Orders, Decorations and Medals

An Interesting Franco-American group awarded to Madame Catherine Brousse

U.S.A., American Legion Medal (Catherine E. Brousse, Paris Post No.1, 1959), inscribed on reverse, gilt and enamel, with lapel badge; American Legion Gold Medal (Catherine E. Brousse, Paris, Nov. 1959), inscribed on reverse, 10ct. gold and enamel; France, Third Republic, Legion of Honour, Chevalier’s breast badge, silver, gold and enamel, enamel damage; Medal of Honour, 1st Class, silver-gilt, rosette on ribbon; Order of Civil Merit, Silver Medal of the Order, with lapel rosette; French Society for the Encouragement of Merit, Order of Merit, Chevalier’s breast badge, gilt and enamel; Cross of French Merit and Devotion, Officer’s breast badge, gilt and enamel, with rosette on ribbon and lapel rosette; Franco-American Medal of Gratitude, 1st Class, bronze-gilt; Institute of Music Medal (Mme. C. Brousse), bronze, with silver palm on ribbon; Franco-British Association Cross, gilt and enamel, with lapel rosette and riband bar; Prefecture of Police War Veterans’ Medallion (Catherine E. Brousse 1974), 48mm., silver, in case of issue; National Assembly Medallion, 66mm., bronze, in case of issue; Poland, Association of Polish Combatants in France, Cross of Merit, Officer’s breast badge, silvered metal and enamel, rosette on ribbon, very fine and better except where stated (lot) £300-400

Sold with the following original documents all named to Catherine Brousse: The American Legion (i) Gold Medal award, ‘... Mrs Catherine Brousse is awarded the American Legion gold medal for having over a long period of years acted in the capacity of librarian of Paris post No.1, and in grateful recognition for the faithful services she has rendered to the American Legion’, dated 18 November 1959; (ii) Certificate of Appreciation, 1964; (iii) Post of Distinction Birthday Award, 47th Anniversary, 1966; (iv) Citation of Appreciation, 1972; (v) Citation of Appreciation (undated); award documents for the: Order of Civil Merit, Silver Medal, 1964; French Society for the Encouragement of Merit, Order of Merit, Chevalier, 1971; Cross of French Merit and Devotion, Officer, 1971; Franco-American Medal of Gratitude 1st Class, 1966; Institute of Music Medal, 1965; Franco-British Association Cross, 1967; Academy of European Arts, Chevalier, 1968 (insignia not included in lot); Association of Polish Combatants in France Cross, Officer, 1967. Together with a photograph of Mrs Brousse in 1971 having just been awarded the French Society for the Encouragement of Merit, Order of Merit, Chevalier. Also with an American Women’s Voluntary Services cap bearing the cloth badges, ‘War Savings Staff AWVS’ and ‘Manhattan’; A.W.V.S. lapel badge, enamelled; two A.W.V.S. buttons and two other metal and three cloth badges.