Lot Essay
For a similar box see Hermann Schadt and Ina Schneider, Kaiserliches Gold und Silber, Schätze der Hohenzollern aus dem Schloss Huis Doorn, Berlin, 24 November 1985 23 February 1986, no. 168.
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APPARENTLY UNMARKED, GERMANY, CIRCA 1760
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A German polychrome painted brass and enamel snuffbox
Apparently unmarked, Germany, circa 1760
Rectangular, with hinged cover, the outside cover with a postman on a horse blowing a post-horn, behind him a courier on a horse, each riding to the right, in between them the text Cito Cito Magdeburg, the inside cover with two similar man riding to the left with text in between nach Wien, in the right corner the text maijn. wooes wird die Pfra Joggen, the front side with text Abris de Kön Preus: Courirs Herr Leut: Baron v. Putzlitz welcher die angenehme Nachricht v. dem v. Sr: Maj: des Kön: in Preus: bey Borne in Schlesien über die grose Öst: Armee von 50000 Mann d. 5 t xbr 1757 erfochtenen Siege den Könige: Hoffe nach Magdeburg über, the base with text bringt. u: des nach Wien gehenden Courirs, the back side with text Gefangene 2 Goner: 301 Officir 21500 Gemeine Beute 131 Canonen 51 Fahnen u: Standarten 4000 Bagage Wagen
8.2cm. wide
See illustration
From the gestures of the courier one can see the following message: the one riding to Magdeburg has good news and the one going to Vienna bad news.
The text on the box is about "Borne" which is the well-known battle of Leuthen, named as such due to the vicinity of the village of Borne to Leuthen.
Apparently unmarked, Germany, circa 1760
Rectangular, with hinged cover, the outside cover with a postman on a horse blowing a post-horn, behind him a courier on a horse, each riding to the right, in between them the text Cito Cito Magdeburg, the inside cover with two similar man riding to the left with text in between nach Wien, in the right corner the text maijn. wooes wird die Pfra Joggen, the front side with text Abris de Kön Preus: Courirs Herr Leut: Baron v. Putzlitz welcher die angenehme Nachricht v. dem v. Sr: Maj: des Kön: in Preus: bey Borne in Schlesien über die grose Öst: Armee von 50000 Mann d. 5 t xbr 1757 erfochtenen Siege den Könige: Hoffe nach Magdeburg über, the base with text bringt. u: des nach Wien gehenden Courirs, the back side with text Gefangene 2 Goner: 301 Officir 21500 Gemeine Beute 131 Canonen 51 Fahnen u: Standarten 4000 Bagage Wagen
8.2cm. wide
See illustration
From the gestures of the courier one can see the following message: the one riding to Magdeburg has good news and the one going to Vienna bad news.
The text on the box is about "Borne" which is the well-known battle of Leuthen, named as such due to the vicinity of the village of Borne to Leuthen.
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