Lot n° 421
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ORDER OF THE WHITE EAGLE OFFERED BY THE IMPERIAL... - Lot 421 - Coutau-Bégarie
ORDER OF THE WHITE EAGLE OFFERED BY THE IMPERIAL CABINET TO VICE-ADMIRAL BERRYER (1850-1927).
By ÉDOUARD, Saint-Petersburg, 1908-1917.
Complete set of 1st class, preserved in its original red calfskin case from the house of P.S. Petroff in St. Petersburg, stamped with the imperial gold emblem, interior to the form, cream velvet and silk, containing: its vermeil plate decorated in the center with a blue enamel part applied with the inscription "Pro Fide Rege et Lege" in gold letters, its gold badge decorated with the Polish eagle in white enamel placed on the imperial eagle of the Romanoffs in black enamel surmounted by the imperial crown in polychrome enamels, and its scarf in dark blue moiré silk taffeta. Small accidents on the upper part of the enamelled ribbon, but good general condition. Attached is a letter on the letterhead of the Minister of the Navy, dated October 2, 1915, signed by Admiral Ivan Constantinovitch Grigorovitch (1853-1930), the last Imperial Minister of the Navy, made out in the name of Vice-Admiral Berryer, accompanying this award bearing No. 14954/1156, text in French.
Title hallmark: 84 and 56, Saint Petersburg, 1908-1917.
Goldsmith's hallmark: Edouard and Vera Dietvald.
Case: H.: 6 cm - W.: 26.5 cm - D.: 15.5 cm.
Badge: H.: 9.5 cm - W.: 6.5 cm.
Plaque: H.: 9.3 cm - W.: 9.3 cm.
Total gross weight: 162.5 g.
History: The Order of the White Eagle originated in Poland and is one of the oldest European orders, created in 1325. The awarding of the order was sometimes interrupted during the 15th and 16th centuries, but in 1705 it was restored by King August II of Poland. Following the Congress of Vienna in 1815, Alexander I, Emperor of Russia, became King of Poland. As such, he and his successor Nicholas I awarded the Order of the White Eagle. After the Polish uprising of 1830-1831, the Order was incorporated into the Russian Imperial Orders by Nicholas I on 17/29 November 1831, under the name of Imperial and Royal Order of the White Eagle. It took the fifth place in the hierarchy of Russian decorations, after the Orders of Saint Andrew, Saint Catherine, Saint Vladimir (1st class) and Saint Alexander Nevsky. The Imperial and Royal Order of the White Eagle was not under the patronage of a saint, but was frequently used until 1844 to decorate high non-Christian personalities of the Empire or its allies.
Provenance: this set of the Order of the White Eagle was given by the Imperial Cabinet on October 2, 1915 to Louis-Joseph Berryer (1850-1927), then Vice-Admiral, at the request of Emperor Nicholas II. Born on 5 September 1850 in Paris, Vice-Admiral Berryer entered the Naval School in October 1866. He was appointed Rear Admiral in 1907, then Vice Admiral in 1911 and promoted to Grand Officer of the Legion of Honour on 11 July 1914. In 1871, as a lieutenant, Admiral Berryer took part in the Hila-Oa campaign in the Marquesas Islands. He took part in the Atlantic campaign in 1886, then was successively sent to the Levant, Oceania and the Indies. In 1908 and 1909, he commanded in chief the division of the Northern squadron detached to Morocco.
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