THE ROYAL ORDER OF THE SWORD

Breast Star of Knight Commander 1st Class, instituted in 1748, 70 mm., a cross of Maltese type, the arms of exquisitely chiseled and pierced silver, centre medallion in gold, with blue enameled field, bearing an upwardly pointing sword in Gold, within Sweden’s “three crowns”, outer circlet of diamond-cut Gold, the reverse fitted with vertical pin and the centre with maker’s escutcheon of Kretly, Paris.
A highly interesting and very rare piece of the highest quality as typical of the French jewelers of the late 19th Century, excellent condition. I R!