Italy, Kingdom. A Lot of Four Order Cases Auction Archive missing a center plate

missing a center plate

Dagger Hangers: composed of three black cloth straps

all closing with horizontal flaps perforated with reinforced buttonholes meeting pebbled buttons

the twelve o’clock arm with a fan suspension and loop connecting to a period original shortened length of neck ribbon

dome of the obverse is dinged on the left and right of the eagle’s feet from wear

Italy, Kingdom. A Lot of Four Order Cases Auction Archive missing a center plateIncludes: 1. Sovereign Military Hospitaller Order of Saint John of Jerusalem, of Rhodes and of Malta, Grand Cross Case: hardshelled, wooden framed, red pebbled exterior on five sides, thatched look bottom, lid bearing the Order's insignia, inside lid lined in white satin, padded, exhibiting the impression of the award and maker marked "A. G. MERLI ROMA", base lined in maroon felt and incorporating a raised platform with a recessed medal bed in maroon