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ABD-EL-KADR
![Black. Back filed but traces of usual 'BOIS DURCI' mark. Raised rim.](images/thumbs/025_small.jpg) |
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ALEXANDER II EMPEROR OF RUSSIA
![](images/thumbs/1012_small.jpg) |
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ARAGO, F
![](images/thumbs/ARAGO_small.jpg) |
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AUBER
![Brown. Bumpy back with reversed numbers: '272', '47' and '4'.](images/thumbs/522_small.jpg) |
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BEETHOVEN
![Moulded with integral grooved rim. Back is dished with a rough surface. No markings. Mix looks coarser than usual. Engravers mark is a short twisted bar.](images/thumbs/378_small.jpg) |
BEETHOVEN
![Plaque is inset into a rectangular Black marble slab. groove around edge is painted gold. No markings are visible as back is hidden.](images/thumbs/581_small.jpg) |
BEETHOVEN
![](images/thumbs/919_small.jpg) |
BEETHOVEN
![](images/thumbs/1025_small.jpg) |
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BELLINI
![](images/thumbs/Bellini_small.jpg) |
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BERANGER, J. P.
![Back rough with usual 'BOIS DURCI' mark. Gilded brass collar.](images/thumbs/850_small.jpg) |
BERANGER, J. P.
![Same portrait as the plaque but seems to be the lid of the jar with the rim removed?](images/thumbs/729_small.jpg) |
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BOSSUET
![Back filed smooth. Raised rim.](images/thumbs/680_small.jpg) |
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BRIGHT
![](images/thumbs/870_small.jpg) |
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BYRON
![](images/thumbs/1163_small.jpg) |
BYRON
![](images/thumbs/Byron_small.jpg) |
BYRON
![From the same mould, but made in pressed wood.](images/thumbs/1105_small1.jpg) |
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CAMOENS, LUIZ
![](images/thumbs/1170_small.jpg) |
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Carl XV of Sweden & Norway
![](images/thumbs/CarlXV_small.jpg) |
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CAVOUR, CONTE CAMILLO BENSO
![Back has many fine criss-croosed lines with usual 'BOIS DURCI' mark and reversed '2' over '1' mark. No rim.](images/thumbs/781_small.jpg) |
CAVOUR, CONTE CAMILLO BEUSO
![Usual tm. Note: Error in title - should be BENSO not BEUSO.](images/thumbs/1166_small.jpg) |
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CAZAL RIBEIRO, JOSE MARIA DO
![](images/thumbs/1167_small.jpg) |
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CERVANTES, MICHAEL
![](images/thumbs/1169_small.jpg) |
CERVANTES, MICHAEL
![](images/thumbs/1017_small.jpg) |
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COBDEN
![Mounted with a brass collar. Back has standard 'BOIS DURCI' mark.](images/thumbs/579_small.jpg) |
COBDEN
![Machine turned back with usual 'BOIS DURCI' mark. No rim.](images/thumbs/021_small.jpg) |
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COMTE DE CHAMBORD
![](images/thumbs/CDC_small.jpg) |
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COMTE DE PARIS
![Back is engine turned with no markings. Surface is painted glossy Black over a medium Brown. Groove 1mm. from edge.](images/thumbs/731_small.jpg) |
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CORNEILLE
![Back filed with no markings visible. Groove 2mm from edge.](images/thumbs/804_small.jpg) |
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CUVIER, G
![Usual textured back but no 'BOIS DURCI' mark, just a reversed '2'. Three circles (from mould) visible. No rim.](images/thumbs/761_small.jpg) |
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DANTE ALIGHIERI
![Late resin moulding with reversed 'T.I.S' within dished recess. Raised rim.](images/thumbs/509_small.jpg) |
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DE LAMARTINE, A.
![Usual 'BOIS DURCI' mark. No rim.](images/thumbs/279_small.jpg) |
DE LAMARTINE, A.
![Usual 'BOIS DURCI' mark. Wooden surround.](images/thumbs/1165_small.jpg) |
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DE LESSEPS, FERDINAND
![](images/thumbs/delesseps.jpg) |
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DE MUSSETT, ALFRED
![](images/thumbs/De_Mussett_small.jpg) |
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EUGENIE IMPERATRICE
![1859 below bust. Smooth back with florid 'BOIS DURCI' mark. No rim.](images/thumbs/292_small.jpg) |
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FAURE, FELIX
![](images/thumbs/1022_small.jpg) |
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FENELON
![Smooth back with usual 'BOIS DURCI' and 1 over 2 marking, all faintly impressed. No rim.](images/thumbs/280_small.jpg) |
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FRANZ JOSEPH I
![](images/thumbs/888_small.jpg) |
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FREDERICK VII, KING OF DENMARK
![](images/thumbs/1091_small.jpg) |
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GARIBALDI, GIUSEPPE
![Younger portrait. Usual 'BOIS DURCI' marking. No rim.](images/thumbs/748_small.jpg) |
GARIBALDI, GIUSEPPE
![Younger portrait with '1859' reference removed. back has usual 'BOIS DURCI' mark. No rim.](images/thumbs/294_small.jpg) |
GARIBALDI, GIUSEPPE
![Older portrait. Usual 'BOIS DURCI' mark with reversed '2' over '1' mark. No rim.](images/thumbs/022_small.jpg) |
GLUCK
![Plain back with no markings. Groove 2mm. from edge.](images/thumbs/523_small.jpg) |
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GOETHE
![](images/thumbs/950_small.jpg) |
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HANDEL
![](images/thumbs/Haendel_small.jpg) |
HANDEL
![](images/thumbs/haendel2_small.jpg) |
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HAYDN, J.
![Engine turned back with no markings. Groove 2mm. from edge.](images/thumbs/524_small.jpg) |
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ISABEL 2A REINA DE LAS ESPANAS
![Smooth back with no markings. No rim.](images/thumbs/762_small.jpg) |
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JESUS
![Usual 'Bois Durci' mark with reversed '1' mark. No rim.](images/thumbs/828_small.jpg) |
JESUS
![](images/thumbs/953_small.jpg) |
JESUS
![Late resin moulding with reversed 'T.I.S.' marking within a dished recess.](images/thumbs/701_small.jpg) |
JESUS
![Composition similar to Bois Durci but marked 'BETHLEEM' and gilded. Raised rim.](images/thumbs/217_small.jpg) |
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JOAN OF ARC
![Probably an S.I.T. plaque.](images/thumbs/JOAN_small.jpg) |
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JOHN 5th KING OF SAXONY
![](images/thumbs/john5_small.jpg) |
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L'ABEÉ DE L'EPEÉ
![](images/thumbs/1141_small.jpg) |
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LATRY
![](images/thumbs/Latry_small.jpg) |
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LEOPOLD I, KING OF THE BELGIANS
![Leopold I, King of the Belgians](images/thumbs/1054_small.jpg) |
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LINCOLN
![](images/thumbs/895_small.jpg) |
LINCOLN
![](images/thumbs/934_small.jpg) |
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LORD BROUGHAM
![Bumpy machine turned back with usual 'BOIS DURCI' mark. No rim.](images/thumbs/468_small.jpg) |
LORD BROUGHAM
![Name erased. Surface painted White. Back has usual 'BOIS DURCI' mark. No rim.](images/thumbs/437_small.jpg) |
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LORD DERBY
![](images/thumbs/1010_small.jpg) |
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