An extremely rare variant of one of the highest awards of Russia empire includes moire ribbon, sign, and star. According to the provenance, this set was awarded in 1916, the French general Pierre service Jeanine Maurice (Pierre Mourice Janin), who served as head of the French military mission in Petrograd. This model is the only authentic set of symbols of the Order of White Eagle, with swords, which appeared on the antiques market in the past 25 years.
In the 3,000,000 rubles, valued symbol of the Order of St. Anne 1st degree, manufactured after 1908. in the workshop of the court jeweler Carl Blanca. Perfectly preserved rare sign is decorated with diamonds, crystals and enamel. According to tradition, a knight of the Order of St. Anne 1st degree of "diamond" could become a citizen of a foreign state, differed special services to the empire.
With the same estimate: to be put up for auction rare diamond sign Frauleins Empresses Maria Feodorovna and Alexandra Feodorovna. On his crown on the reverse side is engraved with serial number "188", under which the firm "K. Gan put this instance in "The Cabinet of His Imperial Majesty January 8, 1903. These signs were given to the court ladies, along with their being awarded the title of maid of honor empresses.
Then we need to note a rare gold medal of the Imperial Moscow Society of Hunters of horse racing, which will be offered for sale with the estimate: 1.000.000rubley. The medal was minted medal factory, AN Tereshchenko in Moscow on 24 February 1902., As the inscription on the edge. In the string "coins" should be noted ruble 1843. Estimate this excellent collectible coins will be 380.000-460.000 rubles.
The collection of the 1 st auction Orders, medals and coins of imperial Russia "will be available for viewing from 6 th to 17 th October from 10.00 to 19.00 in the office of the auction house at Moscow, st. Ostozhenka 3 /14.
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Auction House, "Empire" was founded in Moscow in September this year. Specializing in faleristics and coins of imperial Russia, "Empire" preferred particularly rare objects, interesting as a cultural-historical, and from the investment point of view.
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