Order of the Double Dragon, Third Class, First Grade
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
fin du XIXe siècle
The insignia is constructed from cloisonné vermeil and features a central blue stone cabochon flanked by a double dragon motif on both the obverse and reverse sides.
The piece is further embellished with fourteen red stone cabochons.The badge is accompanied by its original blue silk ribbon and is presented in its fitted case, which is covered in morocco leather and features gilt lettering on the interior indicating the manufacturer, 'Prize Medals Manufacturing Goldsmith & Silversmiths Company, 112 Regent St London'. The object measures 74 mm in height and has a gross weight of 66g.
Evidence at a glance
- Linked sources
- 1
- Photograph views
- 1
- Catalogue references
- 0
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Physical characteristics
- Height
- 74 mm
- Material
- vermeil, cloisonné, blue stone, red stone, silk, morocco leather
- Gross weight
- 66g
Technical characteristics
- Class
- Third Class
- Grade
- First Grade
Design
- Motifs
- double dragon, central cabochon
- Inscriptions
- Manchu and Han ideograms
Identification
- Source note
- Described from a single auction-house listing published on Invaluable (reproduced with Invaluable's permission). Details apply to that one example; other examples of the type may differ, and the listing is supplementary evidence, not authentication.
- Maker named in listing
- Prize Medals Manufacturing Goldsmith & Silversmiths Company
Catalogue references
No catalogue numbers recorded. Numbers are only published once transcribed from a verified edition of a standard catalogue — they are never inferred.