FRANCE: ORDRE DE LA LÉGION D'HONNEUR. Grand-croix set compri - Lot 154

FRANCE: ORDRE DE LA LÉGION D'HONNEUR. Grand-croix set comprising: - a badge in 18K (750°/°°) gold, enamel and red ribbon-scarf with bouffette (presence of a goldsmith's hallmark difficult to read, hair and minor accidents to the white enamel) - a plate in 800°/°° silver worked with gadroons and diamond points. On the reverse, a OUIZILLE LEMOINE tablet. Attached by a toggle pin and two side hooks (pin attachment broken). Preserved in a case lined with red leather and stamped with a gilded bronze applique featuring the great French imperial coat of arms (case worn). Second Empire period. 105 mm high badge. Length: 70 mm. plaque height: 87 mm. Plate length: 87 mm. Case height: 28 cm. Case length: 18.5 cm. Case thickness: 8 cm. Total gross weight: 139.5 g.