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Napoleon I Sulphide Portrait
France
Baccarat, circa 1840
Diameter: 8.2 cm (3 1/4 inches)
(702326)

Circular clear pressed glass plaque enclosing a sulphide profile portrait of Napoleon I; "ANDRIEU" inscribed on base of sulphide; strawberry-diamond pressed glass pattern on backside of plaque; fan pattern along scalloped edge of rim; metal ring and collar

Photo by Marlin Roos, Illinois State Museum

<B>Napoleon I Sulphide Portrait<BR>France<BR>Baccarat, circa 1840</B><BR>Diameter: 8.2 cm (3 1/4 inches)<BR>(702326)<BR><BR>Circular clear pressed glass plaque enclosing a sulphide profile portrait of Napoleon I;
     
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