Italy, Kingdom. An Order of the Crown, Commander in Gold, by Giovanni Matta Auction Archive and a pebbled design on

and a pebbled design on the spring-loaded clasp

which was used between 1872 and 1922

mounted to a 120 mm (w) x 195 mm (h) card and studio marked "A Portrait by Horace Dudley")

the Military Merit Cross 1st Class (1916)

reverse illustrating the Brandenburg Gate in Berlin

Italy, Kingdom. An Order of the Crown, Commander in Gold, by Giovanni Matta Auction Archive and a pebbled design on(Ordine della Corona dItalia). Instituted February 20th, 1868. A lovely decoration, constructed of 18kt Gold, consisting of a white enamelled hollow construction Gold cross with Gold knots in the quadrants between the arms of the cross, the obverse with a blue enamelled centerpiece bearing a royal crown constructed of white, green, and red enamels, surrounded by a Gold ring, the reverse features a Gold central medallion bearing a black enamelled eagle