United Kingdom. A Most Noble Order Of The Garter, C.1900 Auction Instituted 1878

Instituted 1878

and finished in a deep tan

consisting of a 45 mm-thick black band with narrow white bands at the top and bottom bearing the text “DEUTSCHER VOLKSSTURM WEHRMACHT” (“German People’s Storm Armed Forces”) flanked by German national eagles clutching wreathed mobile swastikas

the photo itself exhibiting curling at the bottom right and overall spotting

United Kingdom. A Most Noble Order Of The Garter, C.1900 Auction Instituted 1878A Fine Victorian Order of the Garter, finely produced in silver bullion wire rules, ornate leafing encompassing leaves and flowers, and lettering on steel blue embroidery, inscribed HONI * SOIT * QUI * MAL * Y * PENSE * (SHAME ON HIM WHO THINK ILL OF IT), steel blue coloured reinforcing cloth backer, gold buckle with pin, measures 22 mm x 511 mm, and near extremely fine.