Lot 9221
A large silver-framed KPM plaque (tr.) "Honorary Prize of the 1935 Germany Flight"
Orders and Military Collectibles from 1919 onwards | A108r | Live auction | 1467 Lots
Description
Porcelain, painted in colour and glazed. The map of Germany of the year 1935, the mountain ranges rendered in shades of green, the routes of the six competition days traced in different gold lines and the names of the cities and stops labelled in red. Moreover, the various airfields, airdrop targets and overnight airports are marked in red and gold, with the corresponding legend at the right margin. The blue sceptre mark and red imperial orb mark of the KPM at the bottom right, surmounted by the emblem of the German Air Sports Association in silver, black and red with the inscription (tr.) “Honorary Prize Germany Flight 1935 – the Reich Association of the German Aviation Industry” in gold. Smooth silver frame with appliquéd oak leaf and laurel décor in the four corners, the German mark of fineness for .835 silver on the lower edge, with the addendum "RRT". The back of the silver frame lined with black wood. Dimensions 52.5 x 64.5 cm. Thirty associations competed in the 1935 Germany Flight with between three and nine aeroplanes. The winners were the squadron of five from DLV Danzig with the Klemm L 25, ahead of the Fliegergruppe Stuttgart, also with the Klemm L 25.Condition: I - II Questions about the lot?