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France, Restoration period (1814–1830).
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France, Restoration period (1814–1830).
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Estimate €400 - €600
Voluntary lot
Description
France, Restoration period (1814–1830).
Order of the Legion of Honour, established in 1802.
- Commander’s Cross in gold and enamel. Ram’s head hallmark. Gold centres. Ribbon missing.
Gross weight: 46.41 g.
8.5 x 5.7 cm.
(Enamel chips and white tips on the hair, traces of glue on the reverse of the centre, good condition).
Included is a smaller version of the cross in gold and enamel and its gold chain.
Gross weight: 3.66 g.
(The chain is damaged with a missing section; the cross is in good condition).
Provenance: General Baron of the Empire Louis CLOUET (1781–1862), Field Marshal on 3 October 1823, Knight of Saint Louis, Commander of the Legion of Honour, decorated with the Medal of Charles III of Spain and that of the Tower and Sword of Portugal.
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Ref. : 0027888 - 72
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