16 Frankreich: Orden der Ehrenlegion.
Officer's cross, 2nd type from the period of the 1st Empire (1804-1815). Gold and enamel. On the particularly beautiful, long original ribbon made of the finest moiré silk.
Type with mobile crown. Unusual design with ball tips.
The various types of the Legion of Honour were created in very different designs during the First Empire. In addition to the regulated models, there was a large number of luxury designs that were made by Parisian goldsmiths on behalf of the order holders. This piece also belongs to this category.
A beautiful, extraordinary cross of the Legion of Honour, of the very finest French jewellery quality of the First Empire.
The second type is by far the rarest of the four types of the Legion of Honour from the time of the First Empire.