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Auction 74  12-13 Apr 2023
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Lot 482

Estimate: 150 GBP
Price realized: 130 GBP
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Germany, Prussia, Frederick II, the Great (1712-1740-1786), the Battle of Minden, 1759, Commemorative Tobacco Box, by Johann Heinrich Giese (1716-1761), of Iserlohn (Westfalia), with medallic images; oblong oval brass box with copper lid and base, on lid: bust of Frederick r., above Frederick at siege, below, arms and supporters, on base: Ferdinand, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg (1721-1792), in uniform and tricorn hat, scene of the Battle of Minden above and Hannovarian Horse below, 47mm. x 153mm. x 52mm., in excellent order, the base somewhat rubbed
* ex. Baldwin Auction, 29 September 2009 (lot 1333).
Ferdinand, who was Frederick II's nephew, was a Field Marshal in the Prussian army during the Seven Years' War. See also previous lot.

Estimate: 150 - 200 GBP
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