61 Vatikan: Christus Orden, Bruststern zum Ordenskreuz.

Silver, the overlays in gold and enamel, on a pin. A hook on the back for wearing. The separately applied laurel wreath worked in gold in a particularly sculpted form. The translucent red enamel of the superimposed cross of Christ with fine guilloché background.

A magnificent piece from the mid-19th century in the finest, old Italian jewellery quality.

Provenance: A member of the royal house of Bourbon-Sicily.

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