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Gilded Salamander
France
Saint Louis, circa 1845-55
Diameter: 8.4 cm (3 5/16 inches)
(702426)

Cast-molded, gilded salamander; coiled atop a hollow blown, opaque white weight with blue marbrie festooning

Photo by Marlin Roos, Illinois State Museum

<B>Gilded Salamander<BR>France<BR>Saint Louis, circa 1845-55</B><BR>Diameter: 8.4 cm (3 5/16 inches)<BR>(702426)<BR><BR>Cast-molded, gilded salamander; coiled atop a hollow blown, opaque white weight with blue marbrie festooning
     
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