British, Russian and Other World Orders, Decorations, War Medals and Badges
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British, Russian and Other World Orders, Decorations, War Medals and Badges To be sold by auction at: Sotheby’s, in the Upper Grosvenor Gallery The Aeolian Hall, Bloomfield Place New Bond Street London W1 Day of Sale: Friday 15 June 2007 10.30 am and 2.00 pm Public viewing: 45 Maddox Street, London W1S 2PE Monday 11 June 10.00 am to 4.30 pm Tuesday 12 June 10.00 am to 4.30 pm Wednesday 13 June 10.00 am to 4.30 pm Thursday 14 June 10.00 am to 4.30 pm Or by previous appointment Catalogue no. 28 Price £10 Enquiries: James Morton, Tom Eden, Paul Wood or Stephen Lloyd Cover illustrations: Lot 701 (front); Lot 1033 (back); Lot 865 (inside front cover); Lot 920 (inside back cover) in association with 45 Maddox Street, London W1S 2PE Tel.: +44 (0)20 7493 5344 Fax: +44 (0)20 7495 6325 Email: [email protected] Website: www.mortonandeden.com This auction is conducted by Morton & Eden Ltd. in accordance with our Conditions of Business printed at the back of this catalogue. 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Order of Sale Thursday 14 June 2007 Coins, Medals and Banknotes see separate catalogue Friday 15 June 2007 Starting at 10.30 am Russian Imperial Orders lots 701-725 Sashes and Related Items lots 726-741 Russian Medals lots 742-756 Russian Imperial Badges and Jetons lots 757-892 U.S.S.R. lots 893-897 World Orders, Decorations and Medals lots 898-1018 Starting at 2.00 pm British Orders, Decorations and Campaign Medals lots 1019-1048 Other British Medals, Miniatures and Memorabilia lots 1049-1072 British Gallantry Awards lots 1073-1087 The condition of most of the Orders and Medals in this catalogue is described by the use of conventional numismatic terms. For an explanation of these expressions or for any further information, clients are invited to contact us directly. Friday 15 June 2007 starting at 10.30 am RUSSIA Imperial Orders 701 *Order of the White Eagle (one class only), sash badge, by Albert Keibel, St. Petersburg, in gold and enamels, 95.5 x 60mm, minor enamel damage to the reverse, about extremely fine £20,000-25,000 See front cover illustration. 702 *Order of St. George, a privately-made and unofficial First Class set of insignia, comprising sash badge, in gold and enamels, centre edge marked ‘56’ and ‘1851’, white enamel scuffed from wearing but good very fine and breast star, in silver-gilt and enamels, with legend in gold, points fitted with eight loops for stitch suspension to a tunic, good very fine; together with a length of sash ribbon (lot) £2,500-3,000 Ex Dr. H. Foerster Collection, Sotheby’s, 11 May 1998, lot 54. 703 *Insignia of Distinction of the Military Order of St. George, type 1 (1807-56), cross in silver, reverse horizontal limbs numbered 25707, 33.5 mm, of Napoleonic War period, contact wear, fine £4,000-6,000 704 *Insignia of Distinction of The Military Order of St. George, type 2 (1856-1917), Third Class Cross in silver, reverse horizontal limbs numbered 276483, very fine £300-400 705 Insignia of Distinction of the Military Order of St. George, type 2, Fourth Class Crosses (4), reverse horizontal limbs number 527743, 671281, 696553, No.64824, generally good fine (4) £500-600 706 *Order of St. Vladimir, Military Division, Third Class neck badge in gold and enamels, 1908-17, by Eduard, St. Petersburg, 44.3mm, extremely fine, with original neck riband, in fitted case of issue £4,000-6,000 707 *Order of St. Vladimir, Military Division, Fourth Class neck badge in gold and enamels, 1908-17, by Eduard, St. Petersburg, 35.5mm, bruise to the central medallion (but enamelwork undamaged), very fine to good very fine, with original ribbon and steel suspension clip, in fitted case of issue £1,500-2,000 708 *Order of St. Vladimir, Military Division, Fourth Class neck badge in gold and enamels, 1908-17, by Ƿ.Ǩ (probably Pavel Andreev), St. Petersburg, of almost ‘bulbous’ style, with large central medallion, 35.5 mm, breadth 8mm at centre, marked on suspension loop, fitted with a brass ribbon carrier and brooch-mount, contact wear to the central enamel on obverse but generally very fine £1,800-2,200 709 *Order of St. Anne, Military Division, Second Class neck badge in gold and enamels, 1908-17, by Eduard, St. Petersburg, 44.5mm, extremely fine, in case of issue £1,800-2,200 710 *Order of St. Anne, Military Division, Third Class neck badge in gold and enamels, 1896-1908, by Albert Keibel, St. Petersburg, 34.5mm, red enamel severely chipped in lower arm of cross on reverse, otherwise good extremely fine, in case of issue £1,200-1,500 711 *Order of St. Anne, Military Division, Third Class neck badge in gold and enamels, 1896-1908, by Albert Keibel, St. Petersburg, 35mm, central portrait medallion chipped and a little discoloured, extremely fine £1,200-1,500 712 *Order of St. Anne, Military Division, Fourth Class badge, in thick gauge bronze-gilt and red enamel, 31 x 22mm, with original twin bent- pin suspension, good very fine £300-400 713 *Order of St. Anne, Military Division, Fourth Class badge, in bronze-gilt and red enamel, variety with ‘FOR BRAVERY’ scroll, 30.5 x 26.5mm, with original bent pin suspension (and a second bent pin also soldered to reverse), extremely fine £50-100 714 *Order of St. Anne, Military Division, Fourth Class badge, in bronze-gilt and red enamel, of smaller module, crown with a laurel spray and with band cutting the enamel circle, 25 x 16.5mm, with twin bent pin suspension, gilding worn, very fine £200-300 715 *Order of St. Anne, Military Division, Fourth Class badge, small-sized non-Christian issue, in bronze-gilt and red and black enamels, 29 x 13mm, with screw-back suspension and retaining nut, screw bent, generally very fine and rare £300-400 716 *Order of St. Anne, Civil Division, Second Class neck badge, by Eduard, St Petersburg, in gold and enamels, 44mm, extremely fine £1,400-1,800 717 *Order of St. Stanislaus, Military Division, Second Class ‘double-sided’ badge, by Dmitry Osipov, St.