Brass tobacco box

A late 18^th/early 19^th century canted rectangular tobacco box formed of copper and brass, finely engraved with a portrait of Frederick the Great and various battle scenes including the Victory at Zorndorf, 15.5cm long
*Sold together with a copy of a page taken from ‘Cope’s Tobacco Plant – A Monthly Periodical, Interesting to the Manufacturer, the Dealer, and the Smoker’ dated November 1875 in which a similar tobacco box is described by the author.
“One box, six inches long by one inch and three-quarters wide, bearings in relief on its lid a well-formed full length figure of Frederick the Great (“Fredericus Magnus Borus-sorum Rex”) in full uniform, with a cocked hat, having a trophy in front, and a hand holding a wreath of laurel over his head. Behind his feet is the name of the artist, “Ioh Henr Gibbs Fec... etc”