FREDERICK THE GREAT COMMEMORATIVE TOBACCO BOX.

A very interesting 18th century German brass and copper oblong tobacco box, measuring 6' x 1 ' the hinge lid is embossed with a three quarter length crowned portrait of the famous German leader Frederick The Great, in a panel surmounted by an eagle and a Latin motto 'Pro Gloria Et Patria' and below the image 'Fredericus Magnus Borussorum Rex', the base embossed with crown 'FR' cipher above the Prussian eagle and with the mottos 'HEROS SECULI DEFENSOR GERMANIA PROTECTOR PATRIA ET RELIGIONIS' followed by the maker's name. These rare tobacco tins were produced in the 18th century as a commemoration of Frederick the Great. Hinge perfect.

Code: 74649