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587 - Cap ribbon belonging to a student at the Emperor Nicholas I …
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Estimate €200 - €300
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Description
Cap ribbon belonging to a student at the Emperor Nicholas I School of Naval Engineering in Kronstadt, made of black silk taffeta, bearing the inscription in Cyrillic in the centre: “Морск. Инженерн. Уч. Императора Николая I” in silver lettering, with silver anchor motifs at the ends. Signs of wear and minor imperfections. Russia, late 19th – early 20th centuries. H. 3.5 x W. 140.5 cm. History The first ribbons appeared on Russian sailors’ waxed caps in 1857, before being adopted for peaked caps adorned with a cockade. An order from the Ministry of the Navy dated 14 July 1872 required that the name of the crew or the ship to which they were assigned be displayed on them. A few years later, to commemorate the crossing of the Danube by Russian troops at Zimnitsa on 14 and 15 June 1877, Emperor Alexander II decreed that the black silk ribbons worn by the rank-and-file crew of the Guard should be replaced by St George’s ribbons. This type of ribbon continued to be worn by sailors until 1918. Only the lower ranks of the crew at Emperor Nicholas I’s School of Naval Engineering and the paramedical schools had inscriptions and silver anchors.
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About the sale Russian Art – Mr G’s Collection – Part 3
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Auction time 09/18/2026 at 11:00 AM
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