France, Kingdom. A Miniature Portrait Of A Recipient Of The Order Of The Holy Spirit, C.1760 Archive 45mm x 56 mm

45mm x 56 mm

slightly worn on edges

maker marked ""TIPTAFT B'HAM"" on the reverse

He finished his First World War service aboard the Battle-Cruiser H

" The doctor recommended that he be discharged as "permanently unfit"

France, Kingdom. A Miniature Portrait Of A Recipient Of The Order Of The Holy Spirit, C.1760 Archive 45mm x 56 mmA finely detailed, hand painted miniature portrait depicting a French recipient of the Order of the Holy Spirit, set within an oval gilded brass frame with an intact glass face. The portrait is in turn inset within a wooden frame that is decorated with multi piece mother of pearl tiles, and which features a copal border on the obverse bearing raised floral designs. The reverse retains an intact card stock liner bearing green clover designs, while the