AUCTION 27: ANTIQUE ARMS & MILITARIA

A RUSSIAN GILT-SILVER ORDER OF ST. STANISLAUS BY OSIPOV

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Start price: $1,000

Buyer's premium: 25%

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A gilt-silver Maltese cross covered with red enamel. Between its arms, there are Russian double-headed imperial eagles. A central medallion depicting the cursive monogram "SS" also covered by red enamel. Around the central medallion is an enamel laurel wreath. The Order of St Stanislaus was a Polish Knighthood established in 1765 and was incorporated into Imperial Russia. Despite the Russian Revolution, the Order continues into the present day. Ca. 1840. Weight: 1.4 oz., 40 g.

Dimensions: 2 1/6 x 2 1/6 in., (52 x 52 mm.)

Condition: VF