Germany, Third Reich. A 1936 Winter Olympics Cigarette Case Archive aluminum comb running from front

aluminum comb running from front to back over the crown

John Charles Downing was born on October 8

Felix Graf von Luckner (1881–1966)

chipping to enamels

the twelve o’clock arm with a sword clasp

Germany, Third Reich. A 1936 Winter Olympics Cigarette Case Archive aluminum comb running from front(IV. Olympische Winterspiele Zigarettenetui). Constructed of neusilber, the cover bearing a central ribbed oval overlaid by an engraved monogram, surrounded by arabesque and vegetal designs, with the lower right corner bearing an enameled ski competition participants insignia, the reverse bearing engraved Olympic rings above a German national eagle, flanked by dates 6. 16. 2. 1936 and circumscribed by an inscription of IV. OLYMPISCHE WINTERSPIELE