Russia, Imperial. A Superb Order of the White Eagle, Grand Cross Set by Keibel, in Gold, Awarded to Field Marshal The Lord Grenfall, King’s Royal Rifle Corps: Commander-in-Chief of the Egyptian Army, ADC to Queen Victoria, Governor of Malta Auction the obverse bearing a machine-embroidered

the obverse bearing a machine-embroidered red and white Croatian national shield

he joined 16 Squadron in France where he scored his first victory flying the B

reverse with central raised inscription “INTERNE FLEURET POULE MÄRZ 1912 IV

original ribbon suspended from a bronze hanger

Footnote: Thomas Martin (83/248) was awarded his medal on September 25

Russia, Imperial. A Superb Order of the White Eagle, Grand Cross Set by Keibel, in Gold, Awarded to Field Marshal The Lord Grenfall, King’s Royal Rifle Corps: Commander-in-Chief of the Egyptian Army, ADC to Queen Victoria, Governor of Malta Auction the obverse bearing a machine-embroidered( ). Instituted 1 November 1705 by Augustus II. Re instituted 1831 by Tsar Nicholas I. A beautiful sash badge, in Gold, featuring a black enameled double headed Romanov Imperial Eagle with hand etched detailing, overlaid by a red enamelled Maltese Cross with white borders and ball finials, in turn bearing a Polish style imperial eagle in Gold with white well executed enamel feathers, reverse with intricate black enameled feathers, overlaid by a red