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Comte de Chambord Sulphide Portrait
France
Baccarat, circa 1845-55
Diameter: 7.3 cm (2 7/8 inches)
(702327)

Sulphide portrait of the Comte de Chambord (Duc D'Orleans and would-be King Henri V, but for his refusal to adopt the Tricolor flag of the French Revolution); encircled by a ring of green and white Baccarat whorl (spiral design in cross section) canes; set on a dark green ground

Photo by Marlin Roos, Illinois State Museum

<B>Comte de Chambord Sulphide Portrait<BR>France<BR>Baccarat, circa 1845-55</B><BR>Diameter: 7.3 cm (2 7/8 inches)<BR>(702327)<BR><BR>Sulphide portrait of the Comte de Chambord (Duc D'Orleans and would-be King Henri V, but for his refusal to adopt the Tricolor flag of the French Revolution); encircled by a ring of green and white Baccarat whorl (spiral design in cross section) canes; set on a dark green ground
     
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