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Princess de Lymballe Sulphide Portrait
France
Baccarat (attributed), circa 1800-1850
Diameter: 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

Photo by Marlin Roos, Illinois State Museum

<B>Princess de Lymballe Sulphide Portrait<BR>France<BR>Baccarat (attributed), circa 1800-1850</B><BR>Diameter: 8.6 cm (3 3/8 inches)<BR>(702321)<BR><BR>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
     
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