Germany, Imperial. A First World War Commemorative Stein, By Ferdinand Glas Auction Archive measuring 63 mm x 51

measuring 63 mm x 51 mm

just before the capture of Ortona

earning him the India General Service Medal with Persia clasp

forcing separation of the black wool upper from the black wool underside and exposing the beige burlap support inside

the obverse consisting of a bed of rich blue enamels

Germany, Imperial. A First World War Commemorative Stein, By Ferdinand Glas Auction Archive measuring 63 mm x 51(Erster Weltkrieg Bierkrug). A unique First World War commemorative pewter stein, consisting of a stylized artillery shell, the exterior featuring an intricate raised design consisting of a central 1914 Iron Cross, set within a square oak leaf wreath, in turn surrounded by a further square laurel leaf wreath, featuring a protruding side handle flanked by an etched measurement of 1 2L, topped by a dom shaped lid emanating from a thumbpiece emanating