A GERMAN ROYAL PRESENTATION GOLD SNUFF-BOX
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A GERMAN ROYAL PRESENTATION GOLD SNUFF-BOX

BY JOHANN GEORGE HOSSAUER, BERLIN, MARKED IN FULL AND WITH 14-CARAT GOLD MARK, CIRCA 1850

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A GERMAN ROYAL PRESENTATION GOLD SNUFF-BOX
by Johann George Hossauer, Berlin, marked in full and with 14-carat gold mark, circa 1850
Cartouche-shaped box, the lid and lobed baluster sides engraved with floral scrolls, strapwork and Rocaille on a guilloché ground, the cover centred by a scrolling polished gold reserve engraved with foliate letter 'F' a royal crown above, the base engine-turned with a basketweave pattern, flaring wavy flanged thumbpiece
3½ in. (88 mm.) wide
4 1/3 oz. (126 gr.)

專家說明

The 1998 exhibition catalogue suggests that the royal cypher refers to Friedrich Wilhelm Nikolaus Carl, Prince of Prussia (1831-1888), later Emperor Frederick III of Prussia from March to June 1888. He was the only son of Emperor William I of Prussia (1797-1888) and married Queen Victoria's eldest daughter, the Princess Royal, and was succeeded by his son Emperor William II.