39 - Knight’s Cross of the Order of Saint Louis,

Knight’s Cross of the Order of Saint Louis, Restoration period, in gold (750 parts per thousand) and polychrome enamel. The reverse is missing. Restoration period, circa 1814. No visible hallmark. L. 3.7 cm. Gross weight: 9.4 g. Accompanied by the letters patent conferring the title of Knight of the Military Order of Saint Louis, dated August 6, 1814, large folio on vellum, with a printed header bearing the Coat of Arms of France and the autograph signature of King Louis XVIII, and the confirmation of the decree following the required oath, dated August 6, 1814, in Douai, in Italian folio format, printed on paper, with the autograph signature of Charles-Ferdinand, Duke of Berry, and bearing his red wax seal. Provenance - Awarded to Baron Louis-Joseph Lahure (1767–1853), then Marshal of the King’s Camps and Armies, on August 1, 1814, by royal decree. - Subsequently passed down through the family.