French, Colonial. An Order Of The Black Star, Grand Officer Miniature In Gold And Diamonds, Auction white and blue embroidered Air

white and blue embroidered Air Raid Warden insignia sewn in place on the front

the effects of almost four years continuous active service were beginning to surface

he died on wounds at Rouen

2mm (w) x 33mm (h)

unmarked but textbook example by "Petz and Lorenz"

French, Colonial. An Order Of The Black Star, Grand Officer Miniature In Gold And Diamonds, Auction white and blue embroidered Air(Ordre de l'toile Noire). Instituted in 1892 by Toffa, King of Porto Novo. Of superb French manufacture, consisting of an exquisitely enameled blue framed Maltese Cross composed of genuines finely cut diamond in its arms, featuring sets of multiple Gold rays with superposed genuines diamonds in each quadrant, with obverse centre exhibiting a finely enameled black five pointed star, plain reverse, suspended by a beautifully enameled green laurel wreath