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Auction: 21003 - Orders, Decorations and Medals
Lot: 703

(x) An attractive reduced-size Collar chain of the Imperial Mexican Order of the Eagle

Mexico, Empire, Imperial Order of the Mexican Eagle, Grand Cross Collar chain, comprising twenty alternating medallions of the crowned monogram of Maximilian I and the Mexican golden eagle devouring a rattlesnake upon a bed of prickly pears, clasped by hook and loop device for wearing, 360mm, silver-gilt and enamel, minor green enamel loss, otherwise good very fine, of later manufacture but nonetheless rare and interesting

The Imperial Order of the Mexican Eagle was instituted 1 January 1865 by Emperor Maximilian I, being awarded in two classes, the Superior Class: available only to Heads of State awarded the Grand Cross with Collar chain; and the Ordinary Class, with five ranks. With the fall of the Second Mexican Empire and the execution of the Emperor, aged just 34, on 19 June 1867, the Order ceased to exist. Today, the Mexican Republic Order of the Aztec Eagle provides reference to the former, in name and design elements.

Similar examples of the Collar chain have been seen with thirty links, from the workshop of C.F. Rothe, Vienna.

Subject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium.

Estimate
£6,000 to £8,000

Starting price
£5800