Medals & Coins, Arms & Armour - 17th May 2023
Lot 55
(Indian) Order of Merit (Military Division):...
Estimate £3,000 - £4,000 | Hammer £9000
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Description
(Indian) Order of Merit (Military Division): 1st type (1837-1912), 1st class, Reward of Valor, gold and enamel, reverse engraved on three lines '1st Class "Order of Merit"', centre retained by a flush fitting nut, good very fine and rare.
(Width of star 40.5 mm)
The collection of Major R. R. Pelham Burn, M.C., T.D.
Ex. A.H. Baldwin & Sons, 11th July 1946
Minor scuffing and bruising, with a length of ribbon (possibly associated) but without any ribbon buckle.