Interesting anomaly.
Obviously Sergei Konstantinovich is wearing early privately-comissioned 2nd class St.Saint Stanislaus order with swords made with flat black enamel and small eagles of pre-1856 type https://asiamedals.info/threads/185...skix-imperatorskix-ordenax-v-1856-godu.28277/
Photo dated by 1918 /he was awarded with a 2nd class St.Saint Stanislaus order in March 1915/.
How could this happen?
Scenario 1.
Cross was manufactured around 1915 by unknown workshop according to the design pattern that was popular during 1840s/1850s.
Scenario 2.
Cross was made during 1840s/1850s and bought by/presented to Sergei Konstantinovich after 1915.
Note that it looks like all his St.Vladimir and St.Anna orders were also privately commissioned and made with a flat "black" enamel. Not so unusual practice for the 1910s https://asiamedals.info/threads/imp...ed-enamel-from-1900s-1910s-time-period.26746/ .
Obviously Sergei Konstantinovich is wearing early privately-comissioned 2nd class St.Saint Stanislaus order with swords made with flat black enamel and small eagles of pre-1856 type https://asiamedals.info/threads/185...skix-imperatorskix-ordenax-v-1856-godu.28277/
Photo dated by 1918 /he was awarded with a 2nd class St.Saint Stanislaus order in March 1915/.
How could this happen?
Scenario 1.
Cross was manufactured around 1915 by unknown workshop according to the design pattern that was popular during 1840s/1850s.
Scenario 2.
Cross was made during 1840s/1850s and bought by/presented to Sergei Konstantinovich after 1915.
Note that it looks like all his St.Vladimir and St.Anna orders were also privately commissioned and made with a flat "black" enamel. Not so unusual practice for the 1910s https://asiamedals.info/threads/imp...ed-enamel-from-1900s-1910s-time-period.26746/ .
Sergei Konstantinovich Voina-Panchenko (Сергей Константинович Война-Панченко; 1878-1920) was born on July 4, 1878. He received his education at the Petrovsky Poltava Cadet Corps, after which on August 31, 1895 he was enrolled in the Mikhailovsky Artillery School. He graduated on August 8, 1898 as a second lieutenant and was immediately accepted into the Officer Artillery School, from which he graduated with a “successful” mark. On August 8, 1902 he was promoted to lieutenant, on November 3, 1904 he was appointed adjutant to the inspector general of artillery; He held this position for more than nine years and during this time received the ranks of staff captain (August 8, 1906), captain (August 8, 1911) and colonel (December 6, 1912).
On January 29, 1914, Voina-Panchenko was appointed commander of the 3rd His Imperial Highness Grand Duke Georgiy Mikhailovich battery of the Life Guards Horse Artillery and in this capacity met the beginning of the First World War . By the highest order of January 30, 1915, Voina-Panchenko was awarded the Order of St. George 4th class
"For the fact that he especially skillfully and courageously led under heavy fire in the battles near Ivanogorod, the fire of artillery groups from 12 rapid-fire and 24 heavy guns, which repeatedly silenced the enemy’s strongest batteries, stopped his attacks and ensured the success of our attacks, especially for the brilliant actions of October 11, 1914, when he silenced several enemy howitzer batteries, which with rapid fire from the flank caused severe damage to the infantry division, made it possible for the Pereyaslavsky regiment to occupy Kaetany and twice repulsed frantic enemy attacks on the right flank of the 25th Corps."
On February 12, 1915, Voina-Panchenko was appointed commander of the Life Guards of the Heavy Artillery Division. On February 9, 1917, he was promoted to major general. During the Civil War he served in the Armed Forces of the South of Russia. He died of typhus on January 11, 1920 in Novorossiysk.
On January 29, 1914, Voina-Panchenko was appointed commander of the 3rd His Imperial Highness Grand Duke Georgiy Mikhailovich battery of the Life Guards Horse Artillery and in this capacity met the beginning of the First World War . By the highest order of January 30, 1915, Voina-Panchenko was awarded the Order of St. George 4th class
"For the fact that he especially skillfully and courageously led under heavy fire in the battles near Ivanogorod, the fire of artillery groups from 12 rapid-fire and 24 heavy guns, which repeatedly silenced the enemy’s strongest batteries, stopped his attacks and ensured the success of our attacks, especially for the brilliant actions of October 11, 1914, when he silenced several enemy howitzer batteries, which with rapid fire from the flank caused severe damage to the infantry division, made it possible for the Pereyaslavsky regiment to occupy Kaetany and twice repulsed frantic enemy attacks on the right flank of the 25th Corps."
On February 12, 1915, Voina-Panchenko was appointed commander of the Life Guards of the Heavy Artillery Division. On February 9, 1917, he was promoted to major general. During the Civil War he served in the Armed Forces of the South of Russia. He died of typhus on January 11, 1920 in Novorossiysk.