Russia, Imperial. A French-Made Bois Durci Tsar Alexander Ii Plaque Auction Archive measuring 236 mm (w) x

measuring 236 mm (w) x 175 mm (h)

Loss of Seaman

enamels exhibiting wear throughout

measuring 20 mm (w) x 10 mm (h)

circumscribed by an inscription of “SEINEN BIS IN DEN TOD GETREUEN KRIEGERN” (“EVEN IN DEATH

Russia, Imperial. A French-Made Bois Durci Tsar Alexander Ii Plaque Auction Archive measuring 236 mm (w) xA unique French made Tsar Alexander II commemorative plaque, constructed of Bois Durci, the obverse bearing a raised leftward facing profile of the Tsar, circumscribed by name and title, the reverse bearing a raised inscription of BOIS DURCI, topped by a stud with a wire suspension loop, measuring 114 mm in diameter, in near extremely fine condition. Footnote: Patented in France by Francois Charles Lepage in 1856, Bois Durci was an early type of