Wednesday, 4 January 2012

flatsUnconfirmed Maker [probably Ernst Heinrichsen of Nuremberg], circa, 1937, Feltzug - Zweitausend Jahre Deutsche Kultur - Die Germanische Zeit - Das Sinnbild der Sonne … Der Tag" [Procession, Two Thousand Years of German Culture, The Germanic Time, The Symbol Suns The Day] Set - 40/45 mm Flats, comprising: 12 x Walking Maidens with Blond Hair in Grecian Robes [1 detached fom base], 8 x "Wiking" Emblem Bearers [3 x emblem finials missing & 1 detached] in Gold Headdresses in Grecian Robes, 4 x Horse Team in Ceremonial Horse Furniture with Teutonic Emblems with 2 x Pages in "Nordic" type Costume, 8 x wheeled Float with Sun Symbol [& a large gold Wiking Emblem to the Centre] the whole supported by 2 x Eagles, 4 x Horse Team in Ceremonial Horse Furniture with Teutonic Emblems with 6 x Pages/Canopy Supporters in "Nordic" type Costume, 8 wheeled Float with 4 x Pages/Canopy Supporters in "Nordic" type Costume, a large gilded representation of the Goddess Athena in her Chariot [the original designed by the Allach Porcelain designer Professor TH.Karner] beneath a gold & red Canopy & a further 6 x Pages/Canopy Supporters in "Nordic" type Costume carrying a gilded canopy with "Hakenkreuz" symbols to each support pole. This set [part of a series] was produced for presentation at the "Day of German Art" Parade held in Munich on 18th July 1937 to celebrate the opening, by "AH" of the "Haus der Deutschen Kunst" [House of German Art]. Some minor age wear otherwise generally Near Mint overall, contained [slotted insert] in a generally Excellent [minor age wear to outer surfaces] deluxe leather "pebble effect" presentation case [48 x 36 x 4 cm / 18.75 x 14 x 1.75 inches] with vellum desi

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