an assortment of gold and silver buttons on a black surface
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679 - A set of approximately 46 buttons from the uniforms of civil…
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Estimate €300 - €500
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Description
A set of approximately 46 buttons from the uniforms of civil servants of the governments and provinces of the Russian Empire, made of silver-plated metal and triple-gilded metal, comprising: from the Saint Petersburg Government (x5), the province of Vologda, the Volhynia Government, the province of Kostroma, the Lublin Government and the Minsk Government - 1 from the Moscow Government, the Odessa Government, the Orel Province, the Podolia Government- 1 from the Perm Governorate, the Poltava Governorate, the Samara Governorate, the Transbaikal Governorate, the Taurida Governorate, the Tver Province, the Tula Province, the Yaroslavl Province, the Kherson Government, the Vyborg Province (x2), the City of Vyborg (x2), the Åbo and Björneborg Government (x5), the Tavastehus Government (x2), the Oulu Province (x2), the Nyland Province (x3), and the Vaasa Province. ENCLOSED ARE one button bearing the coat of arms of the noble Vremev family, two buttons bearing the coat of arms of a noble family yet to be identified (nos. 24 and 25) and three further buttons yet to be identified (nos. 36, 45, 46). Manufacturers: Maxime Kopeikine, Xenophon Zbuk, the Bukh brothers, Nikolai Linden. Marks of the St Petersburg Button Manufactory. Diameter: 1.3 cm (for the smallest); 2.7 cm (for the largest).
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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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