Only at the spring auction «Vicesima», which will be held May 25 at the Marriott Royal Aurora, will feature more than 400 items

Mark Small Cross of the Order of St. Catherine. 1869
Firm "Znak." May 25, 2013. Lot 1
Estimate: 14 million rubles
Source: znak-auction. ru

Hotel Marriott Royal Aurora, 25 May 2013, 12:00
st. Petrovka, 11

May 25, 2013 in the Marriott Royal Aurora Hotel Vicesima auction held by "Znak." Top-lot auction will be the sign of the Holy Cross of the Order of the Small Catherine, estimated at 14 million rubles. Only at the spring auction will feature more than 400 items.

Mark Small Cross of the Order of St. Catherine (Lot 1) deserves special words, as, having undeniable historical value, it is a model of ingenious jewelry work. In the general hierarchy of awards reward was the second largest after the Order of St. Andrew the First-Called.

Another unique item in this section - the Order of Virtuti Militari III degree (lot 55). This award with the date "1831" is awarded to participants suppression of the Polish uprising, and the Order of the third degree was presented to officers not below the rank of general. The copy for auction is the only one in the world are in private hands. This is probably the last chance for serious collectors to fill a gap in their collections.

Pearl in "Medal Award" will be a gold medal "For the end of the plague in Odessa" (lot 83), which was established on April 19 1838. A total of Saint Petersburg Mint 344 were minted copy of the medal. This unique piece of never before appeared in any auction world.

deserves special attention of collectors diamond freylinsky sign-cipher with the monogram of Empress Alexandra Fyodorovna (lot 69). This peculiar character of the job had the right to wear only notable representatives of noble families, were part of the entourage of the empresses and grand duchesses. All freylinskie ciphers are extremely rare, and made in the middle of the XIX century, almost never occur in the market.

Section "signs and tokens of Imperial Russia" this time will surprise a lot of collectors of rare regimental officers' signs. Among these, we highlight two particularly remarkable: the sign in memory of the 100th anniversary of the Life Guards Lancer Regiment of His Majesty (lot 119), and the sign of the 5th Infantry Regiment, Finland (lot 124). Both of them - rare visitors at auctions and certainly cause a stir among faleristov.

In the "Booms and securities" on the anniversary auction will be represented by 86 lots. Among them - the large number of "samples". Pay attention to primarily to a unique test banknote of 50 rubles 1785 (lot 270), preserved in perfect condition, as well as the equally rare specimens of banknotes in 1843 in denominations of 50 and 100 rubles (lots 279 and 280). Suffice it to say that each of these bills is estimated at several million rubles.

Read all lots can be on pre-sale exhibition, which is open from 6 to 24 May. The exhibition is open on weekdays from 10.00 to 18.30 in the office at the address: street the Kuznetsk bridge, 21/5, 1st entrance, office 5000. The auction collection is fully presented in the printed catalog, as well as on the website znak-auction.ru .

In addition, on May 25 from 9.00 am to 11.30 am viewing the collection will be organized at the Marriott Royal Aurora, which will open at 12.00 twentieth anniversary auction firm "Znak».

Source : Press Release Auction House" Znak »