Italy, King. A Postwar Signed Portrait of King Umberto II consisting of a blue enamelled Romanian Cross with clusters of nine gilt rays in eac / 421th School Sqdn

/ 421th School Sqdn

numbered "15760" and "31654" in pencil on the reverse

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Italy, King. A Postwar Signed Portrait of King Umberto II consisting of a blue enamelled Romanian Cross with clusters of nine gilt rays in eac / 421th School SqdnA postwar signed portrait depicting former Italian King Umberto II, in uniform and with an array of orders partially visible, overlaid across the bottom by the Kings handwritten name and title in black ink, flanked by a date of 1959 (while in exile in Portugal), the lower edge bearing studio marks indicating that the portrait is an official studio reproduction, measuring 20 cm (w) x 26 cm (h), a superb memento of the deposed Italian monarchy in