China, Republic. An Order Of The Brilliant Star, I Class Case, C.1941 Archive the 12 o’clock arm bears

the 12 o’clock arm bears a crown and the 6 o’clock arm bears the date “1914” on a black enamel background

the star having been lost to time)

236 Stanstead Street

embarking for home on the 12th

original white bow-tied ribbon with pinback hanger

China, Republic. An Order Of The Brilliant Star, I Class Case, C.1941 Archive the 12 o’clock arm bearsInstituted in 1941. Hardshelled design on both the lid and base, wooden framed, the exterior with a maroon dimpled cloth covering on all sides, a blue and white enamelled Republic of China sun insignia, resting upon a stylized plum blossom, framed by an open ended wreath and tied with a ribbon at its base, with an inscription in Chinese framed by the ends of the ribbon in gold coloured ink, inside lid lined in white satin, padded, marked and