Lot 152
  • 152

An enamel beaker commemorating the 100th birthday of Kaiser Wilhelm I, German 1897

Estimate
800 - 1,200 EUR
bidding is closed

Description

  • 11 cm.
the conical sides painted with the portrait of the emperor, his monogram, the armorial eagle and the years 1797 and 1897, the underside signed with crossed hammers, M, within a circle

Condition

rim with loss of enamel, gilding rubbed
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