Venice, Kingdom Of Lombardy. An Oil Painting Depicting The Bridge Of Fists, C.1845 consisting of a blue enamelled Romanian Cross with clusters of nine gilt rays in eac the reverse is marked “ALFRED

the reverse is marked “ALFRED LEHNER HAMBURG GES GESCH” with a horizontal pinback

mounted to a gilt zinc cross

Constructed of blackened aluminum

and the 93rd Highlanders

The blade sits securely within a silvered metal alloy crossguard

Venice, Kingdom Of Lombardy. An Oil Painting Depicting The Bridge Of Fists, C.1845 consisting of a blue enamelled Romanian Cross with clusters of nine gilt rays in eac the reverse is marked “ALFREDA well preserved oil on wood painting depicting Pietro Liberis classic Ponte dei Pugnia (Bridge of Fists), originally presented as an oil on canvas image. Hand painted directly onto a wooden base, the scene consists of a simplified but recognizable rendering of the original image, depicting competing Venetian political factions engaging in a melee, with individuals being thrown into the water below. It is unsigned and riveted into a dark brown