FRANCE ORDER OF THE LEGION OF HONOR Second Empire period commander's star for Colonel Louis Theodore Marie OLIVIER. Gold and enamel (chips, cut to a point). Double ring. Vintage tie with hooks. Erased eagle head and goldsmith's hallmark. 87 x 58 mm - Gross weight: 38 g T.B. With its Ouizille Lemoine case decorated in gold with the Commandeur decoration and its brevet de commandeur dated February 1, 1866. On vellum. With letter of appointment signed by Prosper de Chasseloup Laubat. Louis Théodore Marie OLIVIER (1811-1882)Colonel in the naval artillery under the Second Empire, brigadier general in 1870. Member of the Conseil des travaux de la Marine in 1871.