Auction 60 · Lot 471
WORLD WAR I GERMAN MILITARY DRINKING CANTEEN.
- Estimate
- $2,000–$3,000
- Hammer price
- $1,500
Historical auction record. Hammer prices exclude buyer’s premium and taxes.
Publication
c. 1914
Description
With central engraving of Star-of-David and Hebrew ‘Zion.’ Engraved in Yiddish: “With thanks to George Schneider” and bearing Jewish surnames including: Flaumnbaum, Ziemermann, Schloss, Schonfeld, Wienter and Adler. Further German inscription “In Memory of the Wold War” on reverse: 8 x 5 inches.
summary
An extraordinary and most historic item seemingly produced in the Doberitz prisoner of war camp.