I have been looking and digging for information through the last 30 years to understand a bit of this history. My focus is to display the variations of these beautiful pieces of art.

Scroll down (look below) to see these items! Please enjoy!

-1xxx   Grand Cross / Commander-

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Tracking # : S773x
Date       : 1xxx date not set yet
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-1753.04.26   Knight-

Height (mm): 45
Width  (mm): 39
Weight(gr) : 15
Tracking # : S230x
Date       : 1753.04.26 awarded
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-1780 – 1799   Knight-

Height (mm): 49
Width  (mm): 39
Weight(gr) : 13
Tracking # : S603x
Date       : 1780 – 1799 estimated
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-1780-1790   Knight-

Height (mm): 51
Width  (mm): 35
Weight(gr) : 15
Tracking # : S670x
Date       : 1780-1790 estimated
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KEYWORD/TITLE
Order of the North Star Knight's Cross
DESCRIPTION
Knight's Cross, Order of the North Star, Sweden, model from the end of the 18th century.
NAME Owner: Kungl. Maj:ts Orden KMO
DATING
End of the 18th century
OTHER KEYWORDS
badge of honour knight's cross
COLLECTION
Armoury
INVENTORY NUMBER
509 (42:19)

-1780-1810   Knight-

Height (mm): 36.6
Width  (mm): 25.7
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Tracking # : S291x
Date       : 1780-1810 estimated
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-1815.01.28   Knight-

Height (mm): 44
Width  (mm): 36
Weight(gr) : 11
Tracking # : S362x
Date       : 1814.01.28 awarded
Knight #   : 

Size: Height: 44 mm Width: 36 mm Weight: 11 g Provenance Identifier: (Inv. No. 508) 37128
Institution: Livrustkammaren
KEYWORD/TITLE
Order of the North Star Knight's Cross
SHORT DESCRIPTION
Knight's Cross, Order of the North Star, Sweden, model from the second half of the 18th century.
NAME Owner: Erik Pipe Donor: Josephine Piper née Rudbeck
DATING End of the 18th century
OTHER KEYWORDS badge of honour knight's cross
COLLECTION Livrustkammaren
INVENTORY NUMBER 508 (31:25)

-1820   Knight-

Height (mm): 55
Width  (mm): 35
Weight(gr) : 
Tracking # : S936x
Date       : 1820 estimated
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Ex-Robert Seniso

With large rosette on ribbon. Red & Green enamel missing in crown. That came 1820-40. Small crown before 1800. hinge. No balls on arms.

-1820   Knight-

Height (mm): 54
Width  (mm): 36
Weight(gr) : 9
Tracking # : S088
Date       : 1820 estimated
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Ex-Robert Seniso

With large rosette on ribbon. Red & Green enamel missing in crown. That came 1820-40. Small crown before 1800. hinge. No balls on arms.

-1820-1830   Knight-

Height (mm): 65
Width  (mm): 35
Weight(gr) : 12.5
Tracking # : S225x
Date       : 1820-1830 estimated
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Regidtration at Gøteborg Stadsmuseum: GM:1506

Maybe pre 1800 as no balls on tips?

date - photography 2003-06-30 [me]; 2008-10-22 [rcx]
name - photographer Castex, Rodolfo; Eriksson, Magdalena
date - production 1820-1830 [probable]
date - acquisition for the museum 1898
description kungl. Royal Order of the North Star, worn on the left side of the chest, in a black wadded silk ribbon.
archival reference
B8625 [/neg.nr]
Associations (575); Status, role and prestige: Orders and medals (554.1)
width (cm) 3,5
height (cm) 6,5
thickness (cm) 0,3
weight 12,5 grams
GM :: Gothenburg Museum collections

-1820-1840   Knight-

Height (mm): 59
Width  (mm): 42
Weight(gr) : 15.5
Tracking # : S151
Date       : 1820-1840 estimated
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This is believed to have originated from the deathbed of King Karl XIV Johan of Sweden, who was born in Pau. This was subsequently bestowed by his grandson, who would later become Swedish king. This was subsequently consigned with other orders from the new king to the Swedish Archbishop and remained in the family's possession until the 1960s. Subsequently, the coin and order dealer Ahlstrøm was able to purchase the aforementioned assets from the descendants of the Archbishops. As Ahlstrøm became increasingly unwell in his later years, Strandberg assumed responsibility for the organisation of these items, which consequently came into my possession. It is a frequently expressed opinion that this piece was also likely to have been adorned with a diamond studded crown. Naturally, however, there is an absence of any evidence to support this hypothesis, as well as for any alternative hypotheses.

Following the demise of King Karl Johan in 1844, it was stipulated that one of his orders be carried out. It is hypothesised that the production date is situated between 1820 and 1840, on the basis that the arms of the object in question are tipped with round ball-type features.

-1850   Knight-

Height (mm): 56
Width  (mm): 44
Weight(gr) : 14
Tracking # : S791x
Date       : 1850 estimate
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Osenat Auction Sunday 8 December 2019
Provenance: ‘Order of the North Star sent by the King of Sweden to my son at the time of his marriage’.
This decoration was given by the King of Sweden to one of the Marshal's descendants.

-1850   Knight-

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Tracking # : S390x
Date       : 1850 estimated paper drawing
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Printed drawing on paper. Interesting new variant of the hinge below the crown. 

-1853   Knight-

Height (mm): 57
Width  (mm): 38
Weight(gr) : 15
Tracking # : S237xx
Date       : 1853 awarded
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-1860   Knight-

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Tracking # : S935x
Date       : 1860 awarded
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-1855   Knight-

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Tracking # : S518x
Date       : 1855 estimated
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-1868   Knight-

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Weight(gr) : 16.7
Tracking # : S414x
Date       : 1868 awarded
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-1875   Knight-

Height (mm): 57
Width  (mm): 29
Weight(gr) : 12.1
Tracking # : S775x
Date       : 1875 estimated
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-1880.01.27   Knight-

Height (mm): 85
Width  (mm): 
Weight(gr) : 19.5
Tracking # : S775x
Date       : 1880.01.27 awarded
Knight #   : 

IMAGE NUMBER. B 4624
The Order of the North Star Knight's Cross with Diamonds is a prestigious award that signifies exceptional service and dedication to the Order.
On the occasion of the Vega expedition, held on 27 January 1880, Knight of the Order of the North Star with Diamonds was bestowed.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Louis_Palander

Order of the North Star: brilliant-cut, silver and gold with enamel and diamonds. Set with approximately 45 old-cut diamonds totalling around 1.50 carats (approximately H-K/VS-P) and rose-cut diamonds. Black rice ribbon. Height approx. 85 mm. Total weight: approx. 19.5 g. The case is probably marked 'Christian Hammer, Stockholm'.

There are a few nicks on the diamonds. Later loop. Some of the settings are worn.

-1887.05.14   Knight-

Height (mm): 63
Width  (mm): 45
Weight(gr) : 17.5
Tracking # : S217
Date       : 1887.05.14 awarded
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Maltese cross of gold, on the arms of the cross one large and twelve smaller similistars, balls with a stone on the tips. Between the cross arms open crowns, set with ten smaller stones. Blue enamelled arched medallion with gold text: ‘NESCIT OCCASUM’, in the centre a five-pointed star set with originally six stones, one missing. Around the medallion ring with seventeen stones. Between the tips of the upper cross arm a royal crown, fixed ring at the apple, set with 38 larger stones, all stones with a jour setting. On the band ring stamps: 18 K, three crowns, St Erik, CFC, C 9 (C F Carlman, Stockholm 1953)
Sven Hedin , Awarded Commander of the First Class with diamonds - 16 January 1909

-1920   Knight-

Height (mm): 62
Width  (mm): 39
Weight(gr) : 
Tracking # : S496x
Date       : 1920 estimated
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Sweden, Kingdom. Order of the North Star, Knight, circa 1920

(Nordstjärneorden). Established 1748 by King Frederick I Type II (1871-1919). Silver-gilt, consisting of a white enamelled Maltese cross with ball finials, crowns in each quadrant with enamelled jewels, the obverse centre showing a white enamelled star on a blue background, motto ''Nescit occasum'' (It knows no decline), the reverse showing a matching centre, with an ornate royal crown suspension, with boar's head hallmark on the integral pendant, indicating French manufacture and silver content, no maker mark but showing the hallmarks of Arthus Bertrand, size 39mm (w) x 62mm (h - including crown, horizontally pierced ball pendant decorated with a cross), on period black silk ribbon, with enamel wear, fine.

This offering is part of the "Dr Albert Goodwin Collection", an outstanding assemblage of World Orders, Medals and Decorations created by Dr Goodwin alone between 1946 and 1967. Dr Goodwin had a successful career as an educator and prominent physician in New York, and served actively in both World Wars with the United States Medical Corps. He served as both President and Vice President of the Orders and Medals Society of America (OMSA) and is responsible for organising its first convention in 1960. He was also a member of the American Society of Military Collectors, the International Orders Research Society and the American Numismatic Society. His knowledge and passion for history and decorations is evident in this meticulously compiled collection, now available in its entirety for the first time exclusively on eMedals.com.

-1953   Knight-

Height (mm): 70
Width  (mm): 40
Weight(gr) : 14
Tracking # : S639x
Date       : 1953 copy
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Maltese cross of gold, on the arms of the cross one large and twelve smaller similistars, balls with a stone on the tips. Between the cross arms open crowns, set with ten smaller stones. Blue enamelled arched medallion with gold text: ‘NESCIT OCCASUM’, in the centre a five-pointed star set with originally six stones, one missing. Around the medallion ring with seventeen stones. Between the tips of the upper cross arm a royal crown, fixed ring at the apple, set with 38 larger stones, all stones with a jour setting. On the band ring stamps: 18 K, three crowns, St Erik, CFC, C 9 (C F Carlman, Stockholm 1953)
Sven Hedin , Awarded Commander of the First Class with diamonds - 16 January 1909

-2019.12.06  Knight-

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Tracking # : S977x
Date       : 2019.12.06 awarded
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