Orders, Decorations, Medals and Militaria

Anonymous Oil Painting,entitled ‘En Reconnaissance’ (91.5 cm x 137.1cm) depicts a probable incident from the Franco Prussian War, a tentative identification places the incident at the Fortress of Belfort near Dijon, snow is on the ground and an advance party of French infantry are cautiously probing the scene of a recent Prussian withdrawal, a Prussian Uhlan and his charge lie dead in the foreground, a large French infantry unit with mounted officer are just entering the road, the work is well executed with good perspective and uniform detail,unframed, the canvas has various holes and tears with attendant paint loss, margins are fragile and there is an overall layer of grime £300-500