Italy, Kingdom. An Order of St. Lazarus, Grand Officer’s Set by Cravanzola, c.1900 Archive overlaid on both the obverse

overlaid on both the obverse and reverse with white diamond patches bearing dyed black mobile swastikas

surrounded by a ring of white enamel bearing gilt oak leaves

excellent quality and superb design

7mm (w) x 78

Italy, Kingdom. An Order of St. Lazarus, Grand Officer’s Set by Cravanzola, c.1900 Archive overlaid on both the obverse(Ordine dei Santi Maurizio e Lazzaro). Instituted in 1434. A Grand Officers Set, consisting of an 18 kt Gold neck badge, a white enamelled shamrock cross with the arms of a green rays of a Maltese cross in each quadrant, the reverse mirrors the obverse, surmounted by a large hollow Gold crown, worn on a full length green neck ribbon, measures 53. 67 mm (w) x 85. 08 mm (h), weighs 26. 27 grams, enamel chips on white shamrock, ribbon missing tie at one