Description
had started on the 19th with orders to join Lord Chelmsford's Headquarters Staff wherever they might be
1915: The Dardanelles
Reduced Size (in sterling silver
in dark green
" above and engraver marked "OERTEL BERL
Italy, Kingdom of Two Sicilies. A Royal Order of Saint Ferdinand and of Merit, Commander in Gold, c. 1805 Auction had started on the 19th(Ordine Reale di San Ferdinando e al Merito). Instituted April 1, 1800 by Ferdinand IV, King of Naples. An extremely rare order of extremely high quality, from the Napoleonic period, in solid 18K Gold, a Commander neck badge, featuring six clusters of three smooth rays with a white enamelled Fleur de Lis in each quadrant, the obverse medallion featuring a Gold and enamelled figure of St. Ferdinand in high relief, encircled by a blue enamelled ring