Germany, Empire. A Miniature Portrait In A Hand Carved Bone Frame, C.1850 Archive Accompanied by three Ribbon Bars

Accompanied by three Ribbon Bars (one with three ribbons: Army Commendation Medal with Three Oak Leaf Clusters

makers cartouche of Pouteau

and at the end of the War only award documents were given out

Secretary of State for the Colonies

Germany, Empire. A Miniature Portrait In A Hand Carved Bone Frame, C.1850 Archive Accompanied by three Ribbon BarsOf French and Italian influence, a unique and delicate portrait with a likeness to Duchess Maria Anna Josepha of Bavaria, the frame of which consists of handcarved bone creating a patterned border with floral aesthetics, an oval portrait is inset in the center with a handpainted portrait of a woman wearing a white corseted dress and a Bavarian Order of St. Anna, the reverse presents the original floral paper covering, measures 115. 8mm (w) x 149. 1mm