AN R. LALIQUE COMMEMORATIVE GLASS PLAQUE, circa 1922, circular, molded with Louis Pasteur's profile , enhanced with grey patina, molded signature 'R. LALIQUE' and 'LOUIS PASTEUR', in original fitted box--3 15/16 in. (10 cm.) diameter

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AN R. LALIQUE COMMEMORATIVE GLASS PLAQUE, circa 1922, circular, molded with Louis Pasteur's profile , enhanced with grey patina, molded signature 'R. LALIQUE' and 'LOUIS PASTEUR', in original fitted box--3 15/16 in. (10 cm.) diameter

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This plaque was edited for the commemoration of Louis Pasteur's birth centenial in Dôle, France; it was offered by René Lalique and sold by subscription for the Institut Pasteur profit; the motif on the medallion is the one from the doors of the Pasteur Museum in Strasbourg.

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