Vatican, State. An Equestrian Order Of St. Gregory The Great For Civil Merit, Ii Class Commander Set, Cased, By Tanfani & Bertarelli, C.1930 Hold the collar was a prestigious

the collar was a prestigious symbol of royal power

with miniature Grand Cross attached to ribbon

seven years in 1944

They continued to lease it until four years after the war ended

the son of Charles Stuart Burness and Florence Burness

Vatican, State. An Equestrian Order Of St. Gregory The Great For Civil Merit, Ii Class Commander Set, Cased, By Tanfani & Bertarelli, C.1930 Hold the collar was a prestigious(Ordine di San Gregorio Magno). Instituted in 1831. Badge: multi piece construction, in silver gilt with red and blue enamels, each of the eight points of the cross exhibiting a ball finial, surmounted by a wreath in silver gilt with red and green enamels, maker marked "TANFANI BERTARELLI" beside a large "A" on the reverse of the wreath, measuring 55. 5 mm (w) x 82 mm (h) inclusive of its wreath suspension, crazing evident in the red enamels on the