FRANCE, Ordre du Saint-Esprit
FRANCE
Order of the Holy Spirit
Instituted December 10, 1572, plate embroidered with sequins and silver thread, 96 x 96mm, style resembling the embroidered plates of the Restoration period (Barac 488; cf Collignon no. 76, p.59).
Dents on the lilies, some attachment loops torn at the tips, very fine to superb.