France (Second Empire). A Legion D'honneur, V Class Knight (1852-1870), Attributed To Paul-Adolphe Dieudonné Thiébault Newly Listed slightly vaulted with pleasing patina

slightly vaulted with pleasing patina

Silvered brass

Measures 237 mm x 290 mm x 160 in height

Footnote: James Downing Stewart was born on April 28

France (Second Empire). A Legion D'honneur, V Class Knight (1852-1870), Attributed To Paul-Adolphe Dieudonné Thiébault Newly Listed slightly vaulted with pleasing patina(Ordre national de la Lgion d'honneur, Chevalier). Instituted in 1802. In silver with white, blue and green enamels, Gold centrepieces, hallmarked with a boar's head (denoting French manufacture of 900 silver, post 1838) on the tip of the ribbon on the obverse, measuring 32. 5 mm (w) x 50. 2 mm (h), chipping evident in the blue enamels on the reverse centrepiece, chipping and crazing in the white enamels on the arms at 5 and 7 o'clock on the obverse,