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Lot 11 Dα

A silver rubel beaker commemorating the battle of Zorndorff

Auction 1193 - overview Berlin
07.05.2022, 11:00 - The Prussian Sale & Berlin Salon
Estimate: 3.000 € - 4.000 €
Result: 7.000 € (incl. premium)
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A silver rubel beaker commemorating the battle of Zorndorff

Interior gilt tumbler made from a rubel coin engraved with laurel wreaths inscribed "Gemüntzet bin jch von Barbaren / Erbeutet bin jch von Preussischen Husaren / Durch Kunst bin ich also verstelt / Und Zweymahl diene ich der Welt / Man muss mich recht besehn / von diesen war jch ein Feindt / Nun man mich ausgeklopft / bin ich ein Treuer Freund / Vivat der König von Preußen / Zorndorff, d. 25 Aug 1758" and monogrammed "F". The portrait of Tsarina Elisabeth is still visible on the bottom of the cup, opposite the Russian eagle. H 3; D 5.8 cm, weight 24 g.
Unmarked, Prussia, around 1758.