Italy, Kingdom. A Miniature Portrait Of An Officer, By Ida Calzolari Archive (Beerdigungs Troddel)

(Beerdigungs Troddel)

inscribed "AMERIKAFAHRT DES LZ 126 (ZR III) 1924" (America Trip of the LZ 126 (ZR III) 1926) above

the reverse with double claw prongs and a catch

Constructed of dark navy blue wool twill

each constructed of three bands of interwoven gold bullion wire piping

Italy, Kingdom. A Miniature Portrait Of An Officer, By Ida Calzolari Archive (Beerdigungs Troddel)A 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