36 - Grand Officer’s Set of the Order of Leopold of the Kingdom of Belgium

Grand Officer’s Set of the Order of Leopold of the Kingdom of Belgium Awarded for military service, consisting of a silver (800 parts per thousand) plaque with a gold center and swords, the center partially enameled in red and black, fastened with a swivel pin and two side hooks, and the gold medallion (750 parts per thousand) with polychrome enamel. Minor chips and cracks in the enamel. Brussels, 1831–1868. Goldsmith: Joseph Germain Dutalis (1780–1852). The plaque bears the manufacturer’s mark “Dutalis à Bruxelles” on the reverse and is stamped with the goldsmith’s mark and the sword hallmark on the pin. The jewelry piece has no visible hallmark. Plate: D. 8.3 cm. Gross weight: 83.2 g. Jewelry piece: L. 4.5 cm. Gross weight: 18.3 g. The set is accompanied by various paper documents attesting to the appointment of Baron Louis-Joseph Lahure, retired lieutenant general, to the rank of Grand Officer of the Order of Leopold on May 21, 1842, including a certified copy of his diploma, issued by the Belgian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, dated May 21, 1842, at the Castle of Laeken (Brussels); a certificate of appointment issued by the Ministry of War, dated May 27, 1842, in Brussels; and a certificate from the Grand Chancellery of the Royal Order of the Legion of Honor authorizing him to wear its insignia, dated July 9, 1842, in Paris. Provenance - Baron Louis-Joseph Lahure (1767–1853), lieutenant general, appointed Grand Officer of the Order of Leopold on May 21, 1842. - Then passed down through the family.