Germany, Imperial. An 1898 Reservist’s Commemorative Pipe Auction Archive crafted in bronze with black

crafted in bronze with black enamels

with the throat held together by a single rivet

including its leather liner and chin strap

Each breast of the shirt bears a single pocket

whose previous work involved designing the swastika bearing eagles that adorned Göring’s Air Ministry buildings in Berlin

Germany, Imperial. An 1898 Reservist’s Commemorative Pipe Auction Archive crafted in bronze with black(Reservistenpfeife). A personalized and finely detailed reservists commemorative pipe, constructed of a glazed white porcelain shaft, topped by a retractable silvered bronze lid in the form of a Pickelhaube, the exterior bearing hand painted scenes documenting the life of a reservist, including uniform issue, guard duty, fraternizing with fellow personnel, and returning home, with the illustrations surrounded by text descriptions of the scene, a unit