Germany, Imperial. A Large Porcelain Iron Cross Motif Vase, By Thomas Bavaria United Republic of trimmed with a red canvas

trimmed with a red canvas border for stitched attachment

Especially during its early years the organisation focused its efforts on the Kameraden-Suchdienst (Comrade Search Service)

(SS Scharfschützenabzeichen)

maker's label inscribed "Il Distintivo / Pesaro" affixed to the bottom

with a silvered bronze rank pip and a silvered cupal cipher for Panzerjäger troops

Germany, Imperial. A Large Porcelain Iron Cross Motif Vase, By Thomas Bavaria United Republic of trimmed with a red canvasIn porcelain, a large vase featuring a black iron cross motif surrounded by a green enamelled wreath, with an additional wreath around the base of the body, a small fillet is detailed with a gilt ring, sitting on a hollow square foot, the interior is plain, the bottom is marked with the 1908 1922 Thomas Bavaria, measures 157mm (w) x 244mm (h), light wear to the gilt around the lip, small marks throughout, no chips or cracks, remains in extremely fine