Austria, Empire. A Miniature Portrait Of An Officer, C.1820 Auction raised angled black felt medal

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the Wilhelm Centenary Medal

It is signed in black ink to "Lt-Col H

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Austria, Empire. A Miniature Portrait Of An Officer, C.1820 Auction raised angled black felt medalA finely detailed, hand painted miniature watercolour portrait depicting a decorated Austrian Officer wearing the breast badges of two orders, in addition to a sheathed sword placed below his left arm. It is set within an oval gilded brass border, retaining an intact glass face, and in turn inset within a wooden frame featuring painted and lacquered tiles. The reverse features a removable backer secured in place with malleable bronze clips, while the