Orders of St. George made by Rothe /CF Rothe&Nephew, Wien/

Another Rothe-made copy. Breast star with a shyly polished pin marks.

Traces of the mark.

 

Silver, gilt, enamel.
Size 54 x 54 mm.

 

Another "full set" of copies.

Silver, gilt, enamel.
Cross size 54 x 54 mm.
Breast star size 63 x 63 mm.

 

Creative "integration" of one fake into another.

Fake Imperial Russia Marshal's Batons

Surreal artifact. Phantasy of someone's wicked mind. Height 535 mm. Metal covered with light blue velvet, artificially frayed and faded, decorated with twenty-four imperial eagles. Two ends featuring a bronze hilt, flat, disk-shaped top with reduced base and two rings. Rothe-made copy...

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Interesting variation of fake breast star made by Rothe.
Unmarked gilded silver, enamel.

 

"Classical" Rothe-made fake.
Unmarked gilded silver, enamel.

 

This is how production of fakes on an industrial scale looks like.

Silver, gilt, enamel.
Size 54 mm.

 

Silver, gilt, enamel.
Star size 86.4 x 86.4 mm.
Cross size 54 mm.

 

Interesting variation of the breast star with unmistakable features of Rothe work.

Silver, gilt, enamel.
Size 87.5 mm.

Reverse fitted with vertical brooch-pin.

 

Another "full set".

 

Silver, gilt, enamel.
Size 55 mm.

Medallions.

 

Silver, gilt, enamel.
Size 54 mm.

Ex Kroisos collection.

 

1st/2nd class Saint George order made by Rothe /original central medallion was replaced with a fake one "à la Russie"/ together with yet another variation of the Rothe-made breast star.

Rothe-made cross with replaced central medallion.
Silver, gilt, enamel.
Size 58.4 x 53 mm.

Rothe-made breast star.
Silver, gilt, enamel.
Size 88.5 mm.