ANTIQUE 20thC RUSSIAN SILVER & ENAMEL ST.STANISLAUS BREAST STAR c.1900
20th Century Russian Imperial Order of St. Stanislav, breast eight pointed star in silver centred with round medallion in white enamel with red interlaced monogram “SS” for Saint Stanislav surrounded with inscription in Latin “Encouraged by reward”, green enamel border applied with laurel leaves, reverse gilded and fitted with vertical gilt pin.
Hallmarked Russian silver 84 (875), St. Petersburg, 1908-1917, workmaster's mark Albert Keibel.
Reference Number: A7205
DESCRIPTION
Antique early-20th Century Russian Imperial Order of St. Stanislav, breast eight pointed star in silver centred with round medallion in white enamel with red interlaced monogram “SS” for Saint Stanislav surrounded with inscription in Latin “Encouraged by reward”, green enamel border applied with laurel leaves, reverse gilded and fitted with vertical gilt pin.
The badge is Hallmarked Russian silver 84 (875 standard), St. Petersburg, 1908-1917, workmaster's mark Albert Keibel with Imperial warrant, one of the most important Russian Imperial jeweller specialising in enamelled medals.
Otto Samuel Keibel was born in 1768 in Prussia. He moved to St. Petersburg very young, becoming a guild jeweller in 1797. In 1808 he was named member of the city council. At his death in 1809 his nephew Johann Wilhelm took over the business, which rapidly grew and started receiving commissions by the Imperial Court.
In 1825, Wilhelm was commissioned all the silver ornaments for the chapel of the Mikhailovsky Palace. In 1826 the firm created the crown for the coronation of Alexandra Feodorovna, wife of the Tsar Nicholas I and in 1836 received the Imperial Warrant. Starting in 1841 until the end of the 19th century the company was the exclusive official purveyor of state awards for the Capitulum.
Towards the end of the 19th Century the company suffered an increasing competition due to the rise of the House of Fabergé, which received the title of official supplier by Capitulum and Keibel ceased trade in 1910.
CONDITION
In Great Condition - No Damage.
SIZE
Width: 9cm
Weight: 49g