Brazil, Kingdom. A National Order Of The Southern Cross; Grand Cross Set Hold Knight Grand Cross breast star

Knight Grand Cross breast star in silver with gold and enamel centre and gold crossed sword hilts and blades

white cotton threads on buckram-like base (also cotton)

retaining most of the gold wash

as per that used in the sleeves of the tunic

Brazil, Kingdom. A National Order Of The Southern Cross; Grand Cross Set Hold Knight Grand Cross breast starType III: Grand Cross (silver gilt with red, green, light blue, dark blue and white enamels, 72 mm x 101 mm inclusive of its wreath suspension, scattered chipping in the red and green enamels on the wreath on the obverse); and Breast Star (silver gilt with light blue, dark blue and white enamels, maker marked "la royale RIO BRASIL" on the reverse, 74 mm x 77. 5 mm, vertical pinback, chipping evident in the white enamels on the star points). Very fine.