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-1820-1840  Collar-

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Tracking # : S287x
Date       : 1820-1840
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Royal Order of the Polar Star [Kungliga Nordstjärneorden]. The collar (without the jewel), older version with closed crowns, consisting of 13 monogram and 12 star links, gilt bronze and partly enamelled, cracks and chips in the white and blue enamel. ZK2 3433. R II-III

Probably made in the first half of the 19th century. On 23 February 1748, King Frederick I of Sweden (from the House of Hesse-Kassel) founded the order, which initially had two classes (Commander and Knight), together with the Royal Seraphim Order and the Royal Sword Order. In 1762, King Gustav III founded collars for the commanders. In 1844, King Oscar I established the Grand Cross class, known as Commander with Grand Cross. In 1860, King Carl XV established a Commander's breast star and in 1873, on the occasion of his coronation, King Oscar II divided the Commander class into 1st Class Commanders (with breast star) and 2nd Class Commanders (without breast star, known as Commanders from 1952), with the latter class being reserved for foreigners until 1889. As early as 1871, the previously embroidered breast stars had officially been converted into metal stars, the arm surfaces of which were diamond-studded until 1919, scaled from 1919 to 1951 and smooth from that time on. In special cases, the insignia of all classes could also be awarded with diamonds. On 6 June 1973, the Swedish Parliament decided to stop awarding the Order of the Polar Star to Swedish citizens with effect from 1 January 1975. With the 1975 reform of the Swedish order system, the class of knights was also divided into 1st class knights and knights, and a new ribbon colour (blue with a yellow border) was introduced. In 1986, King Carl XVI Gustav founded the affiliated Nordsternmedaille (Nordstern Medal) for the order. The order received new statutes on 1 August 1995.

Lot number: 8920

Estimate: 2,500.00 EUR

-1870  Collar-

Height (mm): 700
Width  (mm): 50
Weight(gr) : 166
Tracking # : S622x
Date       : 1870 estimated from similar collar.
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lCollar of the Order of the North Star, Sweden.

Chain: Composed of 17 links. Nine white enamelled North Stars and eight blue enamelled red crowned name ciphers, mirror monogram F. C-shaped ornaments at top and bottom. The links joined by oval rings, fastened together with two hooks.

Museum: Livrustkammaren

Description of the artefact:

Order of the North Star

Chain of honour

 

Category: Chains of Honour

Size: Length 700 mm Width 50 mm Weight 166 g

Date of manufacture: 1900 assumed by Livrustkammaren.  However an identical Collar is at the Gothenborg Stadsmuseum in Gøteborg.  A person, Carl Fredrik Wærn, was awarded an identical collar on 1873.05.14.  The photos are not so sparkling as the ones from the Livrustkammaren. The Stadsmuseum is under renovation and photos will be better as time passes.  I have then noted that this current one from Livrustkammaren also is from about 1870.
More info on the Wærn collar will be updated when data is available.

Place of manufacture: Sweden

 

Manufacturer: Court Marshal's Office (Intermediary)

 

Previous owner:

Gustaf V of Sweden

Gustaf V's heirs

Item number: 1795_LRK

 

Other numbers: No 1867: 51:417:a

 

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Exhibitions: Livrustkammaren new basic exhibition 2018 (LRK bas) (start 2018-12-08), Livrustkammaren