Orders of St. Stanislaus made by August Wendt /AW/ workshop

Rare set of 1st class in dark flat red enamel.

Gold, enamel.
Size 53.4 mm.
Weight 18.11 g.

Marked with "AW" for August Wendt /Август Вендт; золотого и серебряного дела мастер Вендт Август, 1864–1874: З. и С. 1874: Вознесенский пр., 22./, gold hallmark "56" and St. Petersburg assay office year mark "187(?)6".

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Breast star.
Silver, gilding, enamel.
Size 82.5×83.3 mm.
Weight 46.18 g.

Marked "AW” on the drum, St. Petersburg assay office silver hallmark "84" + anchors /coat of arms of St. Petersburg/”, on the pin second maker's mark "FB", silver hallmark "84" and French silver import mark “swan”.

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Original case and sash (moiré, length 152 cm, width 11 cm).

 

1st class with "black" /dark red/ flat enamel from 1880s.

Gold, enamel.
Size 55.6 mm.
Weight 19.31 g.

Marked with "AW" for August Wendt, St. Petersburg assay office gold hallmark "56 + anchors /coat of arms of St. Petersburg/". Also marked with additional French import mark "coquille" (shell) for 585 gold that is used since 1994.

Enamel was partly restored.

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3rd class cross of with "black" (dark red) flat enamel.

Gold, enamel.
Size 45.4x42.5 mm.
Weight 11.41 g.

Marked with "A.W" for August Wendt /Август Вендт/, gold hallmark "56" and St. Petersburg assay office year mark "18?6".

 

3rd class cross of with "black" (dark red) flat enamel.

Gold, enamel.
Size 42x38 mm.

Marked with "A.W" for August Wendt /Август Вендт/, St. Petersburg assay office gold hallmark "56+anchors"

Collection of State Historical Museum, Moscow.