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STAR OF ORDER OF SAINT ALEXANDER NEVSKY

Creator(s): Pavel Voronov ((Possibly))

Currently in storage


About this object

Eight pointed gold star studded in paste diamonds, the central medallion is white enamel with an elaborate cipher S.A. surrounded by a circlet of brilliants and then a dark red enameled band with a motto in white gold and possible diamonds. Central medallion with motto is surrounded by an imperial crown in paste jewels topped with a gold cross pattée.

Object name:
STAR OF ORDER OF SAINT ALEXANDER NEVSKY
Made from:
silver -- paste diamonds --silver gilt
Made in:
Saint Petersburg, Russia
Date made:
1899-1908
Size:
8.7 cm (3 7/16 in.)

Detailed information for this item

Catalog number:
18.9
Class:
ORDER
Signature marks:
MARK; INSCRIPTION on back: 84, kokoshnik facing left, AR in Cyrillic for Aleksandr Romanov (1904-1908), maker's mark PV in Cyrillic, possibly for Pavel Voronov ; For Labor and Fatherland
Credit line:
Bequest of Marjorie Merriweather Post, 1973