Orders of St. Anne manufactured by Nichols&Plinke /NP/ workshop

Breast star from the collection of State Historical Museum in Moscow.

Circa 1870s.

Silver, gold, enamel.
Size 77 × 77 mm.
Weight 42.40 g.

Marked with St. Petersburg assay office silver hallmark "56+anchors" and maker's mark "NP" for Nichols&Plinke.

Marks.

Details.

 

Order of St. Anne with Diamonds with privately commissioned Diamond-cut Breast Star with Crown made by Nichols&Plinke /NP/ workshop

Diamond set was made by court Jeweler Friedrich Butz.

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Silver, gilding, enamel.
Size 87x85 mm.
Weight 63.72 g.

Marked with silver hallmark "84" with the coat of arms of St. Petersburg and the maker's mark "NP".

 

1st class cross with flat "black" /dark red/ enamel.

Gold, enamel.
Size 49x55 mm.
Weight 21.94 g.

Marked with St. Petersburg assay office year mark "1867", gold hallmark "56" and the maker's mark "NP".

 

Breast star.

Silver, gilt, enamel.
Size 82.1 mm.
Weight 38.74 g.

Marked with St. Petersburg assay office year mark "1870", "St. Petersburg coat of arms [crossed anchors]" and maker's mark "NP" for Nichols&Plinke.

Marks.

 

Central medallions comparison (breast star medallion from the collection of State Historical Museum is on the right).

 

2nd class cross of Saint Anna order.

Gold, enamel.
Size 44.2x40 mm.

Marked with St. Petersburg assay office silver hallmark "56+anchors" from 1870s time period and partly readable maker's mark "NP" for Nichols&Plinke.

 

Saint Anna with swords made by Nichols&Plinke /NP/ workshop. Rays of the cross lost all enamel.

Gold, enamel.

Double stamped mark "NP".