PORTUGAL - ORDER OF CHRIST, created in 1319 Set of grand crosses from the Republican period of the diplomat Jacques Tiné Comprising : - The jewel. Gilt and enamel. With its scarf. 65 x 42 mm (2 ¾ x 1 ¾ in.) - Gross weight: 21 g. - The plate. Gilt and enamel. Reverse with rocking clasp hallmarked with the cross of St James. 73 mm (3 in.) - Gross weight: 54 g. In its gilded brass case with the coat of arms of the Portuguese Republic from the House of Frederico Costa ; Provenance : Jacques Tiné (1914-2008), diplomat; By descent to the current owner An Order of Christ set of Grand Crosses of the diplomat Jacques Tiné Biography : Jacques Tiné (1914-2008) Joined the shock battalion in Algiers in 1942, with which he fought in Tunisia and took part in the liberation of Corsica in September 1943 aboard the Casabianca, before joining the Gaullist representation in Lisbon. He held several diplomatic posts after the Liberation, notably in Denmark and Morocco.