Ex-Pelé Collection: Conmebol Order of Merit of South American football bestowed to Pelé, the order and chain in gilt and enamel, stamped Milled, Chil

Ex-Pelé Collection: Conmebol Order of Merit of South American football bestowed to Pelé, the order and chain in gilt and enamel, stamped Milled, Chile, with ten-point star and national flags of the ten member nations of Conmebol (South American Confederation of Football or CSF), inscribed “Honor Al Merito del Futbol Sudamericano”, the elaborate gilt collar chain fitted with bars enamelled with the names of the ten CSF members, Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia, Venezuela, Brazil, Colombia, Chile, Paraguay, Uruguay and Argentina, the order measuring 80 by 80mm., overall length including chain 53.5cm., issued in a black velvet case measuring 45 by 35 by 4.5cm., areas of verdigris to gold toning, some surface scratching, overall good Provenance: The Pelé Collection. Julien’s Auctions, London, 7th to 9th June 2016, as lot 1373.