Loyalty Ring Of The Company Of "horse Grenadiers" Restoration

LOYALTY RING OF THE COMPANY OF THE "GRENADIERS À CHEVAL" OF THE KING'S MILITARY HOUSEHOLD, BELONGING TO J. GALABERT, RESTORATION PERIOD.

Ring of the Company of the "Grenadiers à Cheval." Gilded copper, decorated with foliage and coats of arms. Vermilion setting with a radiant grenade and the motto "Undique temor," "Undique lethum," and "Honour and Fidelity" in shields (partial inscription remaining). Inside, two crossed and engraved hands "Mis de la Rochejaquelein" and "Galabert.J 1815."

Good condition, signs of wear.

France.

Restoration period.

NOTE:
A silver-plated non-military ring is included, but of the same origin.

Upon the unexpected return of the Emperor to France in February 1815, Louis XVIII left Paris for Ghent.

Specificity of Rings with Crossed Swords:
The military men of the royal army who followed Louis XVIII to Belgium received a certificate signed by the Duke of Berry, acknowledging their service in this army. The officers decided to have a ring made with two crossed swords and the motto "my life to the king, my heart to the ladies." These rings were crafted by Mr. Brechemin, a jeweler at Palais-Royal. Each ring was personalized with the recipient's name, date, and location of crossing the border as mentioned in the certificate.

Notable Examples:
- Ring of Jacques Brasseur, artillery conductor in the King's Guard companies, dated March 17, 1815.
- Ring with a hinged oval box as a setting, belonging to Mis de Monpezat, Major staff officer of Marshal de la Gre, dated March 25, 1815.
- Ring of Gérard de Contamine d'Arimont, King's Guard, dated March 1815.
- Ring from the Valles (or d'Hozier) family, dated March 25, 1815, with a reliquary setting.
- Ring attributed to Louis François Xavier Duliège d'Aunis, chevau-léger of the King's Military House, awarded on May 24, 1815.
- Ring awarded to Ferdinand de Cacheleu, King's Guard, dated May 28, 1815.
- Ring awarded to the Knight de Canolle, dated March 1815 with a miniature of Louis XVIII.
- Two rings awarded to Viscount d'Hardouineau, aide-de-camp of Louis XVIII, King's Guard, one dated May 24, 1815, and the other May 25, 1815, at Ypres.