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Bertrand Andrieu (French, 1761-1822) of Bordeaux is recorded as an engraver of medals and as a sculptor.
CIRCA 1820, THE REVERSE OF EACH IMPRESSED DESPREZ, RUE DES RECOLETS NO. 2, A PARIS
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TWO DESPREZ CUT-GLASS CIRCULAR SULPHIDE PORTRAIT PLAQUES OF LOUIS XVI OR CZAR NICHOLAS I
CIRCA 1820, THE REVERSE OF EACH IMPRESSED DESPREZ, RUE DES RECOLETS NO. 2, A PARIS
Each suspended from a gilt-bronze hasp, enclosing a profile to sinister, Czar Nicholas I, inscribed ANDRIEU at the truncation
3½ in. (8.8 cm.) diameter (2)
CIRCA 1820, THE REVERSE OF EACH IMPRESSED DESPREZ, RUE DES RECOLETS NO. 2, A PARIS
Each suspended from a gilt-bronze hasp, enclosing a profile to sinister, Czar Nicholas I, inscribed ANDRIEU at the truncation
3½ in. (8.8 cm.) diameter (2)
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