Orders of Lion and Sun made by Russian workshop of Nichols&Plinke /N&P/

Carl Nichols and Konstantin Plinke (Nichols & Plinke) from 1804 to 1842 owned the Magasin Anglais/The English Shop/Английский магазин located on the corner of Nevsky and Bolshaya Morskaya. Both Englishmen Charles (a.k.a. Konstantin) Nicholls and William Plincke had been granted Russian citizenship in 1804. They were elevated to Merchants of the 1st Guild in 1808 and began trading to capitalize on an increased interest in English products in the first half of the 19th Century, at first importing things from England but also retailing items made in the workshops of Russian craftsmen. Around 1815 they took over a business founded by their fellow countryman John Pickersgill (1765-1841) which was renamed William Plincke’s English Shop. In 1829 they established Messrs. Nicholls and Plincke's Magasin Anglais which supplied luxury goods to the Russian market. Therefore Nichols&Plinke mark "NP" is more a trade mark /logo/ than a maker's mark. Since the 1820s they have been supplying various goods to the imperial court, including jewelry. Not having their own workshops, they entrusted the execution of orders to well-known firms and workshops. Talented jeweler, silversmith Heinrich August Long, together with his students and apprentices, carried out many orders from Nichols & Plinke. From 1842 to 1879, the owner of the store was a merchant of the 1st guild, Robert Yakovlevich Kokhun, who established a factory of gold, silver and bronze items at the store. It produced silver table and tea sets, vases with sculptural images, and household items. Famous jewelers S. Arnd, I. Henrikson, A. Tobinkov worked for the firm. The heirs continued the business in 1880s, after which the company was liquidated.​


Iconography of Nichols&Plinke lions.

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иконография орденов N&P.jpg

Lion and Sun order  medallion.jpg
Lion and Sun order medallion.jpg

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Орден Льва и Солнца 1-й  степени Никольс и Плинке.jpg



1st class badge.

Silver, gilt, strass stones, enamel.
Size 90 x 64 mm.

Marked with silver hallmark "84", "St. Petersburg coat of arms" and mark "N&P" for Nichols&Plinke.

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Order of  Lion and Sun made by Russian workshop Nichols&Plinke.jpg


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Order of Lion and Sun made by  Russian workshop Nichols&Plinke.jpg


Marks.

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4th class badge.

Silver, gilt, strass stones, enamel.
Size 55x50 mm.

Unmarked.

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2nd/3rd class badge.
Silver, gilt, strass stones, enamel.
Size 78 x 76 mm.



Order of Lion and Sun of General Director of the Anatolian Railway Company Franz Johannes Günther.jpg
 
Exemplary 1st class breast star.

Silver, gilt, enamel.
Size 78 mm.
Weight 45.3 g.

Marked with silver hallmark "84", "St. Petersburg coat of arms" and mark "N&P" for Nichols&Plinke.

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Order of Lion and Sun breast star made by  Russian workshop Nichols&Plinke.jpg


Order of Lion and Sun breast star  made by Russian workshop Nichols&Plinke.jpg


Marks.

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1st class badge.

Silver, gilt, enamel.

Private collection. Photos courtesy of the owner.

Орден Льва и Солнца 1-й степени Никольс и Плинке.jpg


Badge has iconography that is typical for Osipov-made orders of Lion and Sun. With very high probability it was manufactured for the Nichols & Plinke by Ivan Osipov or Dmitry Osipov workshop. Breast star made by Dmitry Osipov workshop with practically identical central medallion https://asiamedals.info/threads/ord...rkshop-of-dmitri-osipov-do.27987/#post-363775

Орден Льва и Солнца 1-й  степени Никольс и Плинке.jpg


Орден  Льва и Солнца 1-й степени Никольс и Плинке.jpg


Marked with St. Petersburg silver hallmark "84 + anchors" from 1880s-1898 time period and mark "N&P" for Nichols&Plinke.

Орден Льва и Солнца 1-й степени Никольс  и Плинке.jpg
 
1st class breast star with unreadable maker's mark and iconography typical for N&P-made order of Lion of Sun.

Silver, enamel.
Pin is a modern replacement.

Звезда ордена Льва и Солнца 1-й степени русской работы.jpg


Звезда ордена Льва и Солнца 1-й  степени русской работы.jpg


Central medallion.

Звезда ордена Льва и  Солнца 1-й степени русской работы.jpg
Звезда ордена  Льва и Солнца 1-й степени русской работы.jpg


St. Petersburg assay office silver hallmark from 1870s time period.

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Diamond-cut breast star with iconography typical for N&P-made order of Lion of Sun from the collection of State Historical Museum in Moscow.

Silver, gold, enamel.
Size 89 mm.

Lion and Sun breast star.jpg


On display.

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