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
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
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