AUCTION # 33 ANTIQUE ARMS, ARMOR & DECORATIONS

AN AUSTRIAN DOUBLE HEADED EAGLE WITH DEDICATION, 1896

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Start price: $900

Estimated price: $1,200 - $1,500

Buyer's premium:

A rare Austrian double-headed eagle used on guard helmets with dedication – Bronsart von Schellendorff – Considered to have helped instigate the Armenian Genocide – Gift to German Officer from Austrian, likely for Cooperation such as Joint Manuevers, Officer exchange, etc. Dated March 1896.

Dimensions: H: 9 1/16 in., (23 cm.)

Condition: Very good, minor chips and scratches on wooden pedastal