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Lot 267 Dα

A Berlin silver presentation basket from Friedrich Wilhelm III

Auction 1150 - overview Berlin
16.05.2020, 12:00 - The Prussian Sale
Estimate: 1.800 € - 2.400 €
Result: 1.875 € (incl. premium)

A Berlin silver presentation basket from Friedrich Wilhelm III

Oval basket on a waisted base. The corpus decorated with flowerhead and vine relief, the centre with the Prussian eagle above crossed oak leaves. L 24; W 18; H 18 cm, weight 312 g.
Marks of Gebrüder Gericke, 1819 - 24.

By repute, this basket was given as a presentation gift from King Friedrich Wilhelm III to his court preacher and personal advisor Friedrich Ehrenberg (1776 - 1852) who married Wilhelmine Sophie v. Heydebreck in 1819 following the early death of his first wife.

Provenance

German private collection.