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Sulphides

Sulphide portrait designs were a conscious revival of ancient cameos from Pompeii and Herculaneum during the Classical Revival Period of the early to mid-1800s. The Barker Collection contains sulphide paperweights and in the form of plaques, which were hung in groups as interior decoration. Apsley Pellatt examples are of a sulphide-encrusted bottle and an obelisk.

Louis Napoleon BonaparteFranceBaccarat, circa 1845-55Diameter: 8.2 cm (3 1/4 inches)(702250)Sulphide portrait of Louis Napoleon Bonaparte (Napoleon III); set on a translucent emerald green footed base; sides cut with three rows of honeycomb printies; ten-sided printy cut on top Sulphide Hunter and DogFranceBaccarat, circa 1845-55Diameter: 8.2 cm (3 1/4 inches)(702254)Sulphide scene of a hunter and dog; set on a translucent red footed base; sides cut with triangular facets; ten-sided facet cut on top Joan of Arc SulphideFranceBaccarat, 1845-55Diameter: 8.9 cm (3 1/2 inches)(702263)Sulphide scene of Joan of Arc, shown standing holding her sword, her helmet resting on a stand behind her; partially encircled by a wreath of oak and laurel leaves; set on a translucent emerald green base; sides cut with triangular facets; ten-sided facet cut on top Sulphide Portrait of Napoleon IFranceClichy, circa 1830Diameter: 6.7 cm (2 5/8 inches)(702280)Sulphide portrait of Napoleon I; taken from an 1809 medal &quotRome Reuní a la France" by Andreiu, whose name is inscribed along the base of the portrait Presidential DoorknobUnited StatesNew England Glass Company (attributed)Cambridge, Massachusetts, circa 1852-1880Diameter: 6.7 cm (2 5/8 inches)(702282)Tribute doorknob; double sulphide portrait of Presidents James Monroe (left) and William Henry Harrison (right); &quotMONROE" and &quotHARRISON" inscribed along base of respective portraits; set on an opaque black ground; brass fittingThese two presidents sided with the protectionists in Congress who raised foreign tariffs on imported glass in 1816. The New England Glass Company honored the two politicians who sponsored the legislation, Henry Clay and Daniel Webster, and the two presidents by featuring their portraits in sulphides. Princess de Lymballe Sulphide PortraitFranceBaccarat (attributed), circa 1800-1850Diameter: 8.6 cm (3 3/8 inches)(702321)Circular, clear, blown and cut-glass plaque with serrated edges, enclosing a sulphide portrait of a woman (identified by the Paris seller as Princess de Lymballe, who was a best friend to Marie Antoinette); circular gilded metal frame with rose vine border encircling plaque; backed with green silk Baptism of the King of Rome SulphideFranceFactory unknown, circa 1811-1850Diameter: 8.9 cm (3 1/2 inches) Height: 5.7 cm (2 1/4 inches)(702316)Two-sided sulphide medallion of Louis Napoleon Bonaparte holding infant King of Rome over font; inscription below reads: &quotBAPTEME DU ROI DE ROME/M.DCCCXI," &quotANDRIEU FECIT" inscribed to the left; domed face on each side; edges cut with spiral gadrooningBertrand Andreiu (1761 - 1822), was an engraver and medallist who engraved many of the portraits of Napoleon that were used in a series of medals and coins after 1800.Reverse sideThe reverse side of the medallion is inscribed &quotA L'EMPEREUR/LES BONNES VILLES/DE L'EMPIRE" encircled by two rings of castellated buildings, each inscribed with the names of Paris, Rome, and Nice, etc. Duke of Wellington Sulphide PortraitFranceBaccarat (attributed), circa 1845-55Diameter: 8 cm (3 1/8 inches)(702322)Allen and Moore sulphide profile portrait of the Duke of Wellington; Comte de Chambord Sulphide PortraitFranceBaccarat, circa 1845-55Diameter: 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 George Washington Sulphide PortraitFranceBaccarat (?), circa 1830Width: 9.5 cm (3 3/4 inches) Maximum Length: 13.7 cm (5 3/8 inches(702325)Oval clear glass plaque with serrated edge, enclosing a sulphide profile portrait of George Washington; strawberry-diamond cutting on back of plaque; gilded metal ring and collar Napoleon I Sulphide PortraitFranceBaccarat, circa 1840Diameter: 8.2 cm (3 1/4 inches)(702326)Circular clear pressed glass plaque enclosing a sulphide profile portrait of Napoleon I; Napoleon III Sulphide Portrait on BlueFranceClichy, circa 1845-55Diameter: 7.6 cm (3 inches((702329)Sulphide profile portrait of Louis Napoleon Bonaparte (Napoleon III); encircled by a ring of mulitcolored florets, including one pink clichy rose; set on an opaque white ground overlaid with blue; sides cut with six circular printies George Washington Sulphide PortraitFranceBaccarat, circa 1800Diameter: 8 cm (3 1/8 inches) Maximum Length: 11.1 cm (4 3/8 inches)(702330)Circular clear glass plaque with faceted edges, enclosing a sulphide profile portrait of George Washington; Sulphide Portrait of MoliereFranceClichy (attributed), circa 1845-55Diameter: 7.3 cm (2 7/8 inches)(702331)Sulphide profile portrat medallion of the French playwright Moliere; portrait encircled by inscription &quotPOQUELIN DE MOLIERE" set on an opaque white ground overlaid with blue Sulphide Portrait of Napoleon IIIFrance(?)possibly Baccarat, circa 1845-55Diameter: 5.7 cm (2 1/4 inches)(702419)Sulphide profile portrait of Louis Napoleon Bonaparte; set in pale blue glass Sulphide Portrait of MeyerbeerFrance (?)factory unknown, mid- to late-nineteenth centuryDiameter: 9.2 cm (3 5/8 inches)(702458)Sulphide profile portrait of German pianist and composer, Giacomo Meyerbeer (1791-1864); &quotMeyerbeer" inscribed on plinth; set on a translucent dark blue footed base Sulphide Portrait by FeuilletFranceBaccarat, circa 1820Diameter: 5.7 cm (2 1/4 inches)(702464)Circular clear glass plaque enclosing a sulphide profile portrait of an unidentified man wearing a laurel wreath; sulphide by French porcelainmaker Feuillet; " FEUILLET,/Rue de la Paix,/No. 20, a Paris" inscribed on backside of sulphide; thin gilded metal band encircles plaque Sulphide Portrait of Sixteenth-century ManFranceBaccarat, circa 1830Width: 5.7 cm (2 1/4 inches) Maximum Length: 9.2 cm (3 5/8 inches)(702466)Oval clear glass plaque with serrated edges, enclosing a sulphide profile portrait of an unidentified man with a beard and neck ruff; sunburst cut on backside of plaque; gilded metal ring and collar Sulphide Portrait of Napoleon IIIFranceSaint Louis, circa 1845-55Diameter: 7.6 cm (3 inches)(702475)Sulphide portrait of Louis Napoleon Bonaparte; " d louis bonaparte" inscribed on plinth; encircled by a ring of alternating blue and pink millefiori canes Sulphide Portrait of Napoleon III on AmberFranceSaint Louis, circa 1845-55Diameter: 8.2 cm (3 1/4 inches)(702476)Sulphide portrait of Louis Napoleon Bonaparte; &quotd louis bonaparte" inscribed on plinth; encircled by a ring of alternating blue and pink millefiori canes; amber-flashed, diamond-cut base; sides cut with three rows of four-sided printies; top cut with a ten-sided printy Holy Family Sulphide SceneFranceBaccarat (attributed), circa 1830Width: 8.6 cm (3 3/8 inches) Maximum Length: 12.7 cm (5 inches)(702485)Oval clear glass plaque with serrated edges, enclosing sulphide scene of the Holy Family; sunburst cut on backside of plaque; gilded metal ring and collar Sulphide MarbleEurope or United Statesfactory unknown, circa 1920Diameter: 3.5 cm (1 3/8 inches)(702489)Clear glass marble enclosing a sulphide figure of a seated dog Napoleon III and Eugenie SulphideFranceClichy (attributed), circa 1830Diameter: 7.3 cm (2 7/8 inches)(702317)Double sulphide profile portrait of Louis Napoleon Bonaparte (Napoleon III) and Empress Eugenie in clear glass Sulphide of Queen VictoriaFranceBaccarat, circa 1845-55Diameter: 7 cm (2 3/4 inches)(702328)Sulphide portrait of young Queen Victoria; encircled by three spaced concentric rings of millefiori canes Joan of Arc SulphideFranceBaccarat, circa 1845-55Diameter: 8.6 cm (3 3/8 inches)(702336)Sulphide scene of Joan of Arc, shown standing holding her sword, her helmet resting on a stand behind her; partially encircled by a wreath of oak and laurel leaves; sides cut with triangular facets, ten-sided facet cut on top Octagonal Napoleon I Sulphide Plaque Sulphide Portrait on BottleEnglandApsley Pellatt (attributed) circa 1819-1840Width: 7.6 cm (3 inches) Height: 10.5 cm (4 1/8 inches)(702469)Cut-Glass bottle with stopper; sulphide profile portrait of George III set in panel on obverse side; diagonal cuts on reverse panel; deeply grooved, horizontal cuts on shoulders and side edges; mushroom-shaped stopper cut with deep radial facets Sulphide Portrait PlaqueFranceBaccarat (attributed), circa 1830Diameter: 6 cm (2 3/8 inches)(702486)Circular clear glass plaque with faceted edges, enclosing a sulphide profile portrait of a man, possibly French mathematician Blaise Pascal (1623-1662); gilded metal ring and collar Apsley Pellatt Sulphide ObeliskEnglandApsley Pellatt (attributed), circa 1830Diameter: 6 cm (2 3/8 inches) Height: 8 cm (3 1/8 inches)(702487)Clear glass obelisk enclosing a sulphide bust of an unidentified man; circular stepped base This graphic illustrates the method traditionally used to enclose a sulphide cameo in glass during the process of incorporating a sulphide into a paperweight, plaque, or other glass item.

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