A reddish marble paper weight, carved with princely crowned monogram FF for Grand Duke Frederick Francis IV of Mecklenburg-Schwerin with date Rostock 19.7.1901, text in gold. Germany, early 20th century. W. 9.5 cm. L. 15.5 cm.
Grand Duke Frederick Francis IV of Mecklenburg-Schwerin (1882–1945) was married in 1904 with Princess Alexandra of Hannover and Cumblerland (1882–1963). They became parents to among others Princess Anastasia of Mecklenburg-Schwerin (1923–1973), who in 1943 married Prince Friedrich Ferdinand of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg. They became parents of the below mentioned sisters.
Provenance: ”The Historical Collection of Four Princesses From the Cavalier House of Glücksburg Castle”. The cultural heritage after the sisters, Her Highness Princess Elisabeth of Ysenburg and Büdingen, née Princess of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg (1945–2024), Her Highness Princess Irene of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg (b. 1946), Her Highness Princess Margaretha of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg (b. 1948), and Her Highness Princess Sibylla Ursula of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg (b. 1955). Online auction no. 2545 at Bruun Rasmussen Arts Auctioneers in Lyngby, 3 November, 2025.
Lighter worn gilding and minimal chips.
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