Beautifully made plaque de l'Ordre du Saint-Esprit made during 1820s.
Gold, silver, diamonds, emeralds, ruby, enamel.
Size 109 × 72 mm.
Original case with the coat of arms of the Duke of Angouleme.
Louis-Antoine de Bourbon, Duc d’Angouleme and Comte de Marnes (1775-1844), the eldest son of Charles X, who was Grand Admiral of France from 1814 to 1830 (a position which would have been recognized by the inclusion of crossed anchors in the Bourbon arms).
Gold, silver, diamonds, emeralds, ruby, enamel.
Size 109 × 72 mm.
The badge of conventional form with the Holy Dove set with rose and cushion-shaped diamonds, embellished with circular-cut emeralds, the beak embellished with a ruby cabochon.
Original case with the coat of arms of the Duke of Angouleme.
Louis-Antoine de Bourbon, Duc d’Angouleme and Comte de Marnes (1775-1844), the eldest son of Charles X, who was Grand Admiral of France from 1814 to 1830 (a position which would have been recognized by the inclusion of crossed anchors in the Bourbon arms).