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An Elgin 18ct half hunter with blue guillouche enamel chapter ring, the reverse, cartouche set with jewel set peacock, the feathers set with diamonds and rubies standing on green gold bushes. Ornate decoration all over the case with floral scrollwork and 8 point stars. Hallmarked 18k, dust cover matching serial number 4695, movement engine turned signed Elgin Natl Watch Co, patent pinion Serial Number 514709. Case width 41mm, total weight 86.4g
*Poland, Order of St Stanislaus, a fine jewelled 18th century small-sized sash badge attributed to Stanislaus August Poniatowski, who reigned as the last King of Poland, Stanislaw II August (1764-1795), in gold and enamels, the eight points of the badge and the centre of the upper limb all set with a single diamond, the suspension ring set with three diamonds either side of the gold top and the circular green enamelled wreath surrounding the saint also set with four single diamonds at each 90° point, the white and black finely-enamelled eagles in angles of the cross with plain gold crowns and beaks, width 43.5mm, enamel chipped in places, better than very fine and extremely rare. Provenance: Private purchase from Spink & Son, London, 3 March 1966, when attributed to Stanislaw August Poniatowski (1732-1798). The piece was originally acquired together with the diamond type 1 set of insignia of the Polish Order of the White Eagle sold at Morton & Eden, 11-12 June 2015, lot 575 and which can be traced to a New York auction in the early 1960s; further research documentation and a related letter are also included in the lot as well as an edited copy of the 1966 Spink invoice. Stanislaus Augustus Poniatowski (1732-98), a member of the Polish nobility, arrived at the Russian Court in 1755 where he became romantically involved with the future Catherine II. In 1764 he was elected King of Poland with Catherine’s support, and in the following year he founded the Order of St Stanislaus in honour of the country’s Patron Saint. The last King of Poland was himself a great patron of the Arts and founded the Polish National Theatre as well as commissioning many notable works. However with Austria, Prussia and Russia all seeking to dismember Poland in pursuit of their own interests, the country’s existence as a sovereign state was effectively ended in 1795. Poniatowski was forced to abdicate in November 1795 and died on 12 February 1798, a virtual prisoner in the Marble Palace, St Petersburg.
*Dress Miniatures: Third Quarter of the 19th Century Group of Twelve, mainly in gold, Italy, Two Sicilies, Constantinian Order of St George, Germany, Saxon Duchies, Order of Ernestine, Netherlands, Order of the Netherlands Lion, Italy, Tuscany, Order of St Joseph, Parma, Order of St Louis, Greece, Order of the Redeemer type 2, Italy, Order of SS Maurice and Lazarus, Germany, Saxe-Weimar, Order of the White Falcon, Vatican, Order of St Gregory, Order of Pius IX, Germany, Prussia, Order of the Red Eagle, France, Légion d’Honneur, Knight’s badge, Second Empire, reverse of Red Eagle lacking, mounted on a quadruple gold chain with bar and ring fitment, this mounted on a multi coloured ribbon, very fine or better and of excellent quality (12)
*Dress Miniatures: a Fine Third Quarter of the 19th Century Group of Ten, mostly gold, Monaco, Order of St Charles, France, Palmes Académiques, Belgium, Order of Leopold, Vatican, Order of St Sylvester and the Golden Spur, Tunisia, Order of Nichan Iftikhar, type 1, diamond set, Austria, Order of the Iron Crown, Turkey, Order of the Medjidjie, Romania, Order of the Star, Vatican, Order of the Holy Sepulchre, France, Légion d’Honneur, Second Empire, mounted on triple gold chain with ring and clip suspension, a few pieces chipped, very fine or better (10)
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