Auction: 318 - The Collector's Series
Lot: 1327
Private Order. Uncertain, but likely Danish or German. Early to mid-19th Century. Breast Badge. Silver, enamels and gilt. 82mm. Gilt rayed cross, the arms framed in a diagonal pattern with the inner outline in purple enamel, the body of the arms textured in a basket weave pattern. At the center is a large raised oval, elaborately framing a white enamel cross outlined in black. The central cross emblem is suggestive of the German Johanniter Order. Raised 'stud' circle back plate. Purple enamel loss, otherwise Extremely Fine and handsome.
Estimate
$250 to $350