Privately-comissioned Orders of Saint Vladimir with Swords made by an Unidentified Russian Workshops

4th class cross of St. Vladimir order with swords.

Gold, enamel.
Size 41 х 36 mm.
Weight 10.55 g.

Marked with a St. Petersburg assay office gold hallmark of "shovel" type "alpha, female head in a kokoshnik to the right, 56" from 1908+ time period and French import mark "ET". Swords marked with a St. Petersburg assay office round marks "female head in a kokoshnik to the right, dot under the chin".

Marks.

Same cross under a different light.

 

4th class Saint Vladimir order with swords from 1908+ time period.

Gold, enamel.
Size 40 mm.

Swords marked with a round gold hallmarks from 1908+ time period. Ring marks are unreadable.

 

Interesting 3rd class Saint Vladimir order with the swords of unusual form.

Gold, enamel.
Size 50 x 45 mm.
Weight 22.2 g.

The only readable mark is a French import gold hallmark "coquille" (shell with alpha = Paris) for 585 gold that was introduced in 1994.

 

1st/2nd class Saint Vladimir order with disproportionate swords.

Gold, enamel.
Size 51 mm.
Weight 18 g.

Marks are unreadable.

 

Salty 4th class cross of St. Vladimir order with a swords and "black" flat enamel.

Gold, enamel.
Size 40.9 mm.

Marks are unreadable.