France, Ii Empire. An Order Of The Holy Spirit, Breast Star, C.1850 Hold for overseas service

for overseas service

the interior with a padded white satin-type lid liner with a maker’s mark of “БРАЋА ХУГУНИН И КОМП

mounted to a blackened bronze base

the now Uma Pinches

with silver gilt pebbled buttons underneath on the pockets

France, Ii Empire. An Order Of The Holy Spirit, Breast Star, C.1850 Hold for overseas service(Ordre du Saint Esprit). Instituted by Henry III in 1578. Museum Display Piece. A highly rare historical museum piece, consisting of an unbodied silver frame shaping a Maltese Cross with ball finials, embellishing by clusters of synthetic stones of different sizes on each arm, with delicate silver fleur de lys in each quadrant, obverse centre featuring a symbol of the Holy Spirit on a silver plaque, plain reverse with rings for sewing in the uniform,