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Ron Anderson · 3rd November 2010, 05:15 AM

Hi

This is an item I bought on eBay. Bidding on it was certainly intense and in the end I think I won it with my last dollar. It's just arrived in the post. And it looks very good to me.

But I don't know what it is. The etching on it is magnificent. My view is it is French and one of the many portraits looks to me to be Henry IV, the first of the Bourbons.

But I could be wrong, of course.

This should be an easy ID if you have the right references - there are portrait engravings for a start.

I'd appreciate any help I can get on this.

3rd November 2010, 05:15 AM	#1
Ron Anderson Member Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Sydney Australia Posts: 228	Help needed with burgonet Hi This is an item I bought on eBay. Bidding on it was certainly intense and in the end I think I won it with my last dollar. It's just arrived in the post. And it looks very good to me. But I don't know what it is. The etching on it is magnificent. My view is it is French and one of the many portraits looks to me to be Henry IV, the first of the Bourbons. But I could be wrong, of course. This should be an easy ID if you have the right references - there are portrait engravings for a start. I'd appreciate any help I can get on this. Attached Images