MARK OF JOHANN GEORGE HOSSAUER, BERLIN, CIRCA 1840
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A PAIR OF GERMAN SILVER WINE COASTERS
Mark of Johann George Hossauer, Berlin, circa 1840
Each shaped circular, the flared sides applied with trailing grapevines, each field with an applied initial C within a garter crest beneath a royal crown, each marked on base
7 7/8in. (20cm.) diameter; 18oz. 10dwt. (588gr.) (2)
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The applied initial is probably that of Charles Hohenzollern (1801-1883), brother of Prussian monarchs Frederick William IV (1795-1861) and William I (1797-1888).
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