Italy, Kingdom. A Sovereign Order of Saint Lazarus of Jerusalem, I. Class Grand Officer Set, c. 1936 consisting of a blue enamelled Romanian Cross with clusters of nine gilt rays in eac the colours of the ribbon

the colours of the ribbon indicating its was awarded by the Emperor after 1900

being promoted to Major in 1922 and to Oberstleutnant (lieutenant colonel) in 1928

with some loss of finish visible to the back

featuring the handwritten signature of Generaloberst Alfred Keller (Pour le Mérite

Italy, Kingdom. A Sovereign Order of Saint Lazarus of Jerusalem, I. Class Grand Officer Set, c. 1936 consisting of a blue enamelled Romanian Cross with clusters of nine gilt rays in eac the colours of the ribbon(Instituted September 16th, 1572). Sovereign Order of Saint Lazarus of Jerusalem, II. Class Grand Officer set consisting of: 1. A Breast Star. Consisting of a silver eight pointed star with multiple quillions per arm, the obverse with a Maltese Cross with dual ball finials superimposed on the award, with gilded fans between the arms of the cross, the cross itself is green and white enameled and bears a central gilded oval plaque bearing a rightward