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January 2020 NYINC Auction 20-22 Jan 2020
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SPAIN. Order of Military Merit -- Duo of Second Class Breast Stars (2 Pieces; Red and White Versions), Instituted 1864. VERY FINE.
Barac-815 and 820. The Red version 78mm with choice metal parts and only some small cracks on the left arm of the cross, involving no significant enamel loss. The reverse of its silver plaque bears no maker's mark or hallmarks. The single hinged and two fixed tunic pins are functional and undamaged. The white variant of the star bears a medallion of the seldom-seen Cuban jeweler B. Gutierrez and Son of Havana. This piece shows some enamel loss in the upper right quadrant of the Bourbon shield, and is missing the clasp for the central hinged tunic pin.
Estimate: $300.00- $600.00
Barac-815 and 820. The Red version 78mm with choice metal parts and only some small cracks on the left arm of the cross, involving no significant enamel loss. The reverse of its silver plaque bears no maker's mark or hallmarks. The single hinged and two fixed tunic pins are functional and undamaged. The white variant of the star bears a medallion of the seldom-seen Cuban jeweler B. Gutierrez and Son of Havana. This piece shows some enamel loss in the upper right quadrant of the Bourbon shield, and is missing the clasp for the central hinged tunic pin.
Estimate: $300.00- $600.00