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  GERMANY – PILL/SNUFF BOX – DEPICTING FRENCH RAILWAY CAR USED FOR GERMANY’S WW I SURRENDER

  SKU: 03-112

  $125.00

  This is a silver-toned box that might have been used to hold snuff or pills. It has a hinge so that the box opens by swinging upward……

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  PILL/SNUFF BOX – DEPICTING FRENCH RAILWAY CAR USED FOR GERMANY’S WW I SURRENDER

  This is a silver-toned box that might have been used to hold snuff or pills. It has a hinge so that the box opens by swinging upward. It measures 2″ in diameter and is ½” tall. The upper half features the same design on both the outer and inner sections. The bottom half is silver-toned inside, while its outer section displays a bronze-toned medallion that depicts a railway car. The car is identified for being where the armistice was signed on 11 November 1918. This simple railway car became even more famous in 1940 (twenty-two years later) when Adolf Hitler accepted France’s surrender. He then imposed some of the same harsh terms that had been levied on Germany in 1918.

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  PRUSSIA – TOBACCO BOX – ERA 1750 – 1775 – FREDERICK THE GREAT’S TIME

  SKU: 03-87

  $750.00

  This is a highly unusual, detailed metal tobacco box from 1750 to 1775, during Frederick the Great’s (Friedrich der Große) reign. He was the first of the well-known Prussian kings, the man who set Prussia (later Germany) on its course toward a greater role in European politics……

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  TOBACCO BOX – ERA 1750 – 1775 – FREDERICK THE GREAT’S TIME

  This is a highly unusual, detailed metal tobacco box from 1750 to 1775, during Frederick the Great’s (Friedrich der Große) reign. He was the first of the well-known Prussian kings, the man who set Prussia (later Germany) on its course toward a greater role in European politics.

  The brass box measures 6 1/4″ x 1 3/4,” and weighs 6 ounces. The box is hinged.

  The box’s top depicts the Prussian Army at battle. Part of the battlefield is labeled “Prussian Armee,” while the other section is labeled “Schwerin’s Armee.” It is all dated 6 May 1757. To the left is a description of the action in which the Prussian Army vanquished the Austrians. To the right, the King of Prussia and his (period) military commanders are listed.

  The box’s bottom reveals a scene where mounted generals looking down at a battle in a valley. The date, 31 July 1760, and the battle’s name are mentioned. The wording on the top and bottom has faded somewhat from age. The box’s bottom half has some damage to one corner, where a 3/4″ portion of the metal trim is missing.

  This is an amazing piece that depicts Germany’s military history of more than two-hundred-fifty-years ago.

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  METAL ASHTRAY FEATURING OTTO von BISMARCK’S LIKENESS

  SKU: 24-165

  $150.00

  Otto von Bismarck was one of the greatest Germans in his country’s history. In concert with König Wilhelm I and Generalfeldmarschall Helmuth von Moltke, he molded Germany into a European powerhouse that boasted its biggest and best army. Only England was Germany’s equal, primarily because of its mighty Navy. Bismarck was a consummate politician, forging alliances and constantly ensuring that the political scales never weighed against Prussia and Germany.
  This bronze ashtray measures 5 ¼” in diameter and features a high-relief profile portrait of the “Iron Chancellor, backed by oak and laurel leaf branches and a shield featuring his Coat-of-Arms. The ashtray is supported by three small legs measuring about .” The deep imprint of Bismarck’s high-relief image is readily apparent on the ashtray’s reverse. It is a ruggedly-handsome depiction of Germany’s greatest political strategist.

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  Otto von Bismarck was one of the greatest Germans in his country’s history. In concert with König Wilhelm I and Generalfeldmarschall Helmuth von Moltke, he molded Germany into a European powerhouse that boasted its biggest and best army. Only England was Germany’s equal, primarily because of its mighty Navy. Bismarck was a consummate politician, forging alliances and constantly ensuring that the political scales never weighed against Prussia and Germany.
  This bronze ashtray measures 5 ¼” in diameter and features a high-relief profile portrait of the “Iron Chancellor, backed by oak and laurel leaf branches and a shield featuring his Coat-of-Arms. The ashtray is supported by three small legs measuring about .” The deep imprint of Bismarck’s high-relief image is readily apparent on the ashtray’s reverse. It is a ruggedly-handsome depiction of Germany’s greatest political strategist.

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