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APPARENTLY UNMARKED, GERMANY, CIRCA 1750, STAMPED JOHANN HEINRICH GIESE
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A brass and copper tobacco box depicting the Emperor Frederic of Prussia
Apparently unmarked, Germany, circa 1750, stamped Johann Heinrich Giese
Of oblong form, with reeded mounts, the cover depicting the Emperor Frederic of Prussia in full lenght, a cartouche below inscribed: Fridericus Magnus Burussorum Rex and a hand from heaven holding a laurel wreath above his head
16cm. (6.1/8in.) wide
marked on the cover
Apparently unmarked, Germany, circa 1750, stamped Johann Heinrich Giese
Of oblong form, with reeded mounts, the cover depicting the Emperor Frederic of Prussia in full lenght, a cartouche below inscribed: Fridericus Magnus Burussorum Rex and a hand from heaven holding a laurel wreath above his head
16cm. (6.1/8in.) wide
marked on the cover