Reservist figure Guard Jäger Battalion, Sy & Wagner Berlin, probably 800 silver, German Empire
Reservist's figure in the form of a standing soldier in uniform with rifle, shoulder strap, cartridge pouch and shako, marked on the lower edge of the figure plate "SY. WAGNER BERLIN 800". Hallmark and surface test indicate probably 800 silver. The figure stands on a round profiled column base with a front oval dedication cartouche engraved with the inscription "Zum Andenken an das Offizier-Corps des Garde-Jaeger-Bataillons" (In memory of the officer corps of the Guard Jäger Battalion), below a round base foot and a black marble slab as the ground plate. Age-appropriate used condition, surface with developed patina. H. 25.5 cm, D. ground plate 15.5 cm.
360-degree photo available on our website. The Berlin firm Sy & Wagner emerged in 1859 from the silverware manufactory of the Prussian court goldsmith Georg Hossauer and was active in the German Empire as a court goldsmith, producing among other things silverware, Iron Crosses and royal orders. The Garde-Jäger-Bataillon was an elite unit of the Prussian Army garrisoned in Potsdam. Figural reservist's and officer's gifts with a standing soldier figure on a column base and engraved dedication cartouche were a firm element of military farewell and commemorative culture between the foundation of the German Empire and the First World War.
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