LEMOINE, Victor - Lot 181

LEMOINE, Victor FRANCE - ORDER OF THE LEGION OF HONOR COMMANDER'S INSIGNIA Star in 18K 750 thousandth yellow gold, hallmarked eagle's head, with five white enameled double spokes, the points dotted, surrounded by a green enameled wreath of oak and laurel, on the obverse, on a sand-blasted background, the profile of the Emperor, head laurel, encircled by a circle of blue enamel with the inscription in gold letters: "NAPOLÉON EMP. DES FRANÇAIS", on the reverse, the Imperial Eagle on a sand-blasted background, surrounded by the motto in gold letters: "HONNEUR ET PATRIE" on a blue enamel background, the star surmounted by a crown on a mobile hinge with eight eagles, held in place by a suspension ring, itself surmounted by an oval hook in 750 gold, hallmarked owl. Victor Lemoine master hallmark. Missing enamel. Successor of the Ouizille et Lemoine firm, Victor Lemoine's hallmark was registered in 1852 and specialized, among other things, in the production of medals, including the Légion d'Honneur. Star diameter: 5.8 cm. Crown width: 3.1 cm. Crown height: 3.1 cm. Total height: 8.76 cm. Gross weight: 46.05 g In a cardboard case decorated on the lid with the badge, the interior lined with ivory silk: OUIZILLE LEMOINE LEMOINE FILS SUCC, RUE DUPHOT N°7 PARIS.