A group of seven silver and enamel badges, after designs by Rodchenko, St Petersburg, circa 1920

comprising: an oval white and blue guilloché enamel badge, six silver and blue enamel badges, three mounted with red enamel stars, together with a silver ring and silver gilt jeton all bearing designs of aeroplanes for Dobrolet airline

Alexander Rodchenko was an avant-garde artist and photographer whose work was mostly appreciated posthumously.  This work produced for Dobrolet Airlines, Aeroflot's precursors, helped to fund his more experimental projects. He designed several items including: posters, decorations, badges and cufflinks, and admired flying but purportedly never set foot on an aeroplane.