Germany, Imperial. A 1914 Iron Cross Desk Ornament certificate_of_authenticity Volume XLVII (47)

Volume XLVII (47)

War Cross with Palms for Leaders

CD / No 9 Transport Company RCASC / Ottawa

with the obverse depicting a black-and-white image of a Snider rifle circumscribed by author and title

Germany, Imperial. A 1914 Iron Cross Desk Ornament certificate_of_authenticity Volume XLVII (47)(Eisernes Kreuz 1914 Tisch Adler). A unique First World War patriotic desk ornament, consisting of a polished marble base, topped by a bronze and patinated bakelite resin German national eagle, executed in exceptional detail and perched on top of a circular oak leaf wreath, surrounding a raised 1914 Iron Cross, the base retaining four felt pads to mitigate surface scratching, unmarked, measuring 15 cm (w) x 7 cm (w) x 19. 5 cm (h), in extremely fine