A Portuguese silver and garnet Cross of the Order of Christ with diamonds. - image-1
A Portuguese silver and garnet Cross of the Order of Christ with diamonds. - image-2
A Portuguese silver and garnet Cross of the Order of Christ with diamonds. - image-1A Portuguese silver and garnet Cross of the Order of Christ with diamonds. - image-2

Lot 521 Dα

A Portuguese silver and garnet Cross of the Order of Christ with diamonds.

Auction 1229 - overview Cologne
16.11.2023, 16:00 - Jewellery and Watches
Estimate: 1.800 € - 2.000 €
Result: 3.780 € (incl. premium)
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A Portuguese silver and garnet Cross of the Order of Christ with diamonds.

Commander's cross pendant with paw terminals set with step-cut garnets in foiled settings and a diamond encrusted Latin cross applique. Floral terminal set with rose-cut diamonds with a bail on the reverse. No hallmarks. One garnet defective. 5.2 x 2.9 cm. Weight 16.62 g.
C. 1800.

The Ordem de Nosso Senhor Jesus Cristo was a Portuguese knightly order founded in 1319 with headquarters in Castro Marim in the Algarve, which was dissolved in 1834. In 1918 it was re-established as a state military order of merit and is still awarded today.

Literature

Cf. Muller, Jewels in Spain, 1500 - 1800, 2012, p. 169, illus. 282.