Wednesday, August 11, 2010

TRASURES OF THE TSARS


NECK BADGE OF THE ORDER OF ST. ANNE
LOUIS-DAVID AND JACOB-DAVID DUVAL, ST. PETERSBURG, CIRCA 1760
Gold, Silver, diamonds (9.11 carats), 2 x 1 3/8 in (5.0 x 3.5 cm)
The State Diamond Fund of the Russian Federation




NECK BADGE OF THE ORDER OF ST. ALEXANDER
NEVSKY LEOPOLD PFISTERER, MOSCOW 1775
Gold, silver, diamonds (97.78 carats), ruby, glass, enamel
5 1/2 x 3 1/8 in (14.0 x 8.0 cm)
The State Diamond Fund of the Russian Federation





STAR OF THE ORDER OF ST. ANDREW ST. PETERSBURG,
CIRCA 1774Gold, Silver, diamonds (24.27 carats), 3 1/4 x 3 1/4 in (8.0 x 8.0 cm)
The State Diamond Fund of the Russian Federation

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