Austria, Empire. A Portrait of Ferdinand Maximilian I of Mexico, c. 1865 Auction Archive in silver gilt (reverse marked

in silver gilt (reverse marked 900)

he engaged the hostile force in a fierce fire fight and

but the pennant is in an overall better than very fine condition

the adjoining tilted square pommel resting upon a circular base that butts the wooden handle

fully lined in an identical field-grey wool

Austria, Empire. A Portrait of Ferdinand Maximilian I of Mexico, c. 1865 Auction Archive in silver gilt (reverse marked(Fernando Maximiliano Jos Mara de Habsburgo Lorena Ferdinand Maximilian Josef Maria von Habsburg Lothringen). July 6th 1832 June 19th, 1867. A portrait of Maximilian I of Mexico in military uniform, clearly visible are his Order of the Golden Fleece, as well as several breast worn orders and awards, measuring 61 mm (w) x 102 mm (l), slight fading from age but without creases or folds of any kind, in near extremely fine condition.