French, Colonial. An Order Of The Black Star, Grand Officer Miniature In Gold And Diamonds, Buy Now with its original hardware and

with its original hardware and stamped "7"

training ship for Boy Seamen)

where he was listed with a "Debility"

1863 in New Brompton

constructed of round

French, Colonial. An Order Of The Black Star, Grand Officer Miniature In Gold And Diamonds, Buy Now with its original hardware and(Ordre de l'toile Noire). Instituted in 1892 by Toffa, King of Porto Novo. Of superb French manufacture, consisting of an exquisitely enameled blue framed Maltese Cross composed of genuines finely cut diamond in its arms, featuring sets of multiple Gold rays with superposed genuines diamonds in each quadrant, with obverse centre exhibiting a finely enameled black five pointed star, plain reverse, suspended by a beautifully enameled green laurel wreath