Guard plate for the Woods and Properties of Mr de VOYER d'ARGENSON. In silver-plated copper, decorated with the numeral "VA" within a wreath of oak leaves. Height 10 cm; Width: 8 cm. Attached by four holes. A.B.E. First Empire period. Biography : Marc-René-Marie de Voyer de Paulmy d'Argenson (1771-1842). Prefect under the First Empire and Member of Parliament for Haut-Rhin under the Restoration. The estates mentioned here must be his Château des Ormes in the Vienne. EXPERT: Arnaud DE GOUVION SAINT-CYR.