This sort of very finely cast iron work, often fashioned into jewelry, is said to have been started at the Royal Berlin Foundry and reached a peak when the Prussian royals asked their citizens to donate gold and silver to fund the war against Napoleon. It seems ironic to have a Berlin Work image of Napoleon’s Empress.
Germany 1810-15 c.H: 3.75"W: 3.25"Reference number: n25815
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