ORDER OF SAINT VLADIMIR A rare 1st-class Order of Saint...
ORDER OF SAINT VLADIMIR
A rare 1st-class Order of Saint Vladimir medal in silver and vermeil, featuring a silver star with eight radiating, domed points, every other point of which is vermeiled, the center is in vermeil with red enamel on a guilloché background, inscribed in silver letters with “ПОЛЬЗА, ЧЕСТЬ И СЛАВА” (“Usefulness, Honor, and Glory”), surrounding a black-enameled center inscribed in gold letters with the initials of the Order and a miniature cross. Attached by a swivel pin on the back. Fine condition, with slight oxidation and wear.
Foreign manufacture, possibly German, circa 1840–1860.
No fineness or silversmith’s hallmark; the silversmith may have been Karl Schmitt.
Diameter: 7.5 cm. Gross weight: 45.3 g.
ORDER OF SAINT VLADIMIR
A rare 1st-class Order of Saint Vladimir medal in silver and vermeil, featuring a silver star with eight radiating, domed points, every other point of which is vermeiled, the center is in vermeil with red enamel on a guilloché background, inscribed in silver letters with “ПОЛЬЗА, ЧЕСТЬ И СЛАВА” (“Usefulness, Honor, and Glory”), surrounding a black-enameled center inscribed in gold letters with the initials of the Order and a miniature cross. Attached by a swivel pin on the back. Fine condition, with slight oxidation and wear.
Foreign manufacture, possibly German, circa 1840–1860.
No fineness or silversmith’s hallmark; the silversmith may have been Karl Schmitt.
Diameter: 7.5 cm. Gross weight: 45.3 g.
