A Berlin K.P.M Armorial Military cabinet plate, dated 1906

painted with the image of Friedrich Franz IV, Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-Schwerin, on horseback, framed by a gilt-edged blue moulded border, centred by the Mecklenburg coat of arms, script title in black to the reverse and date, iron red stencilled globe and KPM mark, sceptre mark in underglaze-blue, impressed marks,

In good condition, no damage noted. For all sales which take place on or after 1 February 2015, please note that the rate of buyer's premium for each lot (charged as a percentage of the hammer price achieved for that lot) has been revised and shall be calculated at the thresholds set out below: Buyer's premium is 25% of the hammer price up to and including £100,000; Buyer's premium is 20% of the hammer price on any amount in excess of £100, 000 up to and including £1,800,000; Buyer's premium is 12% of the hammer price on any amount in excess of £1,800,000. As stated above, the revised thresholds are effective as of 1 February 2015.
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Frederick Francis IV (9 April 1882 – 17 November 1945) was the last Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-Schwerin and Regent of Mecklenburg-Strelitz. He inherited the throne when he was fifteen years old in 1897 and was forced to renounce it on the 14th November 1918 following the German Empire's defeat in World War I.