BATON DE MARECHAL DE FRANCE EN OR DU MARECHAL... Lot 1015

BATON DE MARECHAL DE FRANCE EN OR DU MARECHAL JUIN (1888-1967) PARIS, TOWARDS 1952, PROBABLY BY ARTHUS-BERTRAND The core probably made of wood lined in royal blue velvet, with thirty stars, the interior in blue leather with a document, one end applied with a Moorish and the marshals' motto "TERROR BELLI DECUS PACIS", at the top a trophy with the French cock, the second end unscrewable, decorated with garlands of pearls and laurel leaves, applied with a triumphal arch, and bearing the inscription "AU MARECHAL JUIN / LE MAROC RECONNAISSANT", at the top the Moroccan flag, punched on the ends: title 18K (750) and goldsmith; in a rectangular glass and brass box, decorated with stars on its upper corners Length: 40 cm. (15 ¾ in.) Weight of a ferrule: 157 gr. (5.04 oz.) and gross weight: 769 gr. (24.72 oz.) Provenance Alphonse Juin (1888-1967), Marshal of France; Then by descent to the present owner. Estimate (USD 23,812 - USD 47,624) To bid, please see the "Auction Information" section.