Description
Bruckmann Silver Dinner Spoon from Hermann Göring’s Dining Wagon 10 ‘243’
A lovely silver Bruckmann dinner spoon, specially produced for the Deutsche Reichsbahn Sonderzugs.
The fork carries designation marks for Hermann Göring’s Sonderzug ‘Asien’, and in particular carriage number ‘243’ which was Göring’s dining wagon.
The fork handle is accentuated with a raised edge to obverse and reverse. The obverse features a fantastic and finely detailed Deutsche Reichsbahn Eagle with wreathed Swastika straddled by the letters D and R all in relief to the bottom of the handle. To the reverse is found the stamped Bruckmann ‘train’ makers mark, followed by ’90’ indicating silver plate, and then the impressed number ‘243’ indicating the wagon number.
The spoon comes with a (copy) letter of provenance from Lt. Col Joseph A. kehborn, U.S. Air Force.
Condition:
A used item that displays surface marks and tiny scratches, some deeper scratches and scores to one side of the bowl, and tiny piece of silver plate gone on bottom of bowl, otherwise a beautiful display piece and rare Göring DR utensil.
Dimensions:
Length 21.7cm
Weight:
79g
All weights and measurements are approximate.
