Italy, Kingdom. An Order of St. Maurice and St. Lazarus, V Class Knight, c.1840 Auction Archive Suspended from a 97 mm

Suspended from a 97 mm long chain

There are six belt loops spaced at equal intervals around the waist

in silver and enamel

the reverse marked with an RZM logo and maker code of “72” for Fritz Zimmermann

93mm (3 3/4 inches) wing tip to wing tip

Italy, Kingdom. An Order of St. Maurice and St. Lazarus, V Class Knight, c.1840 Auction Archive Suspended from a 97 mm(Ordine dei Santi Maurizio e Lazzaro). Instituted in 1434. In 18K Gold with green and white enamels, weighing 6. 7 grams inclusive of its ribbon, unmarked, measuring 31. 2 mm (w) x 31. 2 mm (h), chipping evident in the green enamels in multiple places on both sides, tiny chip in the white enamels on the arm at 9 o'clock on the obverse, original ribbon, fine. Footnote: The Order of St. Maurice and St. Lazarus is a Roman Catholic dynastic order of