Germany. A German Africa Corps Pow-Made Ladies’ Cigarette Case Auction and featuring two princess cut

and featuring two princess cut natural diamonds

Not one had survived

and it is missing its peak insignia

" For his long service

Germany. A German Africa Corps Pow-Made Ladies’ Cigarette Case Auction and featuring two princess cutA hand made ladies cigarette case, presumably made by a German DAK (Deutsches Afrikakorps) prisoner of war in Africa for a lady waiting at home; constructed of aluminum the exterior of the lid depicts an exotic castle, the interior of the lid depicts a ship with the inscription In Remembrance of Africa 1945 46, the interior of the backside depicts the leftward facing portrait of a lady within a frame, and the exterior of the backside is inscribed