Gilt silver and enamel cup -"Charka" (rather large stirrup cup) shaped as a helmet of the Chevalier Guard Regiment, surmounted by an Russian Imperial double-headed eagle, the front applied with an enameled star of the order of St Andrew with blue X over black eagle for Empress Maria Feodorovna Regiment, marked IP and FABERGÉ (rather pseudo marks), ST PETERSBURG, 1908-1917. By itself, this piece of jewelry is a material and artistic value, and our price is more than affordable. All such items can be said to be the only ones in world. This is due to the fact that they were made in small batches and by hand. Hand chased, engraved and casting of finest quality.
Size app.: 14 x 10 x 7 cm high (roughly 5.51 x 3,93 x 2,75 in). Overall very good condition, minor wear, sold As Is. Please study good resolution images for cosmetic condition. In person actual painting may appear darker or brighter than in our pictures, strictly depending on sufficient light in your environment. Weight is 358 gr it is going to measure some 1 kg of volume packed for shipment.
The helmets of the cavalry guards had an interesting feature: with a ceremonial and festive uniform metal double-headed eagles were attached to them. While In everyday form, the eagles were screwed up in order, and stylized “flaming grenades” were installed in their place, and out of order instead of helmets, cavalry guards wore white caps with a red band. The cavalry guards appeared in Russia in 1724. Throughout the 18th century they were a temporary honorary convoy of emperors and empresses, as evidenced by their name (from the French Cavalier - the horseman, and Garde - the guard). For the first time, cavalry guards performed the function of honorary guard on the day of the coronation of Empress Catherine I on March 30, 1724. At the same time, they were led by Emperor Peter I himself, who assumed the rank of captain of the cavalry guards; generals and colonels were considered officers, lieutenant colonels were corporals, and 60 of the tallest and most representative chief officers were considered privates. The cavalry guard regiment as a permanent military unit was formed on January 11, 1799 by Emperor Paul I. It consisted of 189 people from the noblemen who were awarded the sign of the Maltese Cross for their services. The cavalry guards were the elite of the Russian cavalry, and therefore the command kept them in reserve, sending them into battle only in the most extreme case. The regiment received its first baptism of fire in 1805 at the battle of Austerlitz. In a battle with superior enemy forces, the surrounded 4th squadron of cavalry guards perished almost completely: only 18 people could escape, the rest (782 people) were killed or wounded. The CG attacked the Saxon cuirassiers and Polish lancers, rushing to the Kurgan battery. At that moment, the commander of the cavalry guards, Colonel Levenwolde, was killed by buckshot in the head. A hundred armored CG rushed at the enemy; taken aback, the enemy cavalrymen did not accept the battle and retreated, which allowed the detached group to return to the location of their troops. After the expulsion of Napoleon from Russia, the Cavalier Guard regiment took part in the overseas campaign, distinguishing itself in 1813 with Lucen, Kulm and Leipzig, and in 1814 with Fer-Champenoise. For feats in Patriotic War of 1812, the Cavalier Guard regiment was awarded the St. George standards with the inscription "For distinction in defeating and expelling the enemy from the borders of Russia in 1812," and for the battle at Fer-Champenoise, the St. George pipes were granted to the regiment. With the end of War with Napoleon, a long peace period began for the cavalry guards. In peacetime, the cavalry guards daily occupied the internal guard in the palace in which the emperor stayed, and in solemn occasions they wore armor. In addition to serving at the court, cavalry guards decorated all parades and imperial shows with their presence. From 1881 until the February Revolution of 1917, the chief of the regiment was Empress Maria Feodorovna, wife, and then widow of Empero
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