Portugal, Kingdom. An Order of Christ, Pendant in Diamonds and Garnets, c.1790 Hold London - in silvered brass/tombac

London - in silvered brass/tombac

pinned with a silvered pip and numeral “6”

a ribbon bar with crown device

The interior is fully encompassed by a multi-piece liner consisting of dark green throughout the shell with a reinforced red felt crown

Less than 250 glider pilots graduated from the Novara school and ten Italian gliders took part in the C3 Malta Operation

Portugal, Kingdom. An Order of Christ, Pendant in Diamonds and Garnets, c.1790 Hold London - in silvered brass/tombac(Ordem dos Cavaleiros de Cristo). Instituted in 1318. In silver gilt, the arms set with twenty one garnets, with an interior silver cross set with seventeen genuine old rose cut diamonds, suspended from a foliate spray motif with center pear shaped diamond and additional rose cut diamonds in the leaves, measures 27. 2 mm (w) x 46. 78mm (h), weighs 11. 15 grams, scratches to the stones, loss of gilt, a very rare and aged decoration, in extremely fine