VARIOUS MAKERS, BERLIN AND LONDON, 1842-1843

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An Anglo-German silver-gilt dessert-service
Various makers, Berlin and London, 1842-1843
Openwork vine pattern, the top of the stem with Order of the Black Eagle with Royal Prussian crown above, within a wreath, the reverse with AR in monogram for Empress Augusta, wife of Emperor Wilhelm I, comprising:
Twenty-four dessert-spoons, sixteen, mark of Johann Georg Hossauer, Berlin, 1842-1843, stamped '15 löth', eight, mark of George Adams, London, 1843
Twenty-four dessert-forks, eighteen, mark of Johann George Hossauer, Berlin, 1842-1843, stamped '15 löth', six, mark of George Adams, London, 1843
118oz. (3,691gr.) (48)

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Lot Essay

This Anglgo-German dessert-service follows the pattern of the dessert-service commissioned from Hossauer for the wedding of Prince Wilhelm, later Emperor Wilhelm I, and Princess Augusta. Pieces from the wedding service were exhibited Belin, Schloss Charlottenburg, Gold und Silber für den Köing, Johann George Hossauer (1794-1874) Goldschmied Sr. Majestät des Königs, 1998, cat. no. 3 and Hanau, Deutsches Goldschmiedehaus, Kaiserliches Gold und Silber, Schätze der Hohenzollern aus dem Schloss Huis Doorn, 1985-1986, cat. no. 59

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