Live Auction 14226Opulence: Silver, Gold Boxes, 19th Century Furniture & Works of Art
A GERMAN JEWELLED GOLD ROYAL PRESENTATION SNUFF-BOX
Lot 20

A GERMAN JEWELLED GOLD ROYAL PRESENTATION SNUFF-BOX

HANAU OR NEUCHATEL, CIRCA 1880

Closed6 June 2017

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A GERMAN JEWELLED GOLD ROYAL PRESENTATION SNUFF-BOX
HANAU OR NEUCHATEL, CIRCA 1880
cartouche-shaped box with baluster sides, the cover set with a portrait miniature, on ivory, of Albert I (1828-1902), King of Saxony (1873-1902), within a diamond-set silver frame, flanked by three silver-mounted diamonds on each side, the cover, sides and base boldly chased with scrolls, flowers and foliage

3½ in. (92 mm.) wide

Specialist note

Albert (1828-1902) was a German King of Saxony and a member of the House of Wettin. He was the eldest son of Prince John, who succeeded his brother Frederick Augustus II on the Saxon throne as King John in 1854, and his wife Amalie Auguste of Bavaria.
Before becoming king Albert enjoyed a successful military career, leading Saxon troops in the First Schleswig War, the Austro-Prussian War, and the Franco-Prussian War. As king he took little interest in politics concerning himself mainly with military affairs. He married Caroline, granddaughter of King Gustav IV Adolf of Sweden, in 1853. They had no children and Albert was succeeded by his brother George.