End 19th cent. 18ct. yellow gold. Probably on the occasion of his elevation to the peerage in 1907, the banker Maximilian Heinrich von Schinckel, born in Hamburg in 1849, received this brooch from Kaiser Wilhelm II. - Crimson coloured translucid enamel, the 'F' and the crown with 30 rose cut diam. and 4 round cut sapphires. Reverse side compartment behind framed glass. Needle clasp added. With hook can be worn as hanger as well. 46 x 32 mm, weight approx. 22 g. Valuation by Jeweller Dwengler dated November 2011: 10.000 Euro - Provenance: From the estate of Elisabeth von Hammerstein, daughter of Maximilian H. von Schinckel, since then in the family possession -