British & Continental Ceramics & Glass - 2nd September 2025
Lot 81
A French sulphide paperweight, mid 19th century, enclosing a sulphide profile portrait of Giovanni
Estimate £200 - £300
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Description
A French sulphide paperweight, mid 19th century, enclosing a sulphide profile portrait of Giovanni Maria Battista Pietro Pellegrino Isidoro Mastai-Ferretti, Pope Pius IX (1792-1878), within a band of red and green canes, surface scratching, 7.5cm dia.