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112th | SUMMER AUCTION   –   18 | 19 | 20 | 21 June 2025

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Iserlohn tobacco box Frederick the Great.
Lid marked "I.H. Giese fec", base marked "Giese". Circa 1760. GIESE, Johann Heinrich (1716 - 1761)
Lid and base embossed sheet brass, sheet copper rim. 3 x 16.5 x 5 cm.
Framed portrait of the King of Prussia on the hinged lid under a crowned monogram cartouche and above the Prussian eagle with trophies. Bottom with 3 inscribed cartouches: Victories at Prague, Reichenberg and Bombardment of Prague. Minor cracks to the edge of the lid and bottom, some 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 16:17 (CET)

Limit 150 €

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