ANTIQUE 19thC GERMAN JEWELLED ENAMELLED GOLD ROYAL PRESENTATION SNUFF-BOX c.1850
19th Century Royal German 18k gold, diamond set & enamel presentation snuff box, cartouche-shaped, the cover and baluster sides engraved, cast and embossed with floral scrolls, the cover applied with an oval translucent blue guilloché enamel plaque set with old-cut diamond studded initials 'FW' for Prince Frederick William of Prussia (1797-1888), with a royal coronet above, flanked by six enamel and silver-mounted old-cut diamonds, the base centred with a reserve engraved with a posy of flowers surrounded by foliate and c-shaped scrolls on a sablé ground, the interior of the cover engraved with an inscription.
Reference Number: A6157
DESCRIPTION
Antique mid-19th Century Royal German 18k gold, diamond set & enamel presentation snuff box, cartouche-shaped, the cover and baluster sides engraved, cast and embossed with floral scrolls, the cover applied with an oval translucent blue guilloché enamel plaque set with old-cut diamond studded initials 'FW' for Prince Frederick William of Prussia (1797-1888), with a royal coronet above, flanked by six enamel and silver-mounted old-cut diamonds, the base centred with a reserve engraved with a posy of flowers surrounded by foliate and c-shaped scrolls on a sablé ground, the interior of the cover engraved with an inscription.
'Presented / To / Sir John Key Bart. / Chamberlain of the City of London / By / His Royal Highness Prince Frederick William of Prussia / (Afterwards Emperor of Germany) / On the occasion of his visit to / Her Majesty Queen Victoria / 19th July 1857'
The gold box comes in its original leather bound presentation case, the top ,mounted with an imperial crown and the base bearing the original retail sticker of Sammlung Karl Keller. the box engraved with the inventory number 2503.
CONDITION
In Excellent Condition - No Damage.
SIZE
Height: 3.5cm
Width: 9.5 x 7cm
Weight: 175g