Portugal, Kingdom. A Military Order of Christ, Grand Officer Set in Gold and Diamonds, c.1880 consisting of a blue enamelled Romanian Cross with clusters of nine gilt rays in eac accompanied by the original mailing

accompanied by the original mailing tube

one is marked ""PAT

Flight Petty Officer Külbe"

Middlesex Regiment

measruing 37 mm x 27 mm

Portugal, Kingdom. A Military Order of Christ, Grand Officer Set in Gold and Diamonds, c.1880 consisting of a blue enamelled Romanian Cross with clusters of nine gilt rays in eac accompanied by the original mailing(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