Lot 6833
An impressive champagne cooler, a gift from the officers' corps of the IR (2nd Rhenish) No. 28 to Lieutenant Kirchhoff on April 15, 1890.
Orders and Military Collectibles until 1918 | A109m | Live auction | 1500 Lots
Description
Brass, repoussé, partly openwork, multi-part construction, with copper inserts. shaped as a large handled goblet. The ornamentally pierced body creating a fine colour contrast with the copper ice bucket insert, two lateral handles with putto heads, circular foot with raised decorative friezes. The en suite decorated lidded top bears a dedication engraving on the front “Das Offiziers-Corps des Infanterie-Regiments von Göben (2. Rhenish) No. 28 dem Lieutenant Kirchhoff zum 15. April 1890”, surmounted by a soaring Eagle on a plinth and a further openwork frieze with mascarons and scrollwork over a copper inlay. The set on an associated en suite decorated brass tray. Total height approx. 57 cm, inner diameter approx. 31 cm, weight 7,068 gr. Shows signs of age and use. An impressive officer's gift; as a Kirchhoff is listed in the Regiment before 1890 as Seconde-Lieutenant and thereafter as Premier-Lieutenant, this is most likely a gift to mark his promotion.Condition: II - Questions about the lot?
