Auction Catalogue

3 December 1997

Starting at 2:00 PM

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World Orders, Decorations and Medals

The Westbury Hotel  37 Conduit Street  London  W1S 2YF

Lot

№ 89

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3 December 1997

Hammer Price:
£250

Legion of Honour (2), Third Republic (1870), a superb Commander’s neck badge by A. Chobillon, Paris, gold and enamels, contained in its Chobillon case of issue, the lid gold-embossed ‘L’Union des Industries Chimiques à son Président Mr Georges Roché. 29 Octobre 1935’; together with another Commander’s neck badge, Fifth Republic, silver-gilt and enamels, in its Bertrand case of issue, the second badge with bad damage to the white enamel, the first badge nearly extremely fine and of excellent quality (2)