France, Kingdom. A Portrait Of Joseph Napoleon In A Silver Frame, C.1946 Archive but my horse being injured

but my horse being injured by a fall into a sunken road

with blue-enamelled laurel branches to the left and right

surrounded by white enamel ring with inlaid inscription ЗА ВОЕННА ЗАСЛУГА (For Military Merit)

with very good silvering

the black finish was exposed to heat

France, Kingdom. A Portrait Of Joseph Napoleon In A Silver Frame, C.1946 Archive but my horse being injuredA lovely etched portrait of Joseph Napoleon employing beautiful cross hatched detailing, contained in a decorative silver frame, presenting a smooth and wavy lined pattern around the exterior, the reverse with a blue velvet backing with stand, the frame is marked with Egyptian hallmarks on the edge, the lotus flower denoting silver composition, Cairo city mark, and Arabic date mark denoting 1946, also marked on the reverse with a Cairo city mark,