Germany, Third Reich. A 1936 Winter Olympics Cigarette Case Archive chipping to enamels

chipping to enamels

perched atop a bar with initials “R

arriving in Halifax on the 23rd

aluminum comb running from front to back over the crown

Germany, Third Reich. A 1936 Winter Olympics Cigarette Case Archive chipping to enamels(IV. Olympische Winterspiele Zigarettenetui). Constructed of neusilber, the cover bearing a central ribbed oval overlaid by an engraved monogram, surrounded by arabesque and vegetal designs, with the lower right corner bearing an enameled ski competition participants insignia, the reverse bearing engraved Olympic rings above a German national eagle, flanked by dates 6. 16. 2. 1936 and circumscribed by an inscription of IV. OLYMPISCHE WINTERSPIELE