Germany, Third Reich. A 1937 Lingen Marksmanship Centenary Desk Ornament consisting of a blue enamelled Romanian Cross with clusters of nine gilt rays in eac He stayed with them until

He stayed with them until March 1940

bringing to life leaders and common soldiers of both sides

flanked by tied branches of coffee and palms in green enamels

38mm (w) x 39

8mm (w) x 20

Germany, Third Reich. A 1937 Lingen Marksmanship Centenary Desk Ornament consisting of a blue enamelled Romanian Cross with clusters of nine gilt rays in eac He stayed with them until(Tischdekoration). Constructed of silvered bronze, the obverse bearing a raised bullseye target defaced by a German national eagle with its wings outstretched and clutching a mobile swastika, flanked on each side by oak leaves, the reverse bearing an engraved inscription of 100 JAHRE SCHTZENLUST LINGEN 1937 (100 YEARS OF SHOOTING PLEASURE LINGEN 1937), emanating from a pedestal of identical construction which is in turn riveted to a marble base with a