Germany, Kriegsmarine. A Wartime Signed Portrait Of U-Boat Ace Karl-Friedrich Merten Auction Archive numbered (stamped) “1955”

numbered (stamped) “1955”

cypher of Tsar Alexander II on the arm at 12 o'clock

a scroll inscribed “The King’s” in fire Gilt

with a red-white-red enameled Austrian flag at the top and a red enameled shield inscribed “A

Germany, Kriegsmarine. A Wartime Signed Portrait Of U-Boat Ace Karl-Friedrich Merten Auction Archive numbered (stamped) “1955”(Kriegsmarine Portrt mit Unterschrift). A rare wartime signed portrait of U Boat ace Karl Friedrich Merten, depicted in uniform and with an extensive array of decorations clearly visible, the image overlaid by Mertens handwritten signature in black ink, the reverse with studio marks and an illegible date stamp, measuring 102 mm (w) x 148 mm (h), in extremely fine condition.