France, Ii Empire. An Order Of The Holy Spirit, Breast Star, C.1850 Hold mounted to a blackened bronze

mounted to a blackened bronze base

8 mm long pin with hook

perfectly intact interior fabric hinge cover

the interior with a padded white satin-type lid liner with a maker’s mark of “БРАЋА ХУГУНИН И КОМП

the now Uma Pinches

France, Ii Empire. An Order Of The Holy Spirit, Breast Star, C.1850 Hold mounted to a blackened bronze(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,