Hohenlohe, Principality. A House Order Of The Golden Flame In Gold, I Class Knight, C.1790 Auction maker marked “W” (Wagner

maker marked “W” (Wagner

he worked as Hitler’s chauffeur and bodyguard

After the armistice between Italy and the Allies on September 8

Schmidhaussler

severing the leather but the outer black layer remains intact

Hohenlohe, Principality. A House Order Of The Golden Flame In Gold, I Class Knight, C.1790 Auction maker marked “W” (Wagner(Hausorden von der Goldenen Flamme). Instituted on 25 December 1757. A fine and early award featuring a Maltese Cross in 14k Gold, with white enamelled arms bearing gold painted details, with golden rays between the cross arms, the obverse centre presents a blue enamelled ring bearing a beautiful hand painted phoenix rising from flames, with the motto IN SENIO painted above the phoenix, circumscribed by a ring of red enamel, the reverse presents a