Gala chain with uniface links featuring a double-headed eagle and crown, from the ORDER of FRANCOIS-JOSEPH of Austria-Hungary (1849) in yellow gold (585) and polychrome enamel, holding eight reductions of decorations: - TEUTONIC ORDER, "Marian Kreuz" (1871). Cross in silver (min. 800), centers in yellow gold (750) and polychrome enamel. - ORDER of FRANCOIS I, King of the Two Sicilies (1829). Cross in yellow gold (750) and polychrome enamel. - PONTIFICAL INSIGNE of LEON XIII (1888). Silver cross (min. 800). - ORDER of MEDJIDIE, Turkey (1852). Crescent and star in silver (min. 800) and translucent red enamel on a grooved yellow gold background (585). Insignia missing. - ORDRE du MERITE de SAINT MICHEL, Kingdom of Bavaria (1837) Knight's cross (with crown) in yellow gold (750) and translucent blue enamel on a grained background. - ORDER of PIE IX (1847). Star in yellow gold (750) and polychrome enamel. - ORDER of FRANCOIS-JOSEPH of Austria-Hungary (1849). Cross in yellow gold (750) and polychrome enamel. - ORDER OF THE CROWN OF ITALY (1868). Cross in yellow gold (750) and polychrome enamel. Detached from the chain. The chain bears the goldsmith's hallmark of F. ROTHE and the Austrian hallmark of 2nd title (580) for Vienna, in use in 1866 and 1922. The set is hallmarked in France. Total gross weight: 21 g - Length: 22.5 cm. One chain link damaged. Minor wear to the enamels; blue enamel of the Italian cross missing; Turkish insignia incomplete. In a case from the Maison ROTHE, Vienna (scratches).