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France, Order of the Légion d'Honneur
Estimate
2,000 - 3,000 GBP
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Description
- gold, enamels
Commander's neck badge, in gold and enamels, Second Empire Issue (1852-1870), with portrait of Napoleon I as Emperor, struck with eagle's head guarantee mark, 87mm (excluding suspension ring) x 59mm, with Grand Cross breast star, in silver, also Second Empire Issue, by Ouizille Lemoine, Lemoine Fils (successeur), rue Duphot 7, Paris, width 91mm
Catalogue Note
Both awarded to Henri Godefroi Bernard Alphonse, Prince de la Tour d'Auvergne Lauraguais, who was appointed Commander of the Order on 14 August 1858 and Grand Cross on 10 August 1867.