Lot 6654
The estate of Reservist Vorschmitt of the Royal Bavarian 2nd Field Artillery Regiment ‘Horn’, 1905 - 1907
Orders and Military Collectibles until 1918 | A109m | Live auction | 1500 Lots
Description
Reservist jug made of colour-printed, partly painted and gilded porcelain (slightly scuffed), bearing the inscriptions "Reservist Vorschmitt" and "2nd Field Artillery Regiment. Horn 4th Battalion, Würzburg 1905/07", depicting a manoeuvre and farewell scene, portraits of rulers (the Prince Regent and Wilhelm II), richly decorated pewter lid (re-fitted, sits askew), no name strips. Also included is a Bavarian artillery sabre, 94 cm in length, the back blade (stained) featuring a loyalty band on both sides, a nickel-plated iron scabbard and pommel (traces of rust), a leather-wrapped hilt (with missing sections), and a fragment of a later fist strap. Also included is a fusilier's sabre, 105 cm in length, with a nickel-plated back blade (featuring the knight's helmet mark), a black-lacquered iron scabbard (rusty, mouthplate missing) and a nickel-plated iron hilt (rusty), wire wrapping incomplete, plastic ferrule (with missing sections). Also included are two glass-framed photographs of reservists from the 4th Battery, 2nd FAR "Horn", 1905–1907, including a portrait photograph of Vorschmitt. Partially damaged, with signs of wear and age.Provenance: Direkt aus Familienbesitz.
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