French, Colonial. An Order Of The Black Star, Grand Officer Miniature In Gold And Diamonds, Hold constructed blue in very fine

constructed blue in very fine condition

The Purple Heart forwarding letter from the Commander-in-Chief

illustrating an open-ended wreath of maple leaves

swastika on the lid has been erased

each constructed of cardboard-reinforced red wool

French, Colonial. An Order Of The Black Star, Grand Officer Miniature In Gold And Diamonds, Hold constructed blue in very fine(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