Bavaria, Kingdom. A Merit Order Of St. Michael, I Class Grand Cross Star, By Eduard Quellhorst, C.1900 Auction Archive Wing Commander Ralph Davenport's KB-853

Wing Commander Ralph Davenport's KB-853 of 431 Squadron with all crewmen lost

and a ribbon for the Eastern Front Medal

In the rank of Lieutenant

860 mm from the collar to the crotch

with a satin-type interior lid liner

Bavaria, Kingdom. A Merit Order Of St. Michael, I Class Grand Cross Star, By Eduard Quellhorst, C.1900 Auction Archive Wing Commander Ralph Davenport's KB-853A fine quality manufacture textbook example of this rare and very desirable Royal Bavarian Merit Order of St. Michael Grand Cross Star; in silver with the four arms in gilded silver; center oblique with the lettering Quis ut Deus Who is like God in gold and with deep blue patterned enamels; the cross attached to the star via four strong rivets; functional vertical pinback; the reverse maker marked Juwelier und Goldarbeiter Eduard Quellhorst in Mnchen;