


Gold Enamel French Sautoir d’Huissier, long necklace, about 1850
18K yellow gold, enamel champlevé, length 120cm, width 1.1cm, 79.7g In France, authorized bouncers with an ornamental chain were responsible for the admission to the Grande Chancellerie under the Ancien Régime. They were such named because of the golden chain with the royal medal they wore.