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Octagonal Napoleon I Sulphide Plaque
Baccarat, circa 1830s
Diameter: 5.3cm (2 1/8 inches) Length: 7.6 cm (3 inches)
(702465)

Octagonal clear glass plaque enclosing a sulphide portrait of Napoleon I; beveled edges on both sides of plaque

Photo by Gary Andrashko, Illinois State Museum

<B>Octagonal Napoleon I Sulphide Plaque<BR><France<BR>Baccarat, circa 1830s</B><BR>Diameter: 5.3cm (2 1/8 inches) Length: 7.6 cm (3 inches)<BR>(702465)<BR><BR>Octagonal clear glass plaque enclosing a sulphide portrait of Napoleon I; beveled edges on both sides of plaque
     
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