Magnificent antique original Iserlohn tobacco box sign. Giese around 1760
worked in copper and brass
Embossed relief decoration, with lettering:
Der Sieg der Preussen bei Torgau
über die österreichische Armee
erfochten 1760
Daun ist geschlagen,
Was wird man in Wien sagen
Translation of the text:
The victory of the Prussians at Torgau
about the Austrian army
battled in 1760
Daun is beaten,
What will they say in Vienna
signed at the bottom : Giese (active since 1756)
in a good, beautiful state of preservation
Length: 15.3 cm
Width: 4.66 cm
Height: 3.2 cm
