United Kingdom. A Portrait of Queen Elizabeth, 1940 Auction Archive both mounted with white metal

both mounted with white metal shield form plaques

overlaid by a swooping Luftwaffe eagle clutching lightning bolts

surrounded by a red enamelled ring inscribed PER ASPERA AD ASTRA (Through Thick to the Light)

her recipe book serves as an autobiography

the obverse corners of the frame demonstrating some lifting consistent with post-manufacture vaulting by the recipient

United Kingdom. A Portrait of Queen Elizabeth, 1940 Auction Archive both mounted with white metalA large black and white photograph of Queen Elizabeth II in pearls and a tiara, mounted to a cardstock backing, with Elizabeth R 1940 facsimile signature, copyright mark to Dorothy Wilding in the bottom right corner, measures 30cm (w) x 38 cm (h), reverse marked with tape and scuffs, corners showing wear, very fine. Footnote: Elizabeth II (19262022) was Queen of the United Kingdom and the other Commonwealth realms from 1952 until her death, making her