France, Second Republic. A Framed Hand-Painted Portrait of Emperor of France Napoleon Bonaparte, c. 1850 GTRexclude Early fine quality badge in

Early fine quality badge in silvered tombac

surrounded by a green enamelled ring

maker marked "Jules FONSON Bruxelles Brussel" on the inside lid

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

with overall minor contact marks

France, Second Republic. A Framed Hand-Painted Portrait of Emperor of France Napoleon Bonaparte, c. 1850 GTRexclude Early fine quality badge inA 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.