Portugal, Kingdom. A Royal Academy Of Sciences Of Lisbon Collar Chain Award Auction The interior of the brown

The interior of the brown

This example has matching numbers on both the reverse of the crossguard and the upper scabbard fitting

with light to moderate loss to the original gilt finish from age

with "sisters in the crimson poppy fields at northern France"

Portugal, Kingdom. A Royal Academy Of Sciences Of Lisbon Collar Chain Award Auction The interior of the brown(Academia Real das Sciencias de Lisboa). Badge with a three piece construction, in silver gilt, with an eight pointed star base, each star point with seven emanating rays, obverse centrepiece illustrating a standing helmeted woman dressed in robes, her right hand extended and releasing six laurel wreaths, her left hand resting upon a shield bearing the Portuguese coat of arms, with a stack of books and a Staff of Hermes at her feet, reverse