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Iserlohn tobacco box Frederick the Great.
In part indistinctly signed "J.H. Giese Iserlon". Circa 1760. GIESE, Johann Heinrich (1716 - 1761)
Bottom and lid embossed sheet brass, sheet copper wall. 3 x 15 x 4.5 cm.
Embossed portrait medallion of the King of Prussia on the hinged lid "Fridericus Magnus Boruss. Rex", flanked by an inscribed coat of arms and a depiction of a cavalryman in an encampment. On the bottom a portrait medallion of Duke Ferdinand of Brunswick, flanked by rocaille cartouches with the Saxon Horse and the Battle of Minden on 1 August 1759. Solder repairs to the narrow sides of the wall, otherwise minor signs of age/use.
Johann Heinrich Giese was an engraver and chaser in Iserlohn. He was one of the first to use the embossing technique with steel dies.
Literature : Thieme/Becker.
Aufrufzeit 18. | June 2025 | probably 16:19 (CET)
Limit 150 €
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