Austria, Imperial. An Order Of Saint John In Gold And Quartz, C.1800 Auction Archive A machine-woven

A machine-woven

75 mm in diameter

measuring 36 mm (w) x 28 mm (h)

presenting as a rectangle with sharp corners

ZIVAVE" on the edge

Austria, Imperial. An Order Of Saint John In Gold And Quartz, C.1800 Auction Archive A machine-wovenOf high quality manufacture, an extremely rare Renaissance styled Order of St. John, consisting of a clear polished central genuine Quartz with multiple fine facets, contained within a frame of 18kt Gold shaping a sun with alternated enameled white and red rays, the obverse presenting a hand made image of St. John in multi colored enamel, with reverse framed by a fine enameled white Maltese Cross, measuring 59. 09 mm (w) x 70. 62 mm (h inclusive the