Ernest Heinrichsen - 125 Soldiers Of The Swedish Royal Family - 1700 - Tin Plates -

Ernest HEINRICHSEN 125 Royal Swedish Soldiers - 1700 in its original boxPewter Dishes - Size of the largest figurine: 4.4 cm x 3.5 cmEXCEPTIONAL condition *The largest and oldest manufacturer of pewter dishes is the German HEINRICHSEN. Originally, Ernst Carl Peter HEINRICHSEN created a workshop in Nuremberg in 1839 for the manufacture of pewter dishes. In addition to his artistic talents, which earned him the silver medal at the Munich exhibition in 1840, Carl introduced the 30 mm size, which became the standard for pewter dishes. His son Wilhem took over in 1869 and the War of 1870 gave him the opportunity to create new subjects by composing dioramas of the battles of this war. Carl Heinrichsen's grandson, Ernst Wilhelm, led the company from 1908 to 1938. Two eras, the end of prosperity and the beginning of the end: he suffered the trials of the First World War with economic difficulties and the ban by the Treaty of Versailles on the production of military-themed toys. In addition, a competitor set up in Kiel. The outbreak of the Second World War put an end to the family business, which owned more than 160,000 molds. The work of this House is immense, both in half-round and pewter dishes, with military but also civilian themes from all historical periods. Pewter dishes are commonly called "Zinnfiguren" in Germany and "Nuremberg Dishes" in France. The Royal Swedish Regiment is a German infantry regiment of the Kingdom of France created in 1690 which became the 89th Line Infantry Regiment during the Revolution. August 1, 1690: Creation of the Leisler Regiment. October 20, 1694: Renamed the Sparre Regiment. March 10, 1714: Renamed the Lenck Regiment. December 19, 1734: Renamed the Appelgrehn Regiment. October 30, 1742: The king, to show his satisfaction to the corps for the brilliant valor it had shown in the siege of Prague, placed it, by order of October 30, under the title of Royal Swedish, and granted it the privileges enjoyed by royal regiments. January 1, 1791: Becomes the 89th Line Infantry Regiment.