Russia, Imperial. An Order Of Saint Andrew, I Class, C. 1925 Auction on its full-length original neck

on its full-length original neck ribbon

obverse illustrating a left-facing Frederick the Great on horseback

(NIEDERLANISCHE NR

the 12 o’clock the crowned cipher “FW” (for Friedrich WIlhelm)

extremely fine with obvious signs of wear

Russia, Imperial. An Order Of Saint Andrew, I Class, C. 1925 Auction on its full-length original neck( ). Instituted 28 November 1698. Likely of French manufacture, circa 1925, constructed of silver gilt with multi coloured enamels, consisting of a crowned double headed Romanov Imperial Eagle with black enamelled spread wings highlighted with Gold feathering, overlaid by a blue enamelled Saint Andrews Cross, bearing a superimposed Saint Andrew the Apostle and Latin script letters SAPR for SANCTUS ANDREAS PATRONUS RUSSIAE (SAINT ANDREW, PATRON OF