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Ferdinand Duke of Brunswick (1721 - 1792) was one of Frederick the Great's most succesfull Field Marshalls.
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ISERLOHN, JOHANN HEINRICH GIESE, AFTER 1758
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A German brass tobacco box
Iserlohn, Johann Heinrich Giese, after 1758
The lid depicting Frederick of Brunswick crossing the Rhine at Lobith, inscribed PASSIRUNG DES RHEINS DER ALLIIRTEN ARMEE DURCH DER FERDINAND V BRAUNS. BEY LOBITH UNTERHALB EMMERICK 1758 DEN 2. IUN flanked by maidens holding the coats of arms of Brunswick and Prussia, signed GIESE fec ISERLON, the base depicting the naval victory of Admiral Osbourne over the French Admiral Duquesne and signed GIESE
16cm. wide
See illustration
Iserlohn, Johann Heinrich Giese, after 1758
The lid depicting Frederick of Brunswick crossing the Rhine at Lobith, inscribed PASSIRUNG DES RHEINS DER ALLIIRTEN ARMEE DURCH DER FERDINAND V BRAUNS. BEY LOBITH UNTERHALB EMMERICK 1758 DEN 2. IUN flanked by maidens holding the coats of arms of Brunswick and Prussia, signed GIESE fec ISERLON, the base depicting the naval victory of Admiral Osbourne over the French Admiral Duquesne and signed GIESE
16cm. wide
See illustration
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