France, Second Empire. An Order Of The Legion Of Honour, Reduced Size, C.1860 Auction 1918 to January 3

1918 to January 3

inscribed below "WINDOW & GROVE

The Defence

95 mm (w) x 50

and a matching brown leather tab on the other

France, Second Empire. An Order Of The Legion Of Honour, Reduced Size, C.1860 Auction 1918 to January 3(Ordre National de la Lgion d'honneur). Instituted in 1802. 1852 1870 Issue. In silver with blue, white and green enamels, Gold centrepieces, laterally pierced ball suspension, hallmarked with a boar's head on the tip of the ribbon on the obverse, measuring 32. 3 mm (w) x 49. 8 mm (h) inclusive of its crown suspension, fine chipping and crazing evident in the white enamels on the arms and in the blue enamels on the centrepiece rings on both sides,