Sweden, Kingdom. A Cased Royal Order of the Polar Star to Dottore P. Meschini, II. Class Commander, Type II, by C.F. Carlman, c. 1930 Province of China scuffing and repair evident on

scuffing and repair evident on the lid

the lower half of the image overlaid by Scholtz’s handwritten signature

the knife marked "1835 R

black and gray embroidery

Sweden, Kingdom. A Cased Royal Order of the Polar Star to Dottore P. Meschini, II. Class Commander, Type II, by C.F. Carlman, c. 1930 Province of China scuffing and repair evident on(Kungliga Nordstjrneorden). Instituted February 23rd, 1748. A fine quality example, constructed of gilded silver, consisting of a white enameled Maltese Cross with dual ball finials, with Swedish Royal Crowns in the quadrants between the arms of the cross, the obverse and reverse with a circular dark blue enameled medallion bearing a gilded star composed out of five enameled pieces, circumscribed Nescit Occasum (It knows no Decline), with arabesques