Austria, Empire. A Merit Cross 1849, Iv Class, C.1870 Auction the clapper also in white

the clapper also in white porcelain and suspended from the loop in the dome via a figure eight-shaped wire

in gilded bakelite

The pages are bound by a multi-coloured twisted string looped through four eyelets set into the binding

Finland: Three-piece construction

effective January 15

Austria, Empire. A Merit Cross 1849, Iv Class, C.1870 Auction the clapper also in white(Verdienstkreuz). Instituted in 1849. First Period (1849 1875) In silver with red enamels, maker marked "F. BRAUN IN WIEN" and marked with a Diana's head (Dianakopf) hallmark, which was used between 1872 and 1922, with "2" to the left of the head and assay city marked "A" (Vienna) to the right of the head on the ring, measuring 30. 5 mm (w) x 34. 5 mm (h) inclusive of laterally pierced ball suspension, dark patina, intact enamels, very light contact,