A SOUTH GERMAN ORMOLU, BRONZE AND SILVER-MOUNTED BOAR TUSK TROPHY

CIRCA 1845, MUNICH

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A SOUTH GERMAN ORMOLU, BRONZE AND SILVER-MOUNTED BOAR TUSK TROPHY
CIRCA 1845, MUNICH
The central cabochon engraved 'Diese Waffen sind von einem Keuler welcher am 15^eⁿ Dezember 1844 von Seiner Königl. Hoheit dem Prinzen Luitpold in der Revier Forstenreid erlegt wurde'; together with a South German, silver-mounted boar tusk trophy plaque engraved similarly, though with the date '5 Dezember 1839', circa 1840, Munich
13 in. (33 cm.) high (2)

Lot Essay

Luitpold was born in Wrzburg, the third son of King Ludwig I of Bavaria and his wife. He reigned between June 1886 and December 1912. Tutored as a child by Domenico Quaglio the Younger, Luitpold had a great feeling for art and his years as regent were marked by tremendous artistic and cultural activity in Bavaria, known as the Prinzregentenjahre ("The Prince Regent Years") or the Prinzregentenzeit. Bavaria prospered under a liberal government and Munich became a cultural centre of Europe.

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