Austria, Imperial. An Order Of Saint John In Gold And Quartz, C.1800 Archive cross measuring 11 mm (w)

cross measuring 11 mm (w) x 22 mm (h)

edge nicks on the EM

151 mm x 200 mm

attached to Chorley Park Military Hospital RCAMC

Austria, Imperial. An Order Of Saint John In Gold And Quartz, C.1800 Archive cross measuring 11 mm (w)Of high quality manufacture, an extremely rare Renaissance styled Order of St. John, consisting of a clear polished central genuine Quartz with multiple fine facets, contained within a frame of 18kt Gold shaping a sun with alternated enameled white and red rays, the obverse presenting a hand made image of St. John in multi colored enamel, with reverse framed by a fine enameled white Maltese Cross, measuring 59. 09 mm (w) x 70. 62 mm (h inclusive the