Italy, Kingdom. An Order Of The Annunciation, Lesser Collar With Star, By Cravanzola, C.1930 Auction Archive or individuals

or individuals

by Deutsches Verlagshaus Bong & Company

nearly all original finish remains

Telef: 464

22 mm x 29 mm)

Italy, Kingdom. An Order Of The Annunciation, Lesser Collar With Star, By Cravanzola, C.1930 Auction Archive or individuals(Ordine Supremo della Santissima Annunziata). Instituted 1362 by Amadeus VI Count of Savoy. A silver gilt chain made up of thirteen ornate sections, each of which is linked by Savoyan knots, each section has the letters FERT (Fortitudo Eius Rhodum Tulit By his bravery he conquered Rhodes), from the collar, at the centre hangs a medallion that portrays the Annunciation of the Virgin Mary by the Archangel Gabriel, the medallion is surrounded by three