Brazil, Empire. An Order Of The Rose, Knight, C.1880 GTRexclude slight loss to the gilt

slight loss to the gilt finish from storage

Photo Album has forty-eight black and white photographs

The wound was suffered in later December 1943

chipping evident in the white enamels

BeVo style

Brazil, Empire. An Order Of The Rose, Knight, C.1880 GTRexclude slight loss to the gilt(Imperial Ordem da Rosa). Instituted on 17 October 1829. Likely of French manufacture, a knight consisting of a white enamelled six armed cross with silver gilt framing and ball finials, with three pink enamelled roses on green laurels in each quadrant, obverse centre in Gold exhibiting the hand chiseled cypher of Pedro I in a blue enamelled surround with Motto AMOR E FIDELIDADE (LOVE AND FIDELITY), reverse centre presenting the date 1 8 1820, and