Lot 8205
Porzellanmanufaktur Allach – A Life Guard Hussar, awarded as a prize at an SS equestrian event
Orders and Military Collectibles from 1919 onwards | A109r | Live auction | 1186 Lots
Description
The white, glazed porcelain figure after a design by Professor Kärner with the model number 93. Mounted on a wooden pedestal, bearing the engraved plaque (tr.) “Donated by the Garwolin District Administration - March 1941”. Total height including pedestal circa 36 cm. The sabre blade, a small piece of the reins, the lanyard on the busby and on the fur collar are missing, the feather plume has been glued. The figure was part of the estate of an NCO in the 2nd Squadron of the SS Reiterstandarte and the SS Cavalry Regiment. Stationed in Poland from 1940, the Cavalry Regiment was in the jurisdiction of the HSSPF “Ost” under the command of Hermann Fegelein. The unit later became the SS Cavalry Brigade “Fegelein” and the 8th SS Cavalry Division “Florian Geyer”. Also includes the scanned remnants of photos, showing the bearer in his black and field-grey uniform.Condition: II - Questions about the lot?