Order of St. Louis

SKU: 
357
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ITALY - PARMA

Breast Star of the Order: chiseled and pierced silver rays; the centre in gold; the “lily” cross with white enameled details; red, oval centre medallion with polychrome enameled image of the saint in armour, within deep-sea-blue enameled outer circlet, bearing the Order’s motto in gold lettering; smooth, polished reverse, with maker’s escutcheon of "Lemaitre, Paris"; vertical, broad pin. A beautiful star, apparently of Italian manufacture (the French escutcheon,probably applied after a control, as it often happened; the piece, belonged and worn by members the French Royal Family of the Bourbones of Parma (provenance: Sotheby’s, sale taken place in Geneva, November 14th, 2018, lot 3). I RR!

Shop ID: 
227/50
Low estimate: 
5000.00 EUR
high estimate: 
10000.00EUR