Lot 6554
An officer's gift in the form of a powder horn, dated 1873
Orders and Military Collectibles until 1918 | A109m | Live auction | 1500 Lots
Description
Large, natural cattle horn in ochre, grey-green and black, a contemporaneously engraved brass plate on the base with dedication “Geschenk von Herrn Oberst Stölzel / Zur Erinnerung an die Jagden in Adelsheim vom 10 - 14 January 1873” (tr.: “gift from Colonel Stölzel / in memory of the hunts in Adelsheim from 10 - 14 January 1873”). The head unscrews as a closure. Green carrying cord on two brass rings. Partially with minor damage, signs of use and age. Length 35 cm. Colonel Otto Stölzel appears in the order of precedence of the Royal Prussian army 1870/71 as Kommandeur of the 2nd Baden Grenadier regiment No. 110.Condition: II Questions about the lot?
