Description
Adolf Hitler Silver Formal Oyster Fork from The Berghof
A quite beautiful and petite silver oyster fork from Adolf Hitler’s personal formal silverware, it features an embossed Fuehrer Adler (the Leader’s Eagle) clutching a wreathed Swastika which is flanked by Hitler’s initials ‘A’ & ‘H’. The reverse side of the fork has the impressed hallmarks; a crescent moon, the imperial crown, the silver purity mark ‘800′ and the imperial eagle. There is a fabulous impressed greek-key ‘Meander’ border along all edges of the front side of the fork handle.
Originally there are believed to have been six complete sets of 500 pieces, 3,000 pieces in total, commissioned by Albert Speer and manufactured by Bruckmann in the ‘formal pattern’ of silver flatware and tableware presented to Hitler on the event of his 50th birthday on 20th April 1939. The formal silverware sets were distributed among the places Hitler frequented the most; the ‘Berghof’ (Hitler’s mountain home), ‘Kehlsteinhaus’ (the Eagle’s Nest), the ‘Gasthaus’ (Guest House) at Obersalzberg, the ‘Braune Haus’ (the ‘Brown House’), his ‘Prinzregentenplaz’ apartment in Munich, and the ‘Reichskanzlei’ in Berlin.
The design for the AH Formal silverware is attributed to Adolf Hitler himself adding yet another level of desirable collectability to these pieces!
Condition:
The oyster fork displays minor surface marks and tiny scratches commensurate with age and use, a beautiful-looking display piece, a rare ‘Hitler’ personal item, and a superb investment piece.
Dimensions:
Length 14 cm
Fork bowl 3 x 3.5cm
Weight:
27g
All weights and measurements are approximate.
