A pair of German Royal massive two-handled jardinères

MAKER'S MARK OF O. ROHLOFF, BERLIN, DATED 1904

细节

A pair of German Royal massive two-handled jardinères
maker's mark of O. Rohloff, Berlin, dated 1904
Each on oval stand resting on four rectangular feet cast and chased with acanthus foliage and chased above with band of flutes, with corded and beaded borders, the bodies on four lion's paw and acanthus foliage feet, the bombé sides chased with a broad band of berried laurel-and-tie decoration and applied with acorn and oak leaf festoons, with two bold lion's mask drop ring handles and applied with the Royal arms and the Royal arms accolé with another, engraved with the inscription 'Dem Hohen Grossherzoglichen Paare, Die getreue Ritterschaft', marked on bases
the stand, 23in. (58.5cm.) long
1,277ozs. (40,079grs.) (2)

来源

Frederick Franz IV, Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-Schwerin (1882-1945)
A German Royal House; Christie's Geneva, 12 May 1982, lot 155.

拍品专文

These massive jardinère or wine cisterns were presented to the Royal couple on the occasion of their marriage from the Royal Knights. the design and decoration is inspired by the magnificent Russian tureens and stands by Bertold Christian Schlepper, St. Petersburg, 1774 which were in the same sale as the present lot and form part of an enormous dinner service commissioned to celebrate the Royal wedding.

Friedrich Franz IV was born in Palermo in 1882. He succeeded his father when still minor in 1897. He ruled under the regency of his uncle Duke Johann Albrect (1857-1920) until 1901. He was General of Cavalry of the Prussian Army and also a General in the Danish Army, his sister had married King Christian X of Denmark (1870-1947) in 1898. He ruled from 1897 until his abdication in 1918.