Germany, Third Reich. A Silver Germanic Folk Art Brooch, With Case, By Gahr Newly Listed but with most of its

but with most of its original silvering worn off due to age and wear

from May 1944 to November 1945

Wilmington

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Germany, Third Reich. A Silver Germanic Folk Art Brooch, With Case, By Gahr Newly Listed but with most of its(Brosch mit Etui). Constructed of silver, the obverse consisting of a ribbed circular disc reminiscent of a Viking era shield, bearing knotted designs topped with ball finials over a hollow background, the reverse with a horizontal pinback meeting a functional locking catch, the centre stamped with a silver content number of 900 and a makers mark of GAHR, MNCHEN for the firm of Otto and Karolina Gahr (the preferred silversmith and jeweler of the