Lot 4938

Description

ITALY. The extraordinary group of twenty-one decorations and medals awarded to General Nicola Vacchelli Italian Army, internationally famed geographer and cartographer and scion of an Italian noble family whose skill and expertise was recognised and rewarded in both Europe and the Americas. War Medal 1915-1918 - two bars 1915; 1918; Victory Medal; United Italy Medal; Italian Red Cross Meritorious Service Medal; Civil Organisations Merit Medal 1917; Order of St Alexander (Bulgaria) first type breast star (80mm) and neck badge in silver, gilt and enamels by Rothe of Vienna; Order of Skanderberg (Albania) pre-war first type breast star (85mm) in silver, gilt and enamels by E. Gardino of Rome; Order of Military Merit (Spain) large breast star (94mm) in silver, gilt and enamels - for non war service. Enamel Chipping on one arm; Order of the Crown of Thai (Thailand) breast star (81mm) in silver gilt and enamels; Order of the Bath (U.K.) Commander's neck badge in silver, gilt and enamels - has been converted to a breat badge; Order of the Rising Sun (Japan) third class neck badge in silver, gilt and enamels - no ribbon; Order of Merit (Chile) third class neck badge in gilt and enamel - no ribbon, slight chipping to lower arms; Order of Polonia Restituta (Poland) - third class neck badge - 1918 type - in gilt and enamels - no ribbon; Distinguished Service Medal (United States); Order of the White Eagle - with swords, (Serbia) fourth class officer's breast badge in gilt and enamels; Legion of Honour (France) fourth class officer's breast badge in gilt and enamels; Order of Leopold - with swords, (Belgium) fourth class officer's breast badge in gilt and enamels; Military Cross (Belgium) first class breast badge in gilt and enamel; Order of Abdon Calderon (Ecuador) first class breast badge in gilt bronze and enamel; War Cross (Czechoslovakia) bronze breast badge; American Red Cross Medal of Merit - silver and enamelled medal by Tiffany & Co, New York, engraved on reverse. 'To General Nicola Vacchelli for Service - American National Red Cross 1917-1918.' Unless otherwise stated good-very fine.

Together with: 25th Inter-Parliamentary Conference Berlin 1925-pressed pin backed badge; two general's small metal stars; and military uniform cloak chain fastening.