Austria, Empire. A Miniature Portrait Of An Officer, C.1820 Auction Archive original ribbon suspended from a

original ribbon suspended from a pinback hanger inscribed "KRANZ-AUSZEICHNUNG")

(Dolch für Offiziere der Wasserschutzpolizei)

the hoist edge reinforced with a cotton twill reinforcement featuring a hollow channel and bearing an additional cord

maker marked "JISOVAL WIEN" on the buttonhole attachment

Three bands of woven wine-red Waffenfarbe piping ring the cap

Austria, Empire. A Miniature Portrait Of An Officer, C.1820 Auction Archive original ribbon suspended from aA 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