Orders, Decorations, Medals and Militaria

Spain, Carlist, Military Order of St. Ferdinand, 2nd issue, First Class set of insignia, comprising breast badge, 33mm x 31mm, gold and enamel, reverse motto inscribed ‘El Rey y la Patria’, significant enamel chipping, especially to reverse; Star, ‘field uniform’ cross issue, 53mm, gold and enamel, no wreath, nearly very fine, the latter good very fine (2) £400-500

Provenance: Attributed to Admiral the Honourable Swynfen Thomas Carnegie (1813-79), awarded the Military Order of St. Ferdinand for active service aboard H.M.S. Castor off Spain, 1835-37; Northesk Collection, Sotheby’s, December 1994.