Russia, Kingdom. An Imperial Order of Saint Anne in Gold, II Class Badge, by Eduard, c. 1910 Auction a letter to Olive Melba

a letter to Olive Melba Walsh in California

becoming the first in his battalion to be awarded the Iron Cross II Class on September 23

printed and bound in Great Britain by The University Press at Cambridge

while the same fixture also retains a functional spring catch to securely hold the dagger in place during storage

the scabbard release button just below the crossguard functional

Russia, Kingdom. An Imperial Order of Saint Anne in Gold, II Class Badge, by Eduard, c. 1910 Auction a letter to Olive Melba( ). Instituted in 1735. In Gold, a red enameled cross with ornamented 14 karat Gold patterns in each of the corners, the obverse centerpiece bearing a hand made figure of St. Anna on enamels of multiple colors, the reverse centerpiece bearing the hand painted initials "A. I. P. F." for the Latin "Anna Imperatoris Petri Filia" (Anna, Emperor Peter's daughter) also on enamel, on original red ribbon, mm (h) x mm (w), enamels intact, marked 56 gold on