Oldenburg, Grand Duchy. A Rare House and Merit Order of Peter Friedrich Ludwig, Officer's Cross with Swords, by Knauer consisting of a blue enamelled Romanian Cross with clusters of nine gilt rays in eac unmarked but this type of

unmarked but this type of wing is attributed to the famed American jewelers Bailey

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a rare and exceptional set in extremely fine condition

Oldenburg, Grand Duchy. A Rare House and Merit Order of Peter Friedrich Ludwig, Officer's Cross with Swords, by Knauer consisting of a blue enamelled Romanian Cross with clusters of nine gilt rays in eac unmarked but this type of(Oldenburger Haus und Verdienstorden Offizierskreuz mit Schwertern). Instituted 27 November 1838 by Grand Duke Paul Friedrich August. (1903 1918 issue). Constructed of gilded silver with multi coloured enamels, consisting of a Cross Patte with crossed swords piercing the centrepiece, the obverse with white enameled arms, overlaid by a central blue enameled medallion bearing a gilt monogram of Grand Duke Peter Friedrich Ludwig, surrounded by a red