Order of Saint Catherine, Grand Cross Set of Insignia
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SKU: 01.RUS.0102.102.01.100
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rder of St. Catherine, areconstructed Grand Cross set of insignia, unsigned, numbered ‘78’, in silver, gold, diamonds and enamels, comprising: Sash Badge, with later enamelled centres portraying the Saint on obverse and eagles’ nest on reverse (this slightly scuffed),approx. wt. of diamonds 6.85 cts., 55.3mm wide x 91.2mm high (including riband carrier, the suspension loop of which is scratch-engraved with the number ‘78’); and Breast Star, having articulated sprung rays fitted with terminal suspension eyes, with plain domed screw-mounted backplate and a vertical flat-profile brooch-pin carefully engraved with the number ‘78’, approx. wt. of diamonds 13 cts., 86.5mm wide x 87mm high; and original sash and bow, offered as a rebuilt or repaired set with faults, having replacement non-original elements believed to include the centres of both the badge and star, generally extremely fine and patinated overall, uncased.
The Order of St. Catherine was founded in 1714 by Tsar Peter the First to commemorate his wife's courage during the the Ottoman campaign of 1711. After his wife's death in 1727 the order was disbanded, but in 1797 Emperor Paul I reissued and redesigned the Order.
The Order can only be conferred upon women.
The Grand Cross Breast Star could be conferred upon Grand Duchesses and Princesses, as well as foreign noblewomen.
The obverse features an inscription, translated as "For Love and Fatherland."
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