RUSSIAN IMPERIAL BADGE KEXHOLMSKY REGIMENT, 1910
This is a gold St. Andrew's cross covered in light blue enamel. The cross is mounted on a silver oxidized anchor, with a gold grenade positioned between the flukes. In the center of the cross, you'll find a gold combined cypher of Emperor Peter I. On the upper section of the anchor, there is a gold Imperial crown.
HALLMARKS: The piece is marked '84' and 'KB' in Cyrillic, indicating the work of the master Karl Verlin in St. Petersburg (Postnikova-Loseva #1307).
CONDITION: In very good condition considering its age, with no visible damage or repairs. For additional information, please refer to the pictures, and feel free to contact us via email with any questions.
PROVENANCE: 1. From a private Russian collector in USA, July 20, 2018; 2. Our sale of this item adds another layer of provenance. History of sale is very IMPORTANT for serious collection.
REFERENCE: V.Kempf. Regimental Badges of Imperial Russia, item 1.1.10.10, R4, price in VF condition is $8,000 - please see the screenshot (The catalog is selling lot 787001).
ESTIMATED PRICE: $1,000 - $3,000 (significantly lower than today's market price).
HISTORY of SALES: In the Gelos auction (Moscow) at auction 34 in 2005, the regular badge (1.1.5.4) sold for $3,500 (18 years ago). Additionally, at the Rauch auction in 2005, a regular badge sold for 4,200 EURO ($4,800).
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WIKIPEDIA: The Imperial Russian Army was the land armed force of the Russian Empire, active from around 1721 to the Russian Revolution of 1917. In the early 1850s, the Russian army consisted of more than 900,000 regular soldiers and nearly 250,000 irregulars (mostly Cossacks). The last living veteran of the Russian Imperial Army was Ukrainian supercentenarian Mikhail Krichevsky, who died in 2008.

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