Order of the Elephant Breast Star made by Martin-Guillaume Biennais, Paris

Workshop history https://asiamedals.info/threads/pru...star-of-napoleon-bonaparte.28424/#post-365605.

Excellent French-made breast star from 1800s/early 1810s.

Silver, gold, enamel.
Size 98 mm.

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Pin marked "Biennais".

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Clasp.

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Original case.

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Back.

“Biennais orfèvre de l’Empereur et Roi à Paris /Biennais goldsmith to the Emperor and King in Paris”.

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