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APPARENTLY UNMARKED, CIRCA 1850
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A German silver tazza
Apparently unmarked, circa 1850
Circular on compressed pedestal foot, the dish profusely chased with putti, floral garlands and lions' masks, within waved acanthus and guilloche borders on a textured ground, the centre with the arms of Prussia impaling Saxony within a floral wreath, the foot with presentation inscription
8in. (20.2cm.) long
8oz. (261gr.)
The inscription translated reads, 'With deepest respect and love from Suller and Rithenau, 11th June 1854.' The inscription commemorates the silver wedding anniversary of Prince Wilhelm of Prussia, later Emperor Wilhelm I and his wife Augusta, daughter of Carl Friedrich, Grand Duke of Saxe-Weimar.
Apparently unmarked, circa 1850
Circular on compressed pedestal foot, the dish profusely chased with putti, floral garlands and lions' masks, within waved acanthus and guilloche borders on a textured ground, the centre with the arms of Prussia impaling Saxony within a floral wreath, the foot with presentation inscription
8in. (20.2cm.) long
8oz. (261gr.)
The inscription translated reads, 'With deepest respect and love from Suller and Rithenau, 11th June 1854.' The inscription commemorates the silver wedding anniversary of Prince Wilhelm of Prussia, later Emperor Wilhelm I and his wife Augusta, daughter of Carl Friedrich, Grand Duke of Saxe-Weimar.
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