Portugal, Kingdom. A Military Order of Christ, Grand Officer Set in Gold and Diamonds, c.1880 GTRexclude with the right side painted

with the right side painted in a red

attached on the center of the two wings

consisting of studio portraits of Merk in uniform and images of the Generalmajor in the field

poor to very fine condition

silvered eagle

Portugal, Kingdom. A Military Order of Christ, Grand Officer Set in Gold and Diamonds, c.1880 GTRexclude with the right side painted(Ordem Militar de Cristo). Instituted in 1319. A brilliant Grand Officer Set, comprising a neck badge in silver gilt, featuring arms of synthetic rubies, with a central superimposed cross of 16 natural rose cut diamonds, worn on a 43. 4 mm (w) x 61. 3 mm (h), suspended from a silver gilt loop set with silver filigree and 5 diamonds, weighs 29. 07 grams, accompanied by a full length red neck ribbon, minor wear, areas of gilt loss on the loop, dark