Japan, Imperial. A Diplomatic Dress Bicorne, C.1900 Auction Archive Footnote: 15 examples of this

Footnote: 15 examples of this Lippe Bertha Order Women’s Merit Cross awarded

The first letter is dated to Ortsunterkunft (local quarters) on January 9

but with sufficient silvering remaining to positively identify this as a silver grade wound badge

75 mm interior diameter

Japan, Imperial. A Diplomatic Dress Bicorne, C.1900 Auction Archive Footnote: 15 examples of thisThis is an extremely well preserved Meiji era, daireifuku style Japanese diplomatic dress bicorne, constructed of a smooth reinforced black fur shell. The top of the bicorne is adorned from end to end with thin black and brown feathers, while the top brim is adorned with twisted dark grey bullion wire. The left side of the bicorne has an embroidered circular cockade in the Japanese national bicolour of red and white, superimposed with a black fur band