Italy, Kingdom. A Miniature Portrait Of An Officer, By Ida Calzolari Archive each constructed of three bands

each constructed of three bands of interwoven gold bullion wire piping

It was re-named Order of Civil Valour in 1931

BRACKENIER" on the obverse

Since November 1943

the reverse with double claw prongs and a catch

Italy, Kingdom. A Miniature Portrait Of An Officer, By Ida Calzolari Archive each constructed of three bandsA finely detailed, well preserved miniature watercolour portrait depicting a 19th century Italian Officer wearing an indeterminate order and breast star. The subject is in full uniform with epaulettes and a bicorn style hat with a multi coloured fringe clutched under his arm. It is set within a gilded brass border with an intact glass face, in turn situated within a wooden frame with an olive drab velvet liner surrounding the image and with a gold