France, Second Republic. A Framed Hand-Painted Portrait of Emperor of France Napoleon Bonaparte, c. 1850 GTRexclude Footnote: The Royal Merit Order

Footnote: The Royal Merit Order of St Michael was instituted in 1693 by Joseph Clemens of Bavaria

Early fine quality badge in silvered tombac

with original ribbon and pinback hanger inscribed "SEIRBHIS NAISUNTA" (National Service)

the document dated at Paris on May 2

and is maker marked on the reverse ricasso

France, Second Republic. A Framed Hand-Painted Portrait of Emperor of France Napoleon Bonaparte, c. 1850 GTRexclude Footnote: The Royal Merit OrderA delicately hand painted portrait of the Emperor of France, Napoleon Bonaparte, behind a slightly domed piece of glass and contained in a circular wooden frame with a gold painted inner ring, the reverse with a paper backer consisting of a newspaper snipped, along with a twisted hook for suspension from a wall, measuring 120 mm in diameter, in extremely fine condition.