Orders, Decorations, Medals and Militaria

Nelson Memorial Pendant, the obverse card featuring an engraving of Nelson’s Funeral Car; the reverse card inscribed with Nelson’s Prayer before the Battle of Trafalgar: ‘May the great God, whom I worship, grant to my Country, and for the benefit of Europe in general, a great and glorious Victory! And may no misconduct in any one tarnish it:! And may Humanity, after Victory, be the predominant feature in the British Fleet. For myself, individually, I commit my life to him who made me and may his blessing light upon my endeavours for serving my Country faithfully. To Him I resign myself, and the just Cause which is entrusted to me to defend Amen. Amen.’; the whole mounted within and held from a crimson ribbon, of contemporary manufacture, good condition £100-140