A pair of Berlin silver dishes made for the Dukes of Anhalt-Dessau. Monogrammed "LE" beneath a Ducal crown to the centre and dated 26th May 1884. Marks of Leonhardt & Fiegel (imperial goldsmiths and jewellers until 1918), ca. 1884. - image-1
A pair of Berlin silver dishes made for the Dukes of Anhalt-Dessau. Monogrammed "LE" beneath a Ducal crown to the centre and dated 26th May 1884. Marks of Leonhardt & Fiegel (imperial goldsmiths and jewellers until 1918), ca. 1884. - image-2
A pair of Berlin silver dishes made for the Dukes of Anhalt-Dessau. Monogrammed "LE" beneath a Ducal crown to the centre and dated 26th May 1884. Marks of Leonhardt & Fiegel (imperial goldsmiths and jewellers until 1918), ca. 1884. - image-1A pair of Berlin silver dishes made for the Dukes of Anhalt-Dessau. Monogrammed "LE" beneath a Ducal crown to the centre and dated 26th May 1884. Marks of Leonhardt & Fiegel (imperial goldsmiths and jewellers until 1918), ca. 1884. - image-2

Lot 248 Dα

A pair of Berlin silver dishes made for the Dukes of Anhalt-Dessau. Monogrammed "LE" beneath a Ducal crown to the centre and dated 26th May 1884. Marks of Leonhardt & Fiegel (imperial goldsmiths and jewellers until 1918), ca. 1884.

Auction 1047 - overview Cologne
02.05.2015, 11:00 - The Berlin Sale
Estimate: 3.500 € - 4.000 €
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A pair of Berlin silver dishes made for the Dukes of Anhalt-Dessau. Monogrammed "LE" beneath a Ducal crown to the centre and dated 26th May 1884. Marks of Leonhardt & Fiegel (imperial goldsmiths and jewellers until 1918), ca. 1884.

W 44; D 26; H 11 cm, total weight 2416 g.

Leopold heir to the throne of Anhalt (1855 - 86) married Princess Elisabeth of Hessen-Kassel on 26th May 1884 at Philippsruhe Palace near Hanau. These dishes were a wedding present from the groom's parents.

Provenance

From the estate of heiress to the throne Antoinette Anna of Anhalt (1885 - 1963).