A French Order Of La Pléiade, Breast Star

Four-piece construction, silver gilt with blue enamels, hallmarked on the loop, 71.5 mm x 75.5 mm inclusive of its ball suspension, original shortened ribbon, intact enamels, extremely fine.

Footnote: The Order of La Pléiade (French: Ordre de la Pléiade de l'Association des parlementaires de langue française) is an honourary order of the Organisation internationale de la Francophonie. It recognizes people who particularly distinguished themselves in the service of its ideals of co-operation and friendship, promoting the role of the French language in their own countries or in the world. It was created in 1976 on initiative of the Assemblée parlementaire de la Francophonie.