Germany, Freikorps. A Silesian Eagle I Class, c. 1930 Auction (Miniaturenkette)

(Miniaturenkette)

demonstrating near-total loss of finish to the base metal with minor oxidation

(U-160 Konvolut)

the obverse bearing central mirrored profiles of Empress Catherine II (“the Great”) and Tsar Alexander II

Germany, Freikorps. A Silesian Eagle I Class, c. 1930 Auction (Miniaturenkette)(Schlesischer Adler I. Klasse). Constructed of blackened and silvered brass, the obverse consisting of a Silesian style German national eagle clutching a silvered and blackened banner bearing a raised inscription of FR SCHLESIEN (FOR SILESIA), overlaid across its chest by a silvered Brustmond, the reverse with four visible rivets securing the eagle in position, with a raised barrel hinge and vertical pinback meeting a round wire catch, unmarked but