Prussia, Kingdom. A Customized Cigar Case For A Recipient Of The Order Of The Red Eagle Auction Archive leaving for the 124th Infantry

leaving for the 124th Infantry Battalion in the field on the 20th

but his French was "very limited"

intact enamels on all

Instituted in 1671

43 mm x 62 mm

Prussia, Kingdom. A Customized Cigar Case For A Recipient Of The Order Of The Red Eagle Auction Archive leaving for the 124th Infantry(Zigarrentasche). A unique and unusual cigar case to a recipient of the Prussian Order of the Red Eagle, constructed of a scalloped silver frame with dark brown leather centrepieces, one side of which features a silver aluminum and gold bullion wire PRussian imperial eagle set within an oak leaf wreath, the opposite side features a central monogram surrounded by arabesque designs of identical construction, the interior featuring retractable flaps