Carl Askan Verri della Bosia (1790 - 1878) - an Order of the Legion of Honour and an award

Carl Askan Verri della Bosia (1790 - 1878) - an Order of the Legion of Honour and an award certificate, First EmpireCross of silver with gold medallions partly enamelled in blue, depicting the head of Napoleon I and the imperial eagle. Cross arms enamelled in white, laurel and oak branches enamelled in green. Movable silver crown, the ring punched with a fasces. Several flaws in the enamel, traces of wear and age. Width 37 mm, weight 15.5 g. Comes with an award document for sub-lieutenant Count Verri of the 1st Bavarian Line infantry Regiment (31 May 1809) and an accompanying letter preserved only in fragments.Provenance: Familiennachlass Verri della Bosia, von Barth zu Harmating, von SchirndingCondition: II