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-1750-1780  Grand Cross Star-

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Tracking # : S174x
Date       : 1750-1780 estimated
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KMO exhibition at the Swedish Royal Castle in Stockholn in spring 2006.

-1750-1780  Grand Cross Star-

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Tracking # : S495x
Date       : 1750-1780 estimated
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Very nice example of this early embroidered version with a nice leather back. 

-1780  Grand Cross Star-

Height (mm):
Width  (mm): 100
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Tracking # : S121x
Date       : 1780 estimated
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Graf Klenau Auction 8. Juni 1974. Same maker as S118 and S127 . Maker H. Klint

-1800  Grand Cross Star-

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Tracking # : S218x
Date       : 1800 estimated
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-1800  Grand Cross Star-

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Tracking # : S449x
Date       : 1800 estimated
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-1800  Grand Cross Star-

Height (mm): 50
Width  (mm): 50
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Tracking # : S482x
Date       : 1800 estimated
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Sold from Hallands Auktionsverk. Small Prince size type. These smaller versions are quite known from the Swedish Royals. 

It was Sold at the Hallands Auktioner 2016.05.22. 

-1801.05.28  Grand Cross Star-

Height (mm): 104
Width  (mm): 104
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Tracking # : S729x
Date       : 1801.05.28 awarded
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Otto Henrik Nordenskjöld (Viceamiral, 1747-1832) Sweden

-1801.05.28  Grand Cross Star-

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Tracking # : S221x
Date       : 1808 awarded
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This embroidered Grand Cross Star belongs to Gothenborg Museum. It is said it belonged to Johan Fredrik Aminoff. KmstkSO 1808

-1810-1830  Grand Cross Star-

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Tracking # : S472x
Date       : 1810-1830 estimated
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The costume Star of the Commander with the Great Cross of the Order of the Sword Sweden, first half of the 19th century - Livrustkammaren - 51921.tif

-1810-1820  Grand Cross Star-

Height (mm): 87
Width  (mm): 87
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Tracking # : S921x
Date       : 1810-1820 estimated
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Order of the Sword, Grand Cross set of insignia, circa 1810-20, comprising flat type sash badge, in gold and enamels, 81.5 x 56.5mm,

and breast star, in silver, with gold and blue enamelled centre, with points ending in eyelets, 87mm, enamel on badge recently restored,

with modern sash (lot) £3,000-4,000

Provenance: Awarded to the French General Louis-François Lejeune (1775-1848); ex Christie’s, 10 November 1994, lot 368. Offered with photocopied research and service details.

-1815  Grand Cross Star-

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Tracking # : S725x
Date       : 1815 estimated
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From the field of Waterloo.

-1818  Grand Cross Star-

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Tracking # : S421x
Date       : 1818 awarded
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Picture from the Royal Castle in Oslo.

-1819.06.26  Grand Cross Star-

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Tracking # : S576x
Date       : 1819.06.26 awarded
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-1819.11.28  Grand Cross Star-

Height (mm): 83.6
Width  (mm): 83.6
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Tracking # : S560x
Date       : 1819.11.28 awarded
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The Grand Cross of the Order of the Sword, formerly part of the collection of Lieutenant General and Baron Bror Cederström, is a distinguished award. It is crafted from plain silver, featuring clasped, striped arms, and is set with spurs at the ends, each adorned with a gold crown. The central globe of blue enamel is set within a plain gold frame, and is surmounted by three crowns of Sweden.
The Order of the Sword ribbon bar. Sweden Star of the Grand Cross of the Order of the Sword, 28 November 1819

-1820  Grand Cross Star-

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Tracking # : S790x
Date       : 1820 estimated
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This gem was discovered on Pinterest. Unfortunately no reverse photo. Date is estimated at the earlier part when private metal stars were made. This really has all the indications of a tinsel embroidered star. However it is made of metal.

-1820-1830  Grand Cross Star-

Height (mm): 83
Width  (mm): 83
Weight(gr) : 57
Tracking # : S277x
Date       : 1820-1830 estimated
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Title:The Star of the Great Cross of the Order of the Sword, Rare metal model from the 1820s (?).Description:Swedish: A Maltese cross of silver with scalloped decoration on the arms, border of rope-rod braid, on the tips oval balls. At the rear of the cross is a square of dimensions 44 mm x 44 mm, with a border of rope-staff braid. The parts of the cross that are visible between the arms are affixed with four open crowns of gold, screwed on with nuts on the back.The medallion is slightly arched and covered with dark blue translucent enamel, to which are attached three gold crowns and a gold sword, with a profiled gold border with foliate decoration. The reverse is smooth and features a vertically placed silver safety pin.The piece is dated, though the specific date is unknown. It is made of silver, gold and enamel, with dark blue enamel. The total weight is 57 g (2.01 oz), and the width is 83 mm (3.26 in).This piece is part of the Royal Armoury collection and is documented in the wiki database under Q1636176. It is also known as LRK 7844. Sven Carlman (court jeweller, -1963) Stockholm, Sweden

-1820-1830  Grand Cross Star-

Height (mm): 90
Width  (mm): 90
Weight(gr) : 12
Tracking # : S473x
Date       : 1820-1830 estimated
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Grand Cross Star of the Swedish Order of the Sword, first half of the 19th century - Livrustkammaren - 559.tif

-1820-1840  Grand Cross Star-

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Tracking # : S770x
Date       : 1820-1840 estimated
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Grand Cross Star of the Sword - Livrustkammaren - 61272.tif enr 18160, unr 2117
Date: Unknown date
Collection:
Royal Armoury Blue pencil.svg wikidata:Q1636176
Source LSH 61272 (LN_B10607_013487)

-1820-1840  Grand Cross Star-

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Tracking # : S748x
Date       : 1820-1840 estimated
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Grand Cross Star of the Sword - Livrustkammaren - enr 17888 (unr 1835)

-1825.04.04  Grand Cross Star-

Height (mm): 96
Width  (mm): 96
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Tracking # : S141x
Date       : 1825.04.04 awarded
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Christie auction 10.11.1992.
Baron Lejeune awarded 1825.04.04

-1827.07.04  Grand Cross Star-

Height (mm): 87.3
Width  (mm): 87.3
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Tracking # : S583x
Date       : 1827.07.04 awarded
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Casimir, (son of Axel Didrik Lagersparre, then Reuterskiöld, tab 2), born 1770-10-27 Hässlingby.

Corporal at the life regiment 1778-07-20.

Cornet at the Life Regiment 1781-12-21.

Lieutenant at the regiment's enlisted infantry battalion (then Finnish Guard) 1786-04-12.

Captain at the regiment's enlisted infantry battalion (then Finnish Guard) 1791-04-24.

RSO 1802-12-09.

Major in the army 1804-03-12. 1.

Major in the Finnish Guard 1806-12-05.

Lieutenant Colonel in the Army and Adjutant General to the King 1809-05-06.

Colonel of the Älvsborg Regiment 1810-09-07.

Adjutant General 1814-08-12.

Major General and commander of the 7th Infantry Brigade 1816-06-11.

CSO 1818-05-20.

Acting Governor at Karlberg 1820-06-28-1821, when this post was cancelled.

KmstkSO 1827-07-04.

Again commander of Älvsborg Regiment 1834-11-29.

Lieutenant General 1836-03-28.

Dismissed from the colonelcy on 12 March 1836.

General commander in the III. military district 1837-02-17.

Discharged from military service 1840-12-21.

Died 1848-10-04 in Stockholm.

Married 1822-02-15 to Henriette Löfman, born 1784-08-23, died 1836-03-06 at the colonel's residence Öresten in Örby parish, Älvsborg county.

-1831.06.26  Grand Cross Star-

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Tracking # : S443x
Date       : 1831.06.26 awarded
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USE 1774 (1774-1836)

Ownership FORMER OWNER Holst, Johan Hübner von KmstkSO (Grand Cross) 1831-06-26.

ACCESSION 1895 SELLER TO THE MUSEUM Hammer, Christian SELLER TO THE MUSEUM, LOCATION Germany Cologne

Johan Hübner Holst, knighted von Holst, born 1774-05-19.

Cadet at the Danish cadet academy in Copenhagen 1783-10-02.

Ensign in Danish service 1789-12-18.

Lieutenant at the Sunnanfjeld Infantry Regiment in Norway 1792-03-00.

Brigadier adjutant to Major General von Mansbach in 1798 and during the war in 1801.

Adjutant to the commanding general of Sunnanfjeld, Lieutenant General von Mansbach.

Adjutant to the commanding general in Norway, Prince Christian August (later Swedish Crown Prince Carl August) 1803.

Lieutenant General Adjutant 1805-07-07 captain in the former Regiment.

Regiment 1807-06-12.
Division Adjutant at the Danish General Staff 1808-01-20.

Lieutenant Colonel and Chief Adjutant in Swedish service3 1809-12-27.

Discharged from Danish military service 1810-01-16.

Adjutant to the Crown Prince Carl Johan the following year. 7/11.

RSO in the year 17/12.

Acting commander in Lübeck 1813-12-06.

Colonel in the army 17/12.

Acting commander at Fredrikssten Fortress 1814-08-16.

GMtf s. y. 4/11.

Adjutant General s. y. 10/11.

RRS:tAO2kl 1815-02-13.

Honoured 1817-01-12 according to 37 § R.F. (introduced S. y. 19/11 under no. 2253).

Major General in the army 1821-06-24.

CSO 1823-07-03.

KmstkSO 1831-06-26.

Died 1836-05-05 in Stockholm.

He was present during the war against Sweden 1807-1809, but when Prince Christian August was elected Swedish Crown Prince in the latter year, he went to Sweden on special leave after him. Finally, as adjutant to Carl Johan, he was present at Dennewitz, Gross-Beeren and Leipzig.

Married 1801-03-27 to Johanna Maria de Klöcker, born 1784-03-27, died 1843-08-22 in Stockholm, daughter of the Norwegian councillor of justice and clerk Hans Holst de Klöcker and Anna Sofia Amalia Kofod-Anker.

-1836.08.05  Grand Cross Star-

Height (mm): 41.5
Width  (mm): 43
Weight(gr) : 16.5
Tracking # : S107
Date       : 1831.06.26 awarded
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From ex-Norlind collection. The size is defined as Prince star. Information on Gustaf Abraham Peyron indicates a special type for this person. Unique item.
Peyron was also a Seraphimer knight 307. 

-1840  Grand Cross Star-

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Tracking # : S143x
Date       : 1840 estimated
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-1840-1860  Grand Cross Star-

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Tracking # : S357x
Date       : 1840-60 estimated metal plate
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A very nice and advanced version with very nice embroideries. 

In addition the back has an attached silver (metal) plate so it can be taken on and off the uniforms and other clothes much more easily.  Dating is difficult and also the location of production.  The date is estimated at 1840-1860 mainly due to the back metal plate. 

-1857.12.01  Grand Cross Star-

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Tracking # : S447x
Date       : 1857.12.01 awarded
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History
USE 1840 - 1860
PREVIOUS OWNER Malmborg, Otto August 1 December 1857
ACCESSION 1895 SELLER TO MUSEUM Hammer, Christian , Germany Cologne

Knight of the Order of the Sword - 5 November, 1826
Knighted - 29 October, 1842
Grand Cross of the Order of the Dannebrog - 28 July, 1850
Commander of the Order of the Sword - 21 August, 1850
Charles John Medal - 4 November, 1854
Commander of the Grand Cross of the Order of the Sword - 1 December, 1857
Grand Cross of the Norwegian Order of Saint Olav - 4 July, 1858

-1869.07.29  Grand Cross Star-

Height (mm): 81
Width  (mm): 81
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Tracking # : S581x
Date       : 1869.07.29 awarded
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Sweden Knight and Commander of the Order of the King. Maj:ts Order, 1 December 1886

Order of the Sword - Sweden Commander of the Grand Cross of the Order of the Sword, 29 July 1869.
Denmark Order of Dannebrog Grand Cross of the Order of Dannebrog, last awarded in 1903
Cavaliere di Gran Croce OCI Kingdom Italy Knight of the Grand Cross of the Order of the Italian Crown, last awarded 1903.
Order of the Red Eagle Kingdom of Prussia Knight of the First Class of the Order of the Prussian Red Eagle, no later than 1903

Please note that this Star has the characteristics of jeweller Christian Hammer. The arms consists of the diamond shaped balls of silver.  Between the rows of these silver diamonds there is a 'wall' separating them. This 'wall' is characteristic of the Christian Hammer jeweller work. 

-1871-1919  Grand Cross Star-

Height (mm): 79.7
Width  (mm): 80.1
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Tracking # : S276x
Date       : 1871-1919 model
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Royal Order of the Sword (Kungliga Svärdsorden). 2nd model (1772-1975), breast star for the Grand Cross, 2nd issue (with cross arms set with diamond silver balls - 1871-1919), 2nd, larger version with rays set with diamonds between the cross arms (c. 1875-1919), 79.7 x 80.1 mm, silver, diamond-cut and repoussé, gold plating, enamelled centre, the crowns on the reverse side screwed, with pin. ZK2 3414. R II

-1871-1875  Grand Cross Star-

Height (mm): 77
Width  (mm): 77
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Tracking # : S051x
Date       : 1871-1875 
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Smaller arms are smooth in between the big arms.
From Mynt Huset, Stockholm lagerkatalog 4 1984 item 94.

-1871-1875  Grand Cross Star-

Height (mm): 69
Width  (mm): 69.5
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Tracking # : S592x
Date       : 1871-1875 
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-1880-1919  Grand Cross Star-

Height (mm): 77
Width  (mm): 77
Weight(gr) : 71
Tracking # : S768x
Date       : 1880-1919 estimated 
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4 visible diamond balls above the 4 crowns. Normal is 3. Flatter crowns?
Circular pattern behind the central blue enamel. 

The Commander's Cross of the Order of the Sword, Sweden, model from the late 1870s to 1919.
The Order of the Sword Commander's Cross - LRK 404
Description : Silver flinched Maltese cross, between the arms of the cross five flinched rays of different lengths, on which are open gold crowns, screwed on with round nuts on the reverse.
Blue enamelled, arched medallion, surmounted by a gold sword and three crowns, edging in the form of a gold leaf wreath. The reverse smooth, vertically placed safety pin. Date from circa 1880 until 1919 Medium silver - gold - enamel (Colour: blue, material: enamel)

-1900  Grand Cross Star-

Height (mm): 80
Width  (mm): 80
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Tracking # : S122x
Date       : 1900 estimated 
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This star was sold on the auction of Graf Klenau 8th June 1972.  The photo is taken from the catalogue. With the dividing 'wall' between the rows of silver diamonds at the main arms one immediately think of jeweller Christian Hammer of Stockholm.  There are differences compared to S518x. That one has clear diamond shapes to the silver balls. The S122x looks more like small round balls.  And there are more differences - so no conclusion can be drawn on who was the jeweller with S122x. 

-1920  Grand Cross Star-

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Tracking # : S253
Date       : 1919-1952 model 
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Star: CFC S7 =1920. Ex-Malmø via Strandberg. No S2. Paired S045
Superb quality!

-1920  Grand Cross Star-

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Tracking # : S481x
Date       : 1920 estimated
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This Star has a sparkling sword in the middle and also sparkling small arms behind the crowns. 
The center enamelled part is of transparent dark blue enamel. This transparent enamel is not as common as the non-transparent light blue or dark blue. The pattern behind the blue enamel is radial.
The arms above the crowns are smooth and sparkling. 
This comes either from an unknown producer or it is a Carlman test example. 

-1920  Grand Cross Star-

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Tracking # : S600x
Date       : 1920 hallmarked
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This Star has a sparkling sword in the middle and also sparkling small arms behind the crowns. 
The center enamelled part is of transparent dark blue enamel. This transparent enamel is not as common as the non-transparent light blue or dark blue. The pattern behind the blue enamel is radial.
The arms above the crowns are smooth and sparkling. 
This comes either from an unknown producer or it is a Carlman test example. 

-1957  Grand Cross Star-

Height (mm): 84
Width  (mm): 84
Weight(gr) : 59
Tracking # : S278xx
Date       : 1951-1975 Model
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Royal Order of the Sword (Kungliga Svärdsrorden). 2nd model of the order (1772-1975), breast star for the Grand Cross, 4th issue (with smooth cross arms - 1951-1975 model), silver, partly gilded, enamelled centre, the crowns on the reverse screwed on, multiple hallmarks on the pin base, including maker's mark CFC for Carlman, silver hallmark S and year mark G9 for 1957, on needle. ZK2 3414. II

Lot number: 8898

Estimate: 500.00 EUR