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91 - **Knight’s set of the Order of Saint Alexander Nevsky:
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Estimate €8,000 - €10,000
Description
**Knight’s set of the Order of Saint Alexander Nevsky: - Gold cross, four arms enamelled red, with eagles with wings spread wide in the spaces between the arms; centres in gold, enamelled and painted; hallmarked on the ring with the inscription: ‘56’ Solotnitsy with the coat of arms of the city of Saint- Petersburg; one of the points on the reverse is hallmarked beneath the enamel: ‘I K’ (Julius KeibeM); width 55 mm, gross weight 32 g. - Silver plaque, eight-pointed star, centre comprising several pieces in vermeil, enamelled; reverse in vermeil hallmarked with the double-headed eagle, marked: ‘Keibel’ and ‘84’ Solotniques with the coat of arms of the city of Saint- Petersburg; the swivel pin in vermeil bears the same hallmarks; diameter 91 mm, gross weight 54 g. Dated circa 1881. Very good condition. A bronze medal depicting the bust of Hector (or Ettore) de Sonnaz is included in its case; diameter 62 mm. Joseph Jean Joachim de Gerbaix de Sonnaz (1828/1905), general, politician, knighted in 1881, or E) Hector de Gerbaix de Sonnaz, general (1787–1867), knighted in 1861.
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About the sale Antique weapons, historical memorabilia and decorations
Auction location
Auction time 11/04/2026 at 11:00 AM
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