LEMOINE, Victor - Lot 186

LEMOINE, Victor FRANCE - NATIONAL ORDER OF THE LEGION OF HONOR Officer's star in 18K 750 thousandths gold, hallmarked eagle 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 sandblasted background, profile of Ceres facing right, surrounded by the inscription : REPUBLIQUE FRANCAISE *1870* on a blue enamel background, on the reverse, two tricolor flags surrounded by the inscription HONNEUR ET PATRIE underlined by two laurel branches on a blue enamel background, the star surmounted by a green enamel oval oak and laurel wreath, topped by a ball through which passes the smooth suspension ring. Victor Lemoine's hallmark. Star diameter: 4 cm. Crown width: 2.3 cm. Crown height: 1.3 cm. Total height (excluding suspension ring): 5.5 cm. Gross weight: 20.08 g (Misses and enamel chips). Successor to the Ouizille et Lemoine firm, Victor Lemoine's hallmark was inscribed in 1852 and he specialized, among other things, in the production of medals, including the Légion d'Honneur.