NATIONAL ORDER OF THE LEGION OF HONOR - Lot 183

NATIONAL ORDER OF THE LEGION OF HONOR Officer's star in 18K 750 thousandths gold, hallmarked eagle's head, with five white enameled double rays, the points dotted, surrounded by a green enameled wreath of oak and laurel, on the obverse, on a radiating guilloché background, the profile of Henri IV, head laurel, turned to the right, surrounded by the inscription HONNEUR ET PATRIE on a blue enameled background, on the reverse, two tricolor flags surrounded by the inscription HONNEUR ET PATRIE underlined by two branches of laurel: HENRI IV on a blue enameled background; on the reverse, two tricolor flags surrounded by the inscription HONNEUR ET PATRIE (HONOR AND HERITAGE), underlined by two laurel branches on a blue enameled background; the star surmounted by an eight-branched mobile crown covered with balls and clover leaves, topped by a ball through which the textured suspension ring passes. A scarlet moiré ribbon with rosette is attached. In an Anne Mon RUBY & TITR J.Michel Suc* case, 57 Passage de l'Argue, LYON. Master stamp of ???. Star diameter: 4 cm. Crown width: 2.2 cm. Crown height: 1.5 cm. Total height (excluding suspension ring): 5.5 cm. Gross weight: 18.35 g (missing enamel). Note: Typical model of the July Monarchy (1830-1848).