France, Empire. A Decoration Of The Fidelity, C.1820 Auction wear evident on the corduroy

wear evident on the corduroy upper of the belt

and is hooked into a heavy brown bayonet frog

Theodor died in 2008

" According to Sir Julian Byng's citation

The back reads “Oma (grandma) Weller & Walter Semler”

France, Empire. A Decoration Of The Fidelity, C.1820 Auction wear evident on the corduroy(Decoration de la fidelite). Instituted in 1815. Type I. In toned silver, consisting of white enamelled five armed star with ball finials, obverse centre in Gold with bust of Louis XVIII, blue enamel surround, reverse centre also in Gold with silver fleur de lys, measuring 29. 4 mm (w) x 48 mm (h inclusive of crown suspension and horizontally pierced ball suspension adorned by fleur de lys), with minor enamel loss to cross at tips as well as to