France, Ii Empire. An Order Of The Holy Spirit, Breast Star, C.1850 Newly Listed In 14K Gold with light

In 14K Gold with light blue and white enamels

and is wrapped with a blackened leather band

he presumably survived the war

105 mm x 195 mm

The left side in inscribed in German "WIR LUDWIG ALOYS FURST ZE HOHENLOHE-WALDENBOURG-BARTENSTEIN

France, Ii Empire. An Order Of The Holy Spirit, Breast Star, C.1850 Newly Listed In 14K Gold with light(Ordre du Saint Esprit). Instituted by Henry III in 1578. Museum Display Piece. A highly rare historical museum piece, consisting of an unbodied silver frame shaping a Maltese Cross with ball finials, embellishing by clusters of synthetic stones of different sizes on each arm, with delicate silver fleur de lys in each quadrant, obverse centre featuring a symbol of the Holy Spirit on a silver plaque, plain reverse with rings for sewing in the uniform,