FRANCE - ABROAD Important gala chain of the diplomat Jacques Tiné In vermeil with ten miniatures. Knight of the Legion of Honour, Commander of the Ordre national du Mérite, Croix de guerre 39-45, Croix du combattant, Médaille des évadés, Commander of the Order of Arts and Letters, Grand Cross of the Order of Christ, Commander of the Dannebrog (shards), Commander of the Order of Victoria, Commander of the Order of Isabella the Catholic. Vermeil, bronze and enamel. 12 x 4 cm (4 ¾ x 1 ¾ in.) Attached is a vermeil and enamel miniature of an officer of the Legion of Honour. Source : Jacques Tiné (1914-2008), diplomat; By descent to the current owner An important gala chain of the diplomat Jacques Tiné Biography : Jacques Tiné (1914-2008) Joined the shock battalion in Algiers in 1942, with which he fought in Tunisia and took part in the liberation of Corsica in September 1943 aboard the Casabianca, before joining the Gaullist representation in Lisbon. He held several diplomatic posts after the Liberation, notably in Denmark and Morocco.