Catalog - Auction 70 - Day 2

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Constantinian Order of St. George
Prince Size Breast Star, 64,5 mm., Silver, diamond-chiselled and pierced star; applied cross in gold of the Order with bright red enamel and gold letters, the reverse, with bent pins retaining the centre and maker’s escutcheon of Dupetitbosq, Paris, round pin and two hooks. A very fine and rare piece of the best French manufacture, extremely fine condition and patina, dating to cca. 1850. I R!

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The Military Order of Savoy
Knight's Cross, instituted in 1815. Breast Badge, 39x36 mm., GOLD, white enameled pointed cross, flanked by green enameled laurel and oak branches resp., red enameled obverse centre medallion with separately- made, crossed sabres sided by the letters « V » and « E » (for Victor Emanuel II King of Sardinia and of Italy) and, above « 1855 » (the year when the Order was reformed), reverse medallion with white enameled Savoy Cross on red background (some damages), within red enameled outer circlet with golden inscription « AL MERITO MILITARE », large round suspension ring and original ribbon. A rare and elegant order, in very fine condition. II R!

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Civil and Military Merit Order under the Title of st. Joseph
Knight's Cross, instituted in 1807. Breast Badge, 53x39 mm., GOLD, white enameled, six-armed cross with ball finials to the tips, flanked by groups of round-tipped, dark red enameled beams, oval centre medallion with the embossed image of the Saint standing on golden field within red enameled outer circlet with the golden motto “UBIQUE SIMILIS”, oval, reverse centre medallion in gold with embossed “S.J.F. 1807” on finely pebbled ground, within red enameled outer circlet with stylized, golden laurel wreath, red enameled upper loop to which the Grand Ducal crown is hinged, round suspension ring and original ribbon. A superb 19th century cross, in exceptionnal condition! Beautiful and rare! I R!

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Order of the Two Sicilies
Knight’s Badge, 57,5x36,0 mm., GOLD, with red enameled star pointing downwards, obverse medallion with gold horse on silver background, blue enameled outer circlet with the Order’s motto “PRO RENOVATA PATRIA” in gold lettering, reverse medallion with gold triskeles on silver backround, blue enameled outer circlet with the inscription “JOS NAP. SICIL. REX. INST.” in finest gold lettering, Imperial, gold eagle and suspension crown with ribbon ring; original ribbon with French – type rosette. A rare, beautiful piece, extremely fine condition. I R!

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Honour Badge for the Professors of the University in Naples
Neck Badge, 82x5 mm., gilt Silver, the obverse as an eight-pointed, white enameled star flanked by thin, short beams and around, a green enameled laurel wreath, gilt centre medallion with the bust of St. Thomas Aquinas and the inscription around “DIVUS THOMAS AQUINUS REGIAE NEAPOLITANAE STUDIORUM UNIVERSITATIS PROFESSOR ET PATRONUS”, upper, large Royal crown with round, link ring and thin, vertical ribbon ring, the reverse with centre medallion bearing the inscription “FERDINANDVS II P.F.A. BONARUM ARTIUM STATOR 1850”, with original ribbon of the type used to indicate the title of Honourary Professor, a title rarely granted to prominent, foreign personalities in the fields of Science, Letters and Arts. A beautiful, extremely rare Academic badge, excellent condition and with fine, attractive patina. I RR!

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Constantinian Order of St. George
Neck Badge, 88x57 mm, GOLD, 26.2 g., and red enamel, both sides of the cross with finely chiselled details, either under the translucent enamel, hinged suspension crown with Bourbonese fleurs-de-lys, polished upper orb and cross, grooved ribbon ring (French, "œowl" mark), and original, silk neck ribbon. A beautiful piece of the best, probably French, manufacture from ca. 1860/70, excellent condition. I R!

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Constantinian Order of St. George
An early Breast Badge 75x45 mm. GOLD, (an assay mark to the lower tip) and red enamel, large upper crown, with chiseled details, original ribbon, in a fitted, blue velvet case. An important piece, belonged and worn by members of the Royal French Family of the Bourbones of Parma (provenance: Sotheby’s, sale taken place in Geneva, November 14th, 2018, lot 8). I R!

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Constantinian Order of St. George
Breast Star, 70 mm., GOLD and Silver, chiseled and pierced rays; the centre in gold with excellent chisel work under the red, translucent enamel; the reverse with white lambskin and vertical, broad pin; in the original, fitted, octagonal case, with maker’s label of Josef Leibold, Vienna. A magnificent star of Prince size, belonged and worn by members of the Royal French Family of the Bourbones of Parma (provenance: Sotheby’s, sale taken place in Geneva, November 14th, 2018, lot 7).

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Constantinian Order of St. George
Grand Cross Star of reduced size of old Austrian manufacture. Breast Star, 60 mm., Silver, chiseled and pierced rays, the centre as a red enameled cross with polished lettering and applied, chiseled, golden “X”, concave, polished reverse, fitted with vertical pin, this, struck with silver marks. An important, extremely rare star of the Parmese branch of this ancient order, that can be dated around 1840/45 ca., made in the finest quality, probably on behalf of an Austrian or Parmese nobleman, excellent condition. I RR!

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Constantinian Order of St. George
Embroidered, Commander`s Star, 83 mm, in GOLD bullion-wire and sequined rays, centre cross in red velvet with gold-embroidered, red letters, white sheepskin reverse with tin-plated iron fastening clip. A very rare, early star, dating from the late 18th or the earliest 19th Century.Very fine condition. II RR!

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Constantinian Order of St. George
Cloth Breast Star, instituted during the 16th Century. Breast Star in velvet, 59 mm, GOLD and silver bullion, reverse backed with white velum. Some signs of wear. Rare and attractive early 19th Century star! I R!

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The Sacred Military Constantinian Order of Saint George
Cloth Breast Star. Breast Star of the order in velvet, GOLD and silver bullion, reverse backed with white velum. Some signs of wear. Rare and attractive early 19th Century star! R! I

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Order of St. Louis
Breast Star of the order, 85 mm, accurately chiseled and pierced rays, the centre in Gold, forming a cross of white enameled fleurs-de-lys, red enameled, oval centre medallion with the image of the saint wearing armour and Royal robes, with finely engraved and enameled details, dark-blue enameled outer circlet, bearing the Order’s motto “DEUS ET DIES” in gold lettering and a stylized laurel wreath below, smooth reverse with round maker’s escutcheon of Lemaitre, Paris and vertical, round pin and two side-hooks. A beautiful, very rare star, most probably of Parmese manufacture from about 1850, although bearing the escutcheon of the well-known French maker, in this case retailer of the piece in the time of its award, excellent condition. I R!

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Order of St. Louis
Knight's Cross, instituted in 1849. Breast Badge, 19x15 mm, GOLD, Austrian hallmarked, white enameled lilied cross, centre shield with polichrome enameled image of the saint in armour on red background, within deep-blue enameled border, bearing the Order’s motto “DEUS ET DIES” in gold lettering, reverse centre shield with Bourbones’ three golden fleurs-de-lys on translucent, deep-blue enamel, hinged suspension crown and original suspension ring and ribbon, in case of issue with git crown on the lid. Rare and superb! II R!

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Civil and Military Merit Order under the Title of St. Joseph
Prince Size Breast Star, 65x62 mm.i, Silver, the arms and the intermediate rays of chiseled and pierced silver; oval centre medallion with separately-made and applied image of the Saint on polished ground, within the outer circlet bearing the order’s motto, smooth reverse, with vertical pin. A beautiful, very rare star, from the early 19th Century; excellent condition and beautiful, dark patina. I RR!

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Military Order of Savoy
Grand Cross Badge Miniature, 14x8 mm., GOLD, one-side enameled, original suspension ring. A superb and very rare badge! I RR!

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Order of St. Stephen
Knight Grand Cross. Fire-gilt Copper Maltese Cross, 77x45 mm, the arms, set with red glass pastes, alternated by gilt Florentine flowers, upper crown in one-piece with the cross with marine shell-shaped finial (the Order is also known as a Naval Order), ribbon ring with rich, chiseled floral ornament, red, neck ribbon, Breast Star, 70 mm, also of fire-gilt Copper, with applied arms, set with red glasses, bright polished beams with Florentine flowers, the reverse with old, engraved inscription "LVDOVICO DA VERRAZZANO 1717", 4 nuts retaining the obverse`s details, iron pin and two side-hooks. A beautiful set of great rarity, dating to the 18th Century, it is the most illustrious and ancient order of Tuscany, instituted by Cosimo de Medici, seigneur of Florence and 1st Duke of Tuscany. It was awarded firstly to military of the highest rank for their merits in fighting the moors in defence of Christianity and of the Commerce, besides humanitarian merits also. It was reinstituted by the Grand Duke Ferdinand III. Its chapel in Pisa is adorned with the flags and coats-of-arms of the ancient knights. Ludovico da Verrazzano was a Tuscan admiral, at the end of 17th to the early 18th Century, commander of the galleys belonging to the Order, another member of the family, Giovanni da Verrazzano (Greve in Chianti, Tuscany, 1485 - Guadalupa, 1528), was a famous navigator, whose descriptions of his travels to the New World were the first, thorough reports of the almost newly discovered territories of North America. The bridge on the Narrows in New York, opened to the traffic in 1964, known as "The Verrazano", honours his memory and discoveries. I-/I RR!

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Order of St. Stephen
Knight Grand Cross Set. Breast Badge, 50x31 mm., red enameled cross of Maltese type in gold, with fine guillochée work visible through the translucent enamel, flanked by golden fleurs de lys, upper, hinged grand-ducal crown, round suspension ring and original, red ribbon. Breast Star 67 mm., gilt silver, with polished rays, red enameled order’s cross with broad border decorated with stylized “palmettes”, flanked by golden fleurs de lys of “florentine” type, smooth reverse, with visible rivets of the centre, maker’s escutcheon of Lemaitre, Paris and fitted with vertical pin and two side-hooks, in the original, night-blue morocco case of issue, with fitted compartment. A beautiful, rare and complete set of the order, in the finest French manufacture from ca. 1840, excellent condition and beautiful patina. I RR!

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Order of Civil Merit
Knight's Cross, instituted in 1853. Breast Badge, 27x20 mm., Silver, both sides enameled, original suspension crown, ring and ribbon. A superb and rare large miniature, in mint condition! I R!