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Napoleon Bonaparte glass plaque
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Pre 1900 item# 172118 (stock#1034/331)
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Nirvana Oriental Antiques
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$950
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A French moulded clear glass plaque embedded in recess with a very finely-cast white ceramic head of Napoleon Bonaparte.The profile is looking to the right and the head is decorated with a laurel wreath. This is an excellent example of the "sulphite" technique which was in use till the early part of the 19th century and lost subsequently.Age: > 1820. Size: 3 1/4 in. (8.5cm) diameter. Condition: Very good, minute nibbles to the back rim of the foliate edge.
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