Brazil, Kingdom. An Order of the Rose, Reduced Knight in Gold, c.1860 Auction two New Zealand items: Nelson

two New Zealand items: Nelson Infantry Cap Badge (in bronze

Footnote: Carl Bamberg (1847-1892) served an apprenticeship with Carl Zeiss at Jena and studied at the Universities of Jena and Berlin before establishing a "Werkstätten für Präzisions-Mechanik und Optik" in Friedenau

consisting of a Maltese cross in gilt silver and white enameled arms

all on a lemon-yellow Waffenfarbe backer

he became president of the newly created State Council

Brazil, Kingdom. An Order of the Rose, Reduced Knight in Gold, c.1860 Auction two New Zealand items: Nelson(Imperial Ordem da Rosa). Established in Brazil by Dom Pedro I on October 17, 1829. Of high quality manufacture, an impressive ball tipped enamelled white six pointed star in Gold, surrounded by beautifully executed enamelled green, white and pink Gold roses and laurels interlaced between arms, obverse centre featuring the cypher of Pedro and Amelia, surrounded by an enamelled blue border inscribed AMOR E FIDELIDAD, mirrored design with reverse centre