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Description
ORDER OF ST GEORGE
Cross of the Order of St George for 25 years’ service, 4th class, in gold (56 zolotniks, 583 thousandths) and white enamel, inscribed on both side arms on both sides with ‘25. / лѣтъ.’, the centres polychrome enamelled and painted, with a period ribbon. Restoration to the upper arm on both sides.
St Petersburg, first third of the 19th century.
Goldsmith’s mark illegible.
L. 3.5 cm. Gross weight: 8.3 g.
Bibliography
An identical cross is illustrated in: ‘For Service and Bravery’, To mark 250 years of the Military Order of St George, exhibition catalogue, Hermitage Museum, 2019, cat. 6, p. 60.
History
By cross-referencing the numbering registers with known statistics, experts estimate that, prior to the reform of 1833, between 2,000 and 3,000 4th-class crosses for 25 years’ service were produced, which demonstrates the extreme rarity of our specimen.
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About the sale
Russian Art – Mr G’s Collection – Part 2
Auction location
Auction time
09/17/2026 at 1:30 PM
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