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live November 19 | 10:00 AM
Auktionshaus Mehlis GmbH

1135 - Silk Embroidery from the German ColoniesNaval Reservist embroidery, inscribed ‘In memory of my travels to China 1910 - Japan 1912”, named ‘Matrose Meister’, blue, tall rectangular silk cloth with magnificent coloured silk and gold thread embroidery; in the centre, a depiction of the Imperial Eagle above a large anchor, flanked by the eight flags of the leading naval powers of the time, below which is an oval medallion depicting a ship’s profile, inscribed “S.M.S. Gneisenau”, historically mounted on cardboard, unframed, fabric partially faded and slightly frayed due to age, dimensions 57 x 49.5 cm.

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€20

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Estimation

€20 - 30

Sale fees

32.13%

Silk Embroidery from the German ColoniesNaval Reservist embroidery, inscribed ‘In memory of my travels to China 1910 - Japan 1912”, named ‘Matrose Meister’, blue, tall rectangular silk cloth with magnificent coloured silk and gold thread embroidery; in the centre, a depiction of the Imperial Eagle above a large anchor, flanked by the eight flags of the leading naval powers of the time, below which is an oval medallion depicting a ship’s profile, inscribed “S.M.S. Gneisenau”, historically mounted on cardboard, unframed, fabric partially faded and slightly frayed due to age, dimensions 57 x 49.5 cm. Information on the SMS Gneisenau: Large cruiser of the Imperial German Navy, launched in 1906, belonged to the German cruiser squadron from 1909, based in Tsingtau, sunk in the naval battle off the Falkland Islands in 1914, source: Internet.

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Auction details

Auction 124, Day 1
Thursday, November 19
10:00 AM
Hammerstraße 30
08523 Plauen, Germany

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Auktionshaus Mehlis GmbH +(49)3.741.221.005 info@mehlis.eu
On Drouot for 3 years avec More than 52,000 lots published

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