France, Kingdom. A Royal Order of St. Louis, Knight in Gold, c.1790 GTRexclude featuring a rosette and a

featuring a rosette and a single stem of laurels

Rebecca Welsh of Picton

Austria: Silvered bronze

all contained within fitted Cravanzola case of issue

measuring 87 mm (w) x 90

France, Kingdom. A Royal Order of St. Louis, Knight in Gold, c.1790 GTRexclude featuring a rosette and a(Ordre Royal et Militaire de Saint Louis). Instituted 1693 by Louis XIV (Louis the Great). An immaculate knight's badge in Gold consisting of a Maltese cross with ball finials, applique in white enamels with Gold fleur de lys in each quadrant, obverse centre presenting a superposed enamelled portrait of Saint Louis, surrounded by the motto LUD(OVICUS) M(AGNUS) IN(STITUIT) 1693, (Louis the Great instituted it in 1693), reverse centre displaying a