France, III Republic. An Order of the Legion of Honour, IV and V Classes, Officer and Knight, with Award Documents, Named to a French Navy First Lieutenant

1. Order of the Legion of Honour, V Class, Knight: in silver with white, blue and green enamels, gilt centrepieces, measuring 41.7 mm (w) x 59 mm (h) inclusive of its wreath and laterally-pierced ball suspension, original ribbon, chipping evident in the white enamels, fine. The Order is mounted to its Award Document, named to "First Lieutenant Jean Louis Mansny Ferry, born May 5, 1872 in Lunéville, Department of Meurthe-et-Moselle", awarded the Order of the Legion of Honour, V Class, Knight (Chevalier) on July 11, 1909, the document dated at Paris on October 22, 1909, numbered "79307", with three signatures in black ink: French President Clément Armand Fallières, the General Secretary of the Order, along with the Grand Chancellor of the National Order of the Legion of Honour, printed in black ink on a white parchment, measuring 533 mm (w) x 433 (h), exhibiting soiling and wrinkling, document fine.

 

2. Order of the Legion of Honour, IV Class, Officer: in silver with white, blue and green enamels, gilt centrepieces, measuring 39.5 mm (w) x 58.5 mm (h) inclusive of its wreath and laterally-pierced ball suspension, large rosette on its original ribbon, enamels intact, scattered gilt wear evident on the obverse centrepiece, near extremely fine. The Order is mounted to its Award Document, named to "First Lieutenant Jean Louis Mansny Ferry, born May 5, 1872 in Lunéville, Department of Meurthe-et-Moselle", instituted by the Decree of August 13, 1914, awarded the Order of the Legion of Honour, IV Class, Officer (Officier) on July 18, 1915, the decree ratified by the Law of February 26, 1921, as of June 15, 1911, the document dated at Paris on May 2, 1922, numbered "79309", with two signatures in black ink, one of which is the Head of the First Office, embossed stamp of the Grand Chancellor of the Legion of Honour at the lower left, printed in black ink on a white paper stock, measuring 560 mm (w) x 435 (h), mounted to a foam core backer, exhibiting soiling, wrinkling and discolouration, document fair.

 

3. Accompanied by a black and white photograph of First Lieutenant Ferry in his French Navy uniform and wearing his Order of the Legion of Honour, V Class, Knight (Chevalier), measuring 166 mm (w) x 228 mm (h), photo near extremely fine.