Description
Schnapps Glass from The Berchtesgadener Hof Hotel Obersalzburg
Beautiful little schnapps/cordial glass with frosted Eagle and swastika
The Berchtesgadener Hof Hotel had previously been the Grand Hotel Auguste Victoria, popular with visiting royalty. The National Socialists bought it in 1936, remodeled it, and renamed it the Berchtesgadener Hof, and used it to house dignitaries visiting Adolf Hitler’s Berghof, such as the Duke and Duchess of Windsor, British Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain, and David Lloyd George. High-ranking Nazis such as Josef Goebbels, Heinrich Himmler, and Joachim von Ribbentrop also stayed there, as did visiting military officers such as Erwin Rommel. Eva Braun lived at the Berchtesgadener Hof when she first came to Berchtesgaden, before moving into the Berghof. Later, Obersalzberg functionaries such as Martin Bormann’s brother, Albert, lived here, as did Hitler’s sister Paula (incognito as Paula “Wolf”).
This glass is slightly heavier than the other two listed.
Condition:
Near mint, except for one tiny “nic” to the top rim.
Dimensions:
Top rim diameter 5.1cm
Height 7cm
Base diameter 5.3cm
Eagle motif 3.3cm x 1.7cm
Weight 83g
All weights and measurements are approximate.
