Vatican State. An Order Of St. Sylvester And The Golden Spur, Collar, C.1880 Auction both unused and unmarked

both unused and unmarked

Fearing for his life as the rebellion grew stronger

the seat of the case lined with black felt featuring a recessed medal bed for the award as well as a place for the ribbon

with distinctive (fairly small) die flaw on three o

Vatican State. An Order Of St. Sylvester And The Golden Spur, Collar, C.1880 Auction both unused and unmarkedType II (prior 1905). Military Division. In silver gilt, an extremely scarce collar chain from the late 18th century, consisting of alternating 17 links, eight representing the Order of St. Sylvester and nine representing the Order of the Golden Spur, each of which has an ornate capped dual framed column on either side, eight of the insignias with a Chi Rho christogram symbol between the columns, the other nine insignias with an eight pointed star