BRAZIL, ORDER OF THE SOUTHERN CROSS |

Grand Cross set of insignia, comprising sash badge, in gold and enamels, with central gold medallion with portrait of Pedro I in high relief,  and breast badge, in gold and enamels with central cross in silver, with sash, virtually as made (lot)     

Awarded to the Duke in 1877 and offered with the original manuscript Letter of Appointment in Portuguese (with English translation), signed by Isabel, Princess Imperial, as her father Pedro II’s Regent at the Palace of Rio de Janeiro, 28 August 1877. Also signed by the Minister for Foreign Affairs, Diego Velho Cavalcanti de Albuquerque, Visconde de Cavalcanti.