EXTREMELY RARE RUSSIAN BADGE of COURT HUNTING, BOXED
Antique Russian Imperial silver enamel badge of court hunting. It features a double-headed eagle clutching horns on a blue enamel ground within a wreath, crowned. The badge also includes a miniature of the Order of St. Andrew the Apostle below. It is equipped with a screw back, and the backside shows the engraved owner's name ‘LINNIK I.K.' in Cyrillic along with a unique number '74'. Before the name, where 'eg.' in Cyrillic means 'HUNTSMAN'.
HALLMARKS: '84' for silver standard, kokoshnik, ‘EDUARD' in Cyrillic and manufacturer mark. The screw marked ‘B.KORTMAN' in Cyrillic.
CONDITION: Very good condition for its age. For further information, please refer to the pictures.
PROVENANCE: 1. From private old collection, New York, USA, 1954-2022; 2. Antique Arena Inc, Brooklyn, NY, USA (the winner will receive this information); 3. Our sale of this item adds another layer of provenance. History of sale is very IMPORTANT for serious collection.
DIMENSIONS: 2 1/4 x 1 1/4 inches (5.7 x 3.2 cm).
ESTIMATED PRICE: $1,000 - $3,000 (significantly lower than today's market price). You have a GREAT CHANCE to purchase a rare item for your collection, and over the years, its price will only INCREASE.
HISTORY of SALES: A few years ago the hunting badges (NOT named) were sold on Live Auctioneers for $1,485 (14 years ago) and $1,636 (10 years ago) - please refer to the screenshots for details.
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WIKIPEDIA: Hunting in Russia has an old tradition in terms of indigenous people, while the original features of state and princely economy were farming and cattle-breeding. There was hunting for food as well as sport. The word "hunting" first appeared in the common Russian language at the end of the 15th century. Before that the word "catchings" existed to designate the hunting business in general. The hunting grounds were called in turn lovishcha. In the 15th-16th centuries, foreign ambassadors were frequently invited to hunts; they also received some of the prey afterwards. So did Feodor I in particular, once sending out nine elks, one bear and a black-and-brown fox. The Russian imperial hunts evolved from hunting traditions of early Russian rulers (Grand Princes and Tsars), under the influence of hunting customs of European royal courts. The imperial hunts were organized mainly in Peterhof, Tsarskoye Selo and Gatchina. During the soviet rule, state-sponsored hunting clubs were formed within the administrative boundaries or factories.

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