Russia, Imperial. A Lot of Six Studio Portraits Depicting Orders & Decorations Auction Archive reverse shows paint residue

reverse shows paint residue

the reverse with a central white enameled medallion depicting Saint Contardo’s effigy

The obverse ricasso bears a further distributor’s mark of “AUG

surrounded by the words Städtisches Wachkorps

Personalized with engraved initials

Russia, Imperial. A Lot of Six Studio Portraits Depicting Orders & Decorations Auction Archive reverse shows paint residueStudio Portrait Photograph of Guards Officer Reinhold von Liphart of Ratshof; Black and white, slightly faded to a sepia toned look, obverse illustrating Reinhold von Liphart in uniform, seated on a wooden chair, in a studio setting, facing to the left, shoulder boards on both shoulders, his right arm in a sling, a watch on his left wrist, a sword on his left hip, the photo measuring 102 mm x 147 mm, mounted to a brown panelled card, inscribed in