Orders of Double Dragon made by Russian workshop of M.I. Bogdanov /МБ/

This workshop used a very specific form for its breast stars.

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All known breast stars have St. Petersburg silver assay marks from pre-1899 time period.
Breast stars usually bear workshop mark МБ /MB/ supposedly мастерская М.И.Богданова/M.I. Bogdanov workshop.

Breast star without МБ /MB/ mark.
Previously in Tammann collection https://asiamedals.info/threads/orders-of-double-dragon-from-tammann-collection.23567/#post-348548

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Assay mark.

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Close-ups.

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Marks.

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Inside the case stamp of Treiden workshop.

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Badge.
Silver, gold, gilding, enamel, colored glass.
Size 73.5 x 46.5 mm.
Weight 53.21 g.

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Breast star.
Silver, gilding, enamel, blue stone.
Size 80 x 80 mm.
Weight 38.32 g.

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Marks.

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It looks like general Curt von Morgen https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Curt_von_Morgen wearing MB-made breast star.
He was awarded with 3rd Class 1st Grade on October 18, 1896.

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Another breast star made by Bogdanov workshop and awarded to German naval officer is currently in the collection of Maritimes Museum in Hamburg.

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Silver, gilding, enamel, blue stone.
Size 79 x 79 mm.

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Mark.

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