mark "IK" on reverse beneath the enamel, ring marked with a gold hallmark "56" and St. Petersburg assay office year mark "1868".

 

2nd class cross with dark cherry enamel and swords. Both medallions have iconography that is typical for AK-made crosses https://asiamedals.info/threads/2nd...arly-iconography-made-by-albert-keibel.29726/.

Gold, enamel.
Size 44 mm.

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