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Sale 119
THE NEW YORK SALE
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Lot 1624 |
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Award Medal for Bravery in Finnish Waters, 1789. Bronze. 40 mm. By T. Ivanov. Novodel. Bit K347 (R2), Diakov 217.2 (R2). Catherine II bust right with initials T.I., signed below / Five-line legend and date. Condition: Once lightly cleaned, now toning. Extremely fine. Estimated Value $400 - UP
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$576 |
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Lot 1625 |
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Award Medal for the Peace with Turkey, 1791. Silver. Oval, 39.7 x 32 mm. Bit 356 (R1), Diakov 225.8 (R2), Reichel 2838 (R2), Sm 322. Crowned cipher of Catherine II / Four-line legend and year below. Condition: Toned, contact wear. Good fine. Estimated Value $750 - UP
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$1,140 |
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Lot 1626 |
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Award medal for the Peace with Sweden, 1790. Silver, octagonal. By C. Leberecht. Bit 349 (R1), Diakov 221.8 (R2), Sm 316/a. Laureate bust, retrograde maker’s signature on truncation, within oval frame, laurel and oak branches crossed below / For Service and Bravery legend within laurel wreath, ‘Peace with Sweden’ legend below. Estimated Value $750 - UP
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$1,020 |
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Lot 1627 |
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Award Medal for Excellence with the Portrait and Cipher of Paul I. GOLD. 51 mm. 66.33 gm. By Carl Leberecht. Bit 422 (R4) – this piece, Diakov 259.1 (R5), Sm 330/h, Barac 74 – this piece, Pogacic 1 – this piece. Uniformed and peruked bust of Paul right, signed Leberecht below / Crowned Paul cipher. Loop added. Instituted 12 March 1798 and awarded to princes, khans, foremen and other leaders of the Russian populace, also to Serbs for service to the government, and believed to have been awarded to commanders of the Montenegrin Army for bravery in the war against Turkey. Extraordinarily rare and unique in private hands. Condition: Some hairlines and contact marks from wear. Good very fine. Estimated Value $75,000 - UP
Ex Gorny & Mosch Sale 183, München, Oct. 15-16, 2009, lot 6192 – with provenance to the Antonin Radmanovich Collection.
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$75,000 |
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Lot 1628 |
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Award Medal for the Coronation of Alexander I, 1801. Silver. 51 mm. By Leberecht. Bit 493 (R2), Diakov 265.2 (R3). Bare head of Alexander I right / Three-line legend and month and date on bar below. Very rare. Condition: Hairlines in field, Good extremely fine. Estimated Value $5,000 - UP
Ex Swiss Bank Corporation Sale # 10, Basel, January 27-29, 1981, lot 1343, comes with tag.
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$5,280 |
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Lot 1629 |
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Award Medal for Usefulness, 1814. Silver. 51 mm. 48.32 gm. By I. Shilov. Cf.Bit H522 (R3) – Bitkin was only aware of this medal as a Novodel, Diakov 271.5 (R3). Alexander I bust right, signed ????OB on truncation / ?A ?O?E?HOE around inner beaded circle, outer decorative border. Loop added. Instituted 30 December 1801 and awarded to merchants and peasants for service to the government. Of the highest rarity as an original issue and apparently the only one in private hands. Condition: Some hairlines and contact marks from wear, toning on reverse interrupted by old adhesion. Extremely fine. Estimated Value $30,000 - UP
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$28,800 |
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Lot 1630 |
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Award Medal for ‘Passage into Sweden Through the Torneo River’, 1809. Bronze. 28.5 mm. Novodel. Bit H612 (R2). Crowned Alexander I cipher / Four-line legend, date below. Instituted 14 April 1809, for soldiers of Shuvalov who gained passage to Sweden across the Torneo River during the Russo-Swedish War of 1808-1809. Dark chestnut-brown. Estimated Value $250 - UP
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$300 |
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Lot 1631 |
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Award Medal for ‘Love to the Fatherland’, 1812. Bronze. 29 mm. By C. Leberecht. Novodel. Bit H632 (R2). Alexander I head r., signed on truncation / Four-line legend and date within wreath. Instituted 9 Feb. 1813 for peasant-partisans of Moscow Province. Condition: Deep mahogany. Choice uncirculated. Estimated Value $250 - UP
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$270 |
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Lot 1632 |
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Award Medal for the Restoration of the Winter Palace, 1839. Silver. 34 mm. By H. Gube. Diakov 551.1 (R3), Reichel 3679 (R1), Sm 498. Crowned Nicholas I cipher / View of the palace. Very rare. Integral loop. Estimated Value $2,500 - UP
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$4,560 |
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Lot 1633 |
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Citation for the GOLD Medal for Neutralization of the Plague in Odessa. 1837. Folio. 8 5/8 x 13 ¾". Presented to Staff-Doctor Dr. John Praut. Signed by Acting General-Governor of South Russia and Bessarabia Pavel I. Federov. Issued at Odessa, October 22, 1838, Control number: 14516. Comes with original carte-de-visit, and secretarial copy of a recommendation from Vice-Admiral Alexei Samuilovich Greig. Extremely important historical document – an award Citation to extremely rare medal. Condition: Both document and letter with quarterfold, Very fine. Estimated Value $4,000 - UP
Dr. John Praut (1794-1841) was the family physician to Field Marshall, Prince Michael Semenovich Vorontsov, Governor General of South Russia. He was also the Honorary Physician to Emperor Nicholas I and personal doctor of Vice Admiral Alexei S. Greig, Commander-in-Chief of the Black Sea Fleet.
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Lot 1634 |
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Award Medal for the Pacification of Hungary and Transylvania, 1849. Award Medal for the Pacification of Hungary and Transylvania, 1849. Silver. 29mm. Bit 846, Diakov 589.1, Sm 543. Crowned Imperial eagle, All-Seeing Eye above / Five-line legend and date. On original ribbon mount (some soiling and scuff), Very rare as such. Condition: Toned over some contact marks. About extremely fine. Estimated Value $400 - UP
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$600 |
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Lot 1635 |
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Crimean War medal pair to Michael Callaghan, 63rd Regiment. British Crimean War Medal. Four clasps: ‘Alma’, ‘Balaklava’, ‘Inkermann’ and "Sebastopol’ (MICHEAL. CALLAGHAN. 63RD. REGT.). Cleaned, contact marks. Very fine; and Turkish Crimean War Medal, Sardinian issue (MICHL CALLIGAN 63 REGT), converted to pinback. Cleaned, contact marks, Fine. Included is Callaghan’s obituary in a newspaper clipping from the ‘Rochester Democrat and Chronicle’, Rochester, NY March 30, 1910. A native of Galway, Ireland, Callaghan entered the army before he was 17 and fought in the Crimean War, later moving to the US. The clipping quotes Callaghan about his memories of the war. Also included is an early 1900s photo postcard of Callaghan and his pet dog. Estimated Value $1,250 - UP
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$1,680 |
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Lot 1636 |
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British Crimean War Dress Miniature Medals Variety Group. 9, 11 and 27 mm. The first two on ribbons. Rare.(Set of 3). Condition: Very fine to extremely Fine. Estimated Value $400 - UP
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Lot 1637 |
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British Crimean War Medal. Very rare variety without W. WYON on truncation. Unofficial French striking. One clasp: "Sebastopol". Unnamed. On ribbon. Two other French strikings are known – without Wyon signature, but with initials "E.F." by date; and obverse unsigned and undated. On original ribbon. Toned with violet and aquamarine hues over contact marks. Estimated Value $300 - UP
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$480 |
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Lot 1638 |
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Large Neck Medal for Zeal. Silver. 51 mm. By ?? (P.Mescheryakov). Bit 869A (R2), Chep 614. Issued after 1863. Mature bust of Alexander II right / ‘?A ?CEP?IE’ around, braided inner circle. Struck in high relief. Rare. Condition: Ones lacquered with a hint of toning. Extremely fine. Estimated Value $1,500 - UP
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Lot 1639 |
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Award Medal for Zeal. Silver. 29 mm. Bit 874A (R1). Alexander II head right / Legend ‘?A ?CEP?IE’ around, braided inner circle, quadruple outer band. On original ribbon. Condition: Well-struck. Choice extremely fine. Estimated Value $1,000 - UP
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Lot 1640 |
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Award Medal for Efforts in the Emancipation of the Serfs, 1861. Silver. 28.6 mm. Diakov 704 (R2), Sm 637, Werlich 96. Alexander II head left / Five-line legend. Integral loop. Condition. Well-toned. Choice extremely fine. Estimated Value $1,500 - UP
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$2,640 |
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Lot 1641 |
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Large Neck Medal for Zeal. Bronze. 56 mm. Bit 1014A (R2). Private manufacture. Head of Alexander III right / Legend around: ‘?A ?CEP?IE’ – ‘For Zeal’, braided inner circle. ‘????’ in inner circle lower right. Rare. Condition: Extremely fine. Estimated Value $900 - UP
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Lot 1642 |
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Award Medal for Crew Members of the ‘Varyag’ and ‘Koreets’, 1904. Silver. 30 mm. Diakov 1393.1 (R3), Peters 202, Sm 1288, Werlich 120. St. George’s Cross within wreath / Cross above the cruiser Varyag and gunboat Koreets, Japanese fleet in the distance. Integral loop. Instituted June 4, 1904 and awarded to crew members of the Varyag and Koreets who participated in the battle against the Japanese fleet at Chemulpo on January 27, 1904. 697 silver medals were struck. Extremely rare. A Classical Russian 20th Century Rarity. Comes with substitute ribbon. Condition: Lightly toned. Extremely fine. Estimated Value $20,000 - UP
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Lot 1643 |
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Special Officer’s Insignia, mid-18th Century. Silver and central gilt. 62 mm. 45 gm. Imperial eagle on gilt central medallion set on eight-rayed plaque. Four eyelets on back. Filing on back. Very intriguing early object. Condition: Well-preserved. Estimated Value $750 - UP
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Lot 1644 |
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Lifeguard Jaeger Regiment Presentation Cigarette Case, 1891. Gold and enamels. 3 ¾" wide. 153.0 gm. By Hahn, St. Petersburg; workmaster Alexander Treiden. "From the Comrades of the Lifeguard Jaeger Regiment" engraved on lid above enameled motto "La providance [sic] me guide" and raised enamel armorial with initials ARL and engraved dates 1865-1891. Bottom side engraved «? ???????????» (Y. Nasvetevich). The base engraved with the names of the members of the regiment: Major General Maltsov, Colonel Stolitsa, Obruchev, Olderogge, Poppe, Prilukov, Captain Boguanovsky, Demyanenkov, Valtz, Danilov, Gar Robinder, Polzikov 2nd, Kutepov, Sivers, Staff Captain Oavorsky, von Freyman, Karpov, Poliakov, Esimanovsky, Berezkin, Baumgarten, Ekimov, Makarov, Sherbinsky, Tikhonovich, von Notbek, Major General Doluhanov, Kvitsinsky, Guro, Count Stenbock, Colonel Sokolovsky, Koldevich / Staff Captain Dzichkanets, Lieutenant Bunin 1st, Anichkov, Yurievich, Chernov, Sekretarev, Bunin 2nd, Meinike, Vidder, Polzikov 3rd, von Bock, Mitskevich, Bukh, Belgird, Gudima, Orlovsky, Mazarakiy, Kryzhanovsky, Maisenko-Veliky, Chengery, Stremoukhov, Kononov, Primo, Ivanov, Baron Drizen, N.I. Oprits, Dr Grimm, Captain Tigerstedt, Prince Myshetsky / 2nd Lieutenant Karpinsky, Zinoviev, Diterikhs, Baiov 1st, Reintal, Glinoetsky, Rakhminov, Rudolfi, Zhezrinsky, Grendal, Kondzerovsky, Dzichkanets 2nd, Gubin 1st, Borozdin, Gelsingius, Count Rostovtsov, Danzal, Gubin 2nd, Baiov 2nd, Kvishinsky, Nessler, Protasov, Colonel Lashkevich, Captain Khabalov, Stremoukhov, Dobrovolsky, Yazykov, Staff Captain Koritsky, Lieutenant Kuzmin-Karavaev, Baron F. Asheberg, Captain A. Perepelitsyn With vesta compartment and tinder cord channel, cabochon emerald thumbpiece. Maker’s marks along inside lid edge: "A.?AK?", "AT" and 56*. Condition: Moderate wear. Impressive. Estimated Value $6,000 - UP
Ex Rosa Raisa Rimini Collection, Sotheby’s "Russian Works of Art, Fabergé & Icons", London, June 6, 2017, lot 9.
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$6,600 |
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