Austria, Imperial. An Order Of Saint John In Gold And Quartz, C.1800 Archive the United States and France

the United States and France

maker marked "ST

151 mm x 200 mm

cross measuring 11 mm (w) x 22 mm (h)

Austria, Imperial. An Order Of Saint John In Gold And Quartz, C.1800 Archive the United States and FranceOf high quality manufacture, an extremely rare Renaissance styled Order of St. John, consisting of a clear polished central genuine Quartz with multiple fine facets, contained within a frame of 18kt Gold shaping a sun with alternated enameled white and red rays, the obverse presenting a hand made image of St. John in multi colored enamel, with reverse framed by a fine enameled white Maltese Cross, measuring 59. 09 mm (w) x 70. 62 mm (h inclusive the