VATICAN. Equestrian Order of the Holy Sepulchre of Jerusalem. Commander's Cross for lady. 800 thousandths silver, enamel, tie. Weight : 31 g Note: it was in 1871 that the first lady was authorized to join the Order by Pope Pius IX. Between 1873 and 1889, some 100 women were accepted. Then in 1888, Pope Leo XIII gave his approval for ladies to be received into the order. Provenance: Château de Verteuil, former property of the La Rochefoucauld family. Appraised by Mr. Gaëtan BRUNEL.