Order of Saint Anne, Civil Division, 3rd class Breast Badge by Eduard, 1910-1916 issue.
Gold, enamels; measures 39.4 mm in height (incl. eyelet), 35.5 mm in width; weighs 9.1 g. Beautiful translucent enamel of a relatively light shade of red on the arms of the cross reveals stamped guilloche pattern to the gold underneath. The center medallion is characteristically convex, almost semi-spherical.
The depiction of St. Anne and foliage is very detailed as typical of the Eduard manufacture. The reverse shows maker mark "Eduard" under the enamel on the lower arm and Cyrillic mark ВД ("VD", the initials of Vera Dietwald, the widow and heiress of the origin
Gold, enamels; measures 39.4 mm in height (incl. eyelet), 35.5 mm in width; weighs 9.1 g. Beautiful translucent enamel of a relatively light shade of red on the arms of the cross reveals stamped guilloche pattern to the gold underneath. The center medallion is characteristically convex, almost semi-spherical.
The depiction of St. Anne and foliage is very detailed as typical of the Eduard manufacture. The reverse shows maker mark "Eduard" under the enamel on the lower arm and Cyrillic mark ВД ("VD", the initials of Vera Dietwald, the widow and heiress of the original owner of the firm) on the upper arm. The eyelet shows "56" gold hallmark with "Kokoshnik" (the latter is poorly struck and partly worn out but still discernable). Additionally, a very clearly struck "Kokoshnik" hallmark appears on the obverse of the golden ornament between the right and lower arms of the cross. Note the dot under the chin of the Kokoshnik-wearing lady, which designates the St. Petersburg assay inspection.
The order is in outstanding, excellent condition. The enamel shows a beautiful luster throughout and is exceptionally well-preserved,
completely free of chips, flaking, or rubbing. There are only a few minuscule contact marks, all of them either barely noticeable to the naked
eye or completely invisible without magnification. The artwork on the obverse of the center medallion is perfect, while the cypher on the
reverse is slightly faded but otherwise intact and well-defined. The ornaments between the arms are firmly attached and have not been damaged
or repaired. Overall, a superb, unusually well-preserved piece of WW1 era.
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