Italy, Grand Duchy Of Tuscany. An Order Of Saint Stephen, Embroidered Star, C.1830 Auction Constructed of gilded and silver

Constructed of gilded and silver feinzink

A Passierschein (free-movement card) issued to housemaid Ludwika Mrozek of Heilbronn

the reverse with a maker’s mark of “32

34 mm x 57 mm

Italy, Grand Duchy Of Tuscany. An Order Of Saint Stephen, Embroidered Star, C.1830 Auction Constructed of gilded and silver(Sacro Militare Ordine di Santo Stefano Papa e Martire). Instituted 1561. An early and embroidered Maltese Cross with red cloth arms and bullion wire border, the center features 8 smooth sequins and thin bullion coils, the reverse is reinforced with a paper backing, measures 63. 40mm (w) x 62. 05mm (h), weighs 1. 6 grams, areas of fraying at each arm tip, one smooth missing from the center, cracks and staining to reverse backing, however, a rare