Orders of St.George made by M. Delande, Paris

French-made Saint George orders (index thread) https://asiamedals.info/threads/french-made-orders-of-saint-george.25689/

For many years these crosses were attributed to the Paris workshop of Arthus Bertrand. Thanks to the 1934 Delande workshop catalogue "Les Ordres Français - Les Ordres Coloniaux - Médailles Commémoratives - Médailles d'Honneur des Ministères - Les Croix et Médailles de la Guerre 1914-18 des Pays Alliés" we known the name of actual manufacturer of these peculiar crosses.​

1st variation in silver.

4th class cross.

Silver, gilding, enamel.
Size 45.3×36.7 mm.
Weight 14 g.

Marked with French boar's head silver hallmark indicating .800 or greater fineness and with unreadable manufacturer's mark.

 

2nd variation in bronze.

4th class cross.
Bronze, gilding, enamel.
Size 40.15 mm x 45.15 mm.

Marked "Bronze".

 

3rd variation in silver.

1st/2nd class cross.
Silver, gilding, enamel.
Size 58 x 53 mm.

 

4th variation "СТЕII" in silver.

Crazy mix of 4th class Saint George order and Saint George cross of unidentified class.

Silver, gilding, enamel.
Size 42.9 x 39.2 mm.
Weigh 15.05 g.

Instead of СТЕП /class/ we observe СТЕII. Obviously French manufacturer was not familiar with the Russian letter П.

Central medallions.

 

5th variation "red enameled medallions" in silver.

Silver, gilding, enamel.
Size 41 mm.

 

5th variation "red obverse medallion with guilloche/reverse white enameled medallion with СТЕII" in silver.

Silver, gilding, enamel.
Size 39.2 mm.

Marked with a French boar's head silver hallmark indicating .800 or greater fineness.

Private collection. Photos courtesy of the owner.