Saxony, Kingdom. A Rare and Exceptional Order of Merit, Grand Cross with Swords Set by G.A. Scharffenberg, from the Karsten Klingbeil Collection Archive as well as two crowned

as well as two crowned globes beside a river

before establishing a place of their own

maker mark on bottom of six o’clock cross arm for RESCH

on Ohsweken

The decoration was awarded in Berlin on May 16

Saxony, Kingdom. A Rare and Exceptional Order of Merit, Grand Cross with Swords Set by G.A. Scharffenberg, from the Karsten Klingbeil Collection Archive as well as two crowned(Verdienstorden Grokreuz und Bruststern mit Schwertern). Instituted 7 June 1815 by King Friedrich August. (1914 1917 issue). A rare and superb set of the Saxon Order of Merit, Grand Cross with Swords set, including: 1. A cross, constructed of gilded silvered with multi coloured enamels, consisting of a Maltese Cross with white enameled arms presented within a gilt frame, each joined through the quadrants by double sided crowns executed in gilt and