Ordre Imperial De La Legion D'Honneur; Patent of Knighthood Awarded to Pierre Joseph Cardolle
Palace of the Tuileries, Paris, France: April 29, 1861. 18" x 15.5", partially printed on vellum. Signed by then Emperor of France, Napoleon III, nephew of Napoleon Bonaparte. In December 1851 he staged a coup d'etat and one year later proclaimed himself Emperor. While the counter signature of the Grand..... More