Germany, Third Reich. A Patriotic Desk Ornament United Republic of with minor tarnished silvered bronze

with minor tarnished silvered bronze

(Croix De Guerre des Théâtres d'Opérations Extérieurs = TOE)

with light contact on both sides

copyrighted by the author in 1982

Germany, Third Reich. A Patriotic Desk Ornament United Republic of with minor tarnished silvered bronze(Tischdekoration). Constructed of of gilded brass, consisting of a converted national flag pole finial in the form of a ribbed mobile swastika situated within an oval laurel and oak leaf wreath, surrounding by a teardrop shaped border, in turn culminating in a German national eagle with wings outstretched, emanating from a hollow pedestal formerly connecting to a pole, now riveted to an ornamental scalloped base for display on a desk or other flat