ROYAL VICTORIAN ORDER (1896). - Lot 276

ROYAL VICTORIAN ORDER (1896). Commander's set of General Victor Louis Eugène CHABAUD (1855-1933) in a case stamped K.C.V.O. by COLLINGWOOD, 46 Conduit St. W. (London), vermeil and enamel cross, 2-part center with the monogram "VRI" (Victoria Regina Imperatrix) on a scarlet enamel background under a royal crown, smooth transverse ring with tie in the order's colors, numbered "K 616" on the back, 55 X 50 mm, gross weight: 46.74 gr, SUP, silver four-pointed diamond plate with enameled center identical to that of the cross, toggle pin back, numbered "616", 70 X 73 mm, gross weight: 60.34 gr. SUP, 2 diplomas are enclosed, one dated July 1903 and stamped "Privy purse office, Buckingham palace" making Commander Victor Louis CHABAUD an "Honory Commander" and the status of the order. The case includes a leaflet detailing the various ways in which the decoration can be worn in different circumstances. CHABAUD Victor Louis Eugène (1855-1933), a student at Saint Cyr, made a career in the cavalry. From January 1900, he was attached "to the person of the President of the Republic", in this case Emile LOUBET, with whom he made an official visit to England in July 1903, aimed at rekindling Franco-British relations and relaunching the Entente Cordiale. It was on this occasion, of course, that he received this honorary distinction. In 1905, he was appointed colonel of the 2nd Cuirassiers, becoming cavalry brigadier general in 1911, a position he would hold throughout the war.