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"Deutschland Erwache" Standard of the SA in Guben

"Deutschland Erwache" Standard of the SA in Guben

LOT 68-0001
SOLD
Auction ended        25th June 2023  |  02:00 pm CEST
RESULT
$ 250.000,00
EXCL. BUYER’S PREMIUM: 22,50 %
THIS ITEM SHIPS FROM THE USA AND IS SOLD BY HISTORY TRADER INC. (TERMS)

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DESCRIPTion, DETaILS & Photos
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PERIOD 1918 — 1945
COUNTRY Germany 1918 - 1945
MATERIAL
DIMENSIONS 2.26 m tall
MAKER
WEIGHT 6.5 kg
US LOT 68-0001
EAN 3000000027394
US LOT 68-0001
PERIOD 1918 — 1945
COUNTRY Germany 1918 - 1945
EAN 3000000027394
MATERIAL
DIMENSIONS 2.26 m tall
MAKER
WEIGHT 6.5 kg
PERIOD 1918 — 1945
COUNTRY Germany 1918 - 1945
US LOT 68-0001
MATERIAL
DIMENSIONS 2.26 m tall
EAN 3000000027394
MAKER
WEIGHT 6.5 kg
Germany 1918 - 1945


Description

An NSDAP standard of the SA in Guben "Deutschland Erwache" Composed of finial, box, cross pole, standard cloth, tassels, and staff.

The finial silver-plated and gilt, the soldered swastika also gilt and painted black in the center. The socket stamped with the founding date "1923" on the front and the manufacturer's mark "Otto Gahr" on the reverse, two fastening holes. The silver and gold plating has just minor wear. The box fixed underneath is made of silver-plated sheet aluminum. The front of the box with the embossed designation "Guben" and "N·S·D·A·P" on the back, the original red lacquer in fantastic condition on both sides. The housing screwed together by means of a screw above the letter "b" of "Guben" and correctly on the back in "NSDAP" in the lower section of the letter "D". Dimensions of the housing 40 x 11.5 x 7 cm.

The cross pole polished brown stained wood with turned acorn end decoration. The red silk standard cloth with a black, white, and red fringe on three sides and a pocket at the top to accommodate the cross pole, ca. 68 x 59 cm, complete with leather patch in the center of the standard to protect the cloth from rubbing against the pole. Obverse and reverse sides offset with a white disc and a horizontal black swastika, trimmed with silver braid in each case. The front bears the inscription "Deutschland Erwache" in white embroidery, the back reads "Nat. Soz. Deutsche Arbeiterpartei" and "Sturmabteilung". Complete with the black, white, and red woolen tassels on both sides, the ties twisted together. The new two-piece standard pole polished brown wood can be unscrewed at the central silvered fittings.

Extremely rare and in fantastic condition.

One of the very few complete standards still in existence.

This standard was part of the famous Roger Bender collection and featured in the book on the topic “Deutschland Erwache: The History & Development of the Nazi Party and the "Germany Awake" Standards” Hardcover – May 1, 1997, by Ulric of England, Otto Spronk.


Condition
2

Seller
History Trader Inc., 521 Thorn Street #165, Sewickly, PA 15143-0165, USA