|
|
Reichsparteitag
N.S. Party Days
Page 2
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||||||||||||||||
|
Book Nürnberg (Item PARTEI 2-1; AH 10-3) |
||||||||||||||||||
| DESCRIPTION: This is a special book that is a Third Reich presentation edition presented to important personages by the Chief Mayor (Oberburgermeister) of Nürnberg. This is an undedicated issue, but he front page makes it clear that the original copy was presented to Adolf Hitler on the occasion of his 50th birthday in a pigskin-covered cassette with brail-like and shaped decoration. It is noted that he received it as leader and chancellor from the city of the Reich Party rallies in Nürnberg. The 44 pages in the book are beautiful renditions of documents that were in true calligraphy within the edition presented to the Führer. The pages are in parchment and each one depicts a laudatory dedication to one of the heroes of old and new Nürnberg: Martin Luther, Gothe, Hans Sachs, Ullrich von Hutten, Kaiser Karl IV, Kaiser Frederich II, Richard Wagner, Ludwig König von Bayer, etc. The book is in very fine condition with a two-tone leather cover. This is probably one of the most beautiful volumes concerning Teutonic and Third Reich history ever produced. By the way, most of the greats within get one, sometimes, two pages of laudatory praise, but at the last part Nürnberg's very favorite hero, Adolf Hitler, gets seven. Search as you will, this is an edition seldom found. It was extremely limited. We have been fortunate enough to acquire two. The other is boxed in a wooden cassette and it was presented to Reichsführer-SS Heinrich Himmler. View that at item number HH 1-5.
PRICE: $650.00; extremely rare and this is a very good price! |
|
||||||
|
Reichparteitag Beer Stein (Item PARTEI 2-2) |
||||||
| DESCRIPTION: Here is one of the typical gray clay beer steins that were the favorite souvenirs of the annual party rallies at the old city of Nuremberg. This was the larger model: 7 ¼ inches tall with a mouth opening of 3 ½ inches. The picture on the stein's front panel shows the Alteburg (The Old Castle) with the symbols (Wappens) of the city. The legend says: "Nuremberg, the city of the Reichparteitag" (Party Rally). These are becoming very scarce and this one is in perfect condition throughout.
PRICE: $450.00 |
|
||||
|
Reichsparteitag Box (Item PARTEI 2-3) |
||||
| DESCRIPTION: This is a wonderful little Reich’s Party Day souvenir crafted in porcelain and with brass fittings. It has the Nuremberg coat of arms and says around it: “ Nürnberg Stadt der Reichparteitag,” “The City of the Reich Party Day.” The box is 3 ½ inches long and 2 ½ inches wide and 1 ½ inches deep. It bears a maker’s logo of an “S” in a cogged circle. This is in wonderful condition and a colorful and historically important addition to an N.S. collection. Allach quality!
PRICE: SOLD |
|
||
|
One Pfennig Lucky Coin (Item PARTEI 2-4; NSD 7-12) |
||
| DESCRIPTION: Here is a charming one-pfennig (one penny) piece from the Reichsparteitag city of Nurmberg. This is basically an advertising token. On the front it says (translation): “The lady wears Rosenkranz today (Nurnberg).” Rosenkranz was a major clothing manufacturer in 1930’s Germany. On the other side you have the informational luck symbols; the horseshoe, 4-leafed clover, and the saying: “This talisman is yours for bringing you luck through the entire year.” This is a very nice Nazi-era souvenir.
PRICE: SOLD |
|
||||||
|
1936 Reichsparteitag Badge (Item PARTEI 2-6) |
||||||
| DESCRIPTION: This has always been one of the finest of the party rally badges. It depicts three Teutonic warriors with their swords and shields guarding the pillar of culture that has the Hohitsabzeichen, or National Eagle, at its crest. The badge, unlike the later, cheaply made, white-metal ones, is made in genuine heavy bronze by Hoffstater in Bonn.
PRICE: SOLD |
|
|||||
|
1937 Reichsparteitag Badge (Item PARTEI 2-7) |
|||||
| DESCRIPTION: Here is one of the nicer looking of the Party Day badges (tinnies). It depicts the National Eagle being carried on a plinth by Teutonic warriors. It is made in the white-metal material that was used for tinnies from 1937 on. Made by Ochs, Bonn and Hanua.
PRICE: SOLD |
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
Reichsparteitag Photo Album (Item PARTEI 2-8; NSD 7-11) |
||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| DESCRIPTION: Here is a fine Reichsparteitag (party rally) original photo album. All of these are original photos that were gathered together from the snapshot collection of a man who was a tried-and-true NSDAP political leader in the central office of the party. The close-up shots of Adolf Hitler (never published) and Propaganda Minister Paul Joseph Goebbels could never have been accomplished by anyone who did not enjoy special trust and have a top security clearance from the SS and SD. None of our “representatives of the people” would ever allow cameras to be placed by individuals in a crowd that close to their person without the Secret Service having conniptions over it. Besides some great snaps of the rallies, the man also shows some of the festive street scenes in Nuremberg and Munich. There are also pictures of the Ehren Temple, the Haus der Deutschen Kunst, the Führerbau, the Braun House, the Nuremberg Castle, etc. A pretty German maiden and an Algemeine-SS officer show up in several pictures. Perhaps he’s the photographer’s comrade, who is with his wife or sweetheart. The scenes in these pictures are, of course, familiar to those who have visited these sites, but here is the personal angle with people pictured beside some of these memorable buildings and stadiums. Almost every photo has NSDAP, SS, SA, RAD, and military personnel included. Every picture is candid taken by this party member and official. There are 102 pictures ranging in size from 2 ½ x 3 ½ inches to 4 x 3 inches to 4 ¾ x 3 ½ inches. They are all clear and fine photography. The album is 10 ½ x 3 ¾ inches and is ¾ inch thick with linen covers in excellent shape.
PRICE: SOLD |
|
|
|
1934 Reichparteitag Badge (Item PARTEI 2-9) |
|
| DESCRIPTION: This was one of the nicest and best made of the party rally badges. It depicts Teutonic warriors guarding the German National Eagle mounted on a plinth. The maker on the back was in Bonn. This badge was cast in brass and has some weight to it.
PRICE: SOLD |
|
Bronze Nuremberg Eagle by Kurt Schmid Ehmen (Item PARTEI 2-10; ART 9-1) DESCRIPTION: Here is one of the greatest finds for Germania International for 2005. Our specialty has always been to investigate various companies that produced objects such as jewelry, insignia, and art during the Third Reich era. As a result we have turned up some wonderful finds. In this case we located a company known as Preussische Bergwerks u. Hütten AG. It was located in the outskirts of Berlin in the community of Gleiwitz, a town known for iron and bronze art pieces through hundreds of years. Many fantastic pieces of iron and bronze objects d’art were manufactured there between 1813 and 1815. For instance, more than eight thousand Iron Crosses for the heroes who fought against Napoleon were forged in the Gleiwitz foundries. The design was by Karl F. Schinkel. Adolf Hitler mentions the “iron of Gleiwitzer” in the ‘table-talk book,’ page 656. The Kunstguss company that our German associates and researchers found for us and visited was falsely accused of using slave labor in 1945 at the “STAR Chamber Proceedings” in 1945. Many Third Reich items of art were produced by Kunstgiessereigleiwitz and especially by Hütten AG. One of the most often seen in fine collections and museums is the very famous Nuremberg Eagle as designed and sculpted by the famous Third Reich sculptor Kurt Schmid Ehmen, October 13, 1901-July 14, 1968. |
He was a world-renowned artist in bronze and stone. The listing of his works in the Third Reich period are legion to include the famous eagle to commemorate the martyrs of the November 9th Putsch at the Feldherrenhalle in Munich, the national eagles on the Führerbau in the Königsplatz, and even the eagles in stone for the four corners of the congress building of the German museum in Munich (they can still be seen today). The wonderful eagle that was to be seen on Der Haus der Deutschen Kunst in Munich and the golden eagle that topped the German pavilion at the Paris World’s Fair were executed by Ehmen. Today all that remains of his monumental work are the four eagles on the museum in Munich. Now we have unearthed what can be considered a tribute to this prolific and dedicated artist and this utterly fantastic discovery takes the form of several solid-bronze editions of the most famous of the Ehmen masterpieces, “The Tribune Eagles” from the Nuremberg Parteitag grounds. These wonderful sculptures are desk eagles that were bought at a fairly high price in their day to be given as gifts to the faithful to the N.S. ideals. The bronze editions cost much more than the more common examples in Weissmetal (white metal or zinc). These pieces were an expensive souvenir, but they were souvenirs not made for any official party function. The detail is great considering the casting process. Yes, they were made in Gleiwitz by the thousands, but today are extremely rare considering the de-Nazification process put in place by the ‘winners’ and the leftist postwar government of Germany. The company officials who sold us these pieces just couldn’t bear to see these little gems of history destroyed and that without further adieu is the precise reason that you have the chance to acquire one of these Schmid Ehmen eagles to grace your collection. The span of the wings is 6 inches. The height of the sculpture is 7 inches with another 1 1/4 inches for the base. The base in marble is 4 x 2 1/2 inches, but the Bergwerk manufactured only the bronze eagles and not the bronze or granite bases. The base was supplied and mounted at another firm, also in Gleiwitz, which specializes in this stonework. The eagles that we have purchased to bring to you are mounted (now) after being delivered by the Bergwerk to them. The bases are done with the utmost care and are exactly the same stock provided and used in the 1930s and 1940s. Some of the eagles have had to have the patina refurbished to have once again the glorious finished patina. This Deutsch-Adler is without a doubt one of the most impressive art pieces in Third Reich sculpture. This more than any other artistic creation personified the Geist (spirit) of the National Socialist Bewegung (movement and ideals). In our supporting documentation we present for your historical information some images of previously unpublished photographs of the designing and construction of the original monumental Nuremberg Eagles and images of other Ehmen works. The pictures are from an original album having belonged to Herr Ehmen. In this album he showed photographs of various projects such as the planning and construction of the Mahnmal at the Feldherrenhalle, the magnificent eagles over the entrances of the Führerbau and Parteibau at the Königsplatz in Munich and there were many photos of his most grand project, the Tribune Eagles of the Luitpold Arena at the Nuremburg Party Rally grounds. Those eagles were destroyed in an act of cultural vandalism. Now, although smaller, the Ehmen eagles once more emerge not in the cheaper version in Weissmetal, but in glorious bonze just like the originals at the glorious Reichsparteitags der NSDAP. PRICE: $1,350.00; while they last
Please refer to item designator in parentheses in all correspondence. Please E-mail for any additional information you may need.If you prefer, contact 'Germania' at PO Box 68, Lakemont, GA 30552 or call at 706.782.1668 or 706.782.4398. Please! do not call during the wee hours of the morning. The best time for calling us is between 9 and 11 am and between 9 and 11 pm eastern time. |
