Orders, Decorations, Medals and Militaria

France, Second Empire, Medal of Honour for Saving Life, Ministry of the Marine and the Colonies, large silver medal, 6th issue, by Barre, 43mm, Napoleon III with laurel wreath facing right on obverse; 6th model reverse inscribed ‘A William Goodville ouvrier Anglais, services rendus a la Marine Impériale Française 1863’ on cartouche flanked by supporters, with ball and ring suspension, silver mark to edge, cleaned, signs of fire damage, good very fine £180-£220

Provenance: Gray Collection 1898; W. H. Fevyer Collection, Dix Noonan Webb, September 2008.