Saxe-Ernestine, Duchy. A Miniature House Order Of Saxe-Ernestine, With 1914/18 Clasp, C.1918 Auction surface rust on the pickelhaube

surface rust on the pickelhaube helmet insignia plate

containing two pages

with crossed swords piercing the centre of the cross

the box is fitted together with finger joints which adds a subtle detailing to the edges

Saxe-Ernestine, Duchy. A Miniature House Order Of Saxe-Ernestine, With 1914/18 Clasp, C.1918 Auction surface rust on the pickelhaube(Herzoglich Sachsen Ernestinischer Hausorden Miniatur). Constructed of gilded silver with multi coloured enamels, consisting of a Maltese Cross with white enameled arms completing in ball finials and joined together through the quadrants by gilded lions rampant, the obverse bearing a central gilt medallion featuring a raised profile of Duke Ernst, within a ring of blue enamel bearing a gilt inscription of FIDELITER ET CONSTANTER (FAITHFUL AND