France, Second Empire. A Legion D'honneur In Gold, Officer, C.1860 Archive scattered tarnish marks evident on

scattered tarnish marks evident on the base

70 mm x 80 mm)

the son of Arthur Sandford and Alice Sandford

and kept in place by rivets

France, Second Empire. A Legion D'honneur In Gold, Officer, C.1860 Archive scattered tarnish marks evident onOrdre National de la Lgion d'honneur, Officier. Second Empire 1852 1870. In Gold with red, white, blue and green enamels, Gold centrepieces, weighing 19 grams, horizontally pierced ball suspension, hallmarked with a boar's head on the tip of the ribbon on the reverse, maker marked "O. L" (Ouizille Lemoine) on the ring, measuring 42 mm (w) x 64 mm (h) inclusive of its crown and ball suspension, intact enamels, large rosette on its original ribbon,