Lot n° 285
Estimation :
1500 - 1800
EUR
Order of the Legion of Honour, Second Empire, officer's star - Lot 285
Order of the Legion of Honour, Second Empire, officer's star of the so-called "Hundred Guards" model in vermeil and enamel, the branches with fillets, the centres in gold in three parts, obverse to the profile to the right of the Emperor with full legend, reverse to the eagle on the right, the imperial crown with beaded arches, adorned with eagles in high relief (a fake cheekbone, small retouch at one point), boar's head punch, faded and worn elliptical rosette ribbon.
67 x 42.5 mm
France, Second Empire. APC to SUP
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