SOLD - brass Dutch tobacco box with royal couple and hounds

Ref : 13498

A fine brass Dutch tobacco box, dated 1759 and inscribed "While the Sun Shines, the House of Orange Shall Flourish" and "Long Live the Young Prince of Orange, Born as Stadholder" in Dutch - with engraved decorations of William V, Prince of Orange, his wife, Princess Frederika Sophia Wilhelmina of Prussia, their coats of arms, and two hunting scenes of hounds pursuing a fox and a stag

~ length 15.5cm/ 6in, width 5cm / 2in, height 2.5cm / 1in

Date circa: 1759

Country: Dutch

~ overall length 15.5cm / 6.0in


price: SOLD

Ref : 13498


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