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GC/Commander Badge

Order of the North Star

Sweden

1748-2025

My focus is to display the variations of these beautiful pieces of art.

I must thank the huge inventory at Livrustkammaren in Stockholm Sweden. They have a huge collection of historical pieces with historical information.  As you see on this page a lot of the photos are still in black and white. Hopefully one day one will have more of these photos in high resolution color.  They have iincluded the history of these pieces and on many the dimensions are included. Unfortunately the weight of the pieces are missing. I am sure this will be available one day.

The Livrustkammaren is located next to the Royal Castle in Stockholm. I have visited their exhibitions several times. Very nice and and very interesting. About 20 years ago I was to have meetings with them and also having a real look at their vaults.  Unfortuntely Radon gas had been measured at too high levels and the old vaults were closed for all visits for years.  Still we had some very good meetings and discussed their collection of orders.  Since then they have moved their photos from their old website and now you find most of it on Wikimedia Commons, Europeana, Omnia.ie, etc.  Hopefully what you find there will be on these pages, plus alot more.

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

-1780-1810   North Star  Badge-

Country    : Sweden
Order name : North Star
Type/subset: Badge
Jeweller   : Carl Zetterström
J period   : 1781-1811
Owner      : Collection Cicoia
Awarded to : 

Height (mm): 75
Width  (mm): 54
Weight(gr) : 34
Tracking # : S078
Date       : 1780-1810 estimated
Knight #   : 

 

-1827-1834   North Star Badge-

Country    : Sweden
Order name : North Star
Type/subset: Badge
Jeweller   : Jakob Wilhelm Hjortzberg
J period   : 1827-1834
Owner      : Collection Cicoia
Awarded to : 

Height (mm): 81
Width  (mm): 54
Weight(gr) : 23
Tracking # : S090
Date       : 1827-1834
Knight #   : 

 

 
 

With large rosette on Sash. Red & Green enamel missing in crown. That came 1820-40. Hinged. Balls on arms.

 

-1850   North Star Badge-

Country    : Sweden
Order name : North Star
Type/subset: Badge
Jeweller   : French style
J period   : 
Owner      : 
Awarded to : 

Height (mm): 85
Width  (mm): 55
Weight(gr) : 
Tracking # : S705x
Date       : 1850 estimated
Knight #   : 

 

 
 
A Set for a Commander 1st Class dating from the middle of 19th Century: neck cross, 85x55 mm, in GOLD, with obverse and centre medallions with separately made and mounted, white enameled star (typical of early pieces), 68 mm, the four crowns’ interior, reinforced with gold spheres; large, bulbous, hinged royal crown and strong, beaded ribbon ring, with black silk neck ribbon; breast star made of brilliant-cut chiselled and pierced silver; the centre star, mounted with a large round, convex nut to the reinforced reverse; this, highly polished and fitted with a round, vertical pin and two side-hooks. A very interesting group, rare to see in such an early type, excellent condition. Dim.: the badge, 85,0x55,0 mm.; the star, 68,0x67,0 mm. This order was founded in 1748 by king Frederick I to reward outstanding merits of state officials, civil servants, etc, in any field of the State’s life. I RR!
Paired with S704x. Total price pair 2800 Euro 2021

 

-1880-1900   North Star Badge-

Country    : Sweden
Order name : North Star
Type/subset: Badge
Jeweller   : French style
J period   : 
Owner      : Livrustkammaren
Awarded to : 

Height (mm): 89
Width  (mm): 55
Weight(gr) : 
Tracking # : S692x
Date       : 1880-1900 Livrustkammaren
Knight #   : 

 

 
 

This order has the look of a foreign produced one. Most likely in France. It is made of gilted silver with balls on the tip of the arms. The diameter of these are 3.7 mm. There are no enamel dots in the large crown whereas the smaller crown carries small enamel dots. The hinge below the large crown has a hammered surface.

Artist : Unknown author
Title : Commander's Cross, Order of the North Star, late 19th century.
Description : White enamelled Maltese cross of gilded silver with balls, d: 3.7 mm, on the points.

Blue enamelled medallion with applied white enamelled five-pointed star, painted gold text: ‘NESCIT OCCASUM’. Medallion surrounded by profiled ring.

Between the cross arms open crowns with red and green enamelled stones on the crown ring.

Between the tips of the upper cross-arm there is a band, in which a royal crown is attached with charnieres, in the ring an oval flat ring is drawn.
Date late 19th century
Dimensions height: 89 mm (3.50 in); width: 55 mm (2.16 in)
Collection
Royal Armoury wikidata:Q1636176
Accession number LRK 5374
Source LSH 60503 (LN_B02917_005797)

 

-1880-1900   North Star Badge-

Country    : Sweden
Order name : North Star
Type/subset: Badge
Jeweller   : French style
J period   : 
Owner      : Livrustkammaren
Awarded to : 

Height (mm): 89
Width  (mm): 55
Weight(gr) : 
Tracking # : S692x
Date       : 1880-1900 Livrustkammaren
Knight #   : 

 

 
 

This order has the look of a foreign produced one. Most likely in France. It is made of gilted silver with balls on the tip of the arms. The diameter of these are 3.7 mm. There are no enamel dots in the large crown whereas the smaller crown carries small enamel dots. The hinge below the large crown has a hammered surface.

Artist : Unknown author
Title : Commander's Cross, Order of the North Star, late 19th century.
Description : White enamelled Maltese cross of gilded silver with balls, d: 3.7 mm, on the points.

Blue enamelled medallion with applied white enamelled five-pointed star, painted gold text: ‘NESCIT OCCASUM’. Medallion surrounded by profiled ring.

Between the cross arms open crowns with red and green enamelled stones on the crown ring.

Between the tips of the upper cross-arm there is a band, in which a royal crown is attached with charnieres, in the ring an oval flat ring is drawn.
Date late 19th century
Dimensions height: 89 mm (3.50 in); width: 55 mm (2.16 in)
Collection
Royal Armoury wikidata:Q1636176
Accession number LRK 5374
Source LSH 60503 (LN_B02917_005797)

 

-1890-1910   North Star Badge-

Country    : Sweden
Order name : North Star
Type/subset: Badge
Jeweller   : French style
J period   : 
Owner      : Katz Auction
Awarded to : 

Height (mm): 
Width  (mm): 
Weight(gr) : 30.6
Tracking # : S972x
Date       : 1844 estimated
Knight #   : 

 

 
 

This order has the look of a foreign produced one. Most likely from France. Fascinating hinge under the main crown.