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Auction: 26003 - Orders, Decorations and Medals
Lot: 431

The Legion of Honour awarded to Mr A. Lalande, the legendary French wine merchant and vineyard owner, who served as Deputy of Gironde 1881-89

France, Republic, Legion of Honour, breast Badge, silver, gold centres and enamel, enamel chipping, very fine (Lot)

Appointed a Knight of the Legion by Emperor Napoleon III in August 1862 and elevated Officer by Marshall de MacMahon in October 1878.

(François Louis Marie) Armand Lalande was born in Bordeaux in December 1820 and grew to become a legendary member of the Bordeaux wine world and an influential politician in the Third Republic.

He founded Armand Lalande et Cie, one of the premier wine trading houses and dynasties in Bordeaux, and owned several officially classified château vineyard estates in Bordeaux. These included Château Léoville-Poyferré (2nd growth), Château Cantenac-Brown (3rd growth) bought for one million francs in 1860 and remaining in the family until 1968, Châteaux la Couronne, Châteaux Lamartine, and Châteaux Moulin Riche (second wine of Châteaux Leoville-Poyferré).

The grand Lalande died at Bordeaux in September 1894; sold together with a good archive of original documentation including the 1862 award Warrant.

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Estimate
£800 to £1,200

Starting price
£600