French school circa 1820 Portrait of Colonel de Biré, in uniform and decorations (Legion of Honor, lily and Saint-Louis), in three-quarter bust to the left. Miniature on ivory, diam. 5.8cm Blackened wood frame with gilded brass spandrels rect. H. 12.2cm On the reverse: old label from the Bernard Franck collection; handwritten identification on the reverse of the mount, transferred to a label in ink from the coll. B. Franck "état-major époque Restauration" and an overprinted no. 1138 or 1438. Provenance: Coll: Coll. Bernard Franck (label on reverse). A CIC will be issued, allowing circulation within the European Union. Our thanks to Mr. J.L. Vial for his help with this notice. A CIC will be issued, allowing circulation within the European Union.