Germany, Wehrmacht. A Commemorative Cigar Box, with Signed Correspondence, from Ferdinand Schörner to Hasso von Manteuffel visually-hidden after nearly seventeen years service

after nearly seventeen years service in the Canadian Army

centre in silver gilt with green and blue enamels

53 mm (w) x 55

in GOLD and enamels

excellent enamel quality and condition

Germany, Wehrmacht. A Commemorative Cigar Box, with Signed Correspondence, from Ferdinand Schörner to Hasso von Manteuffel visually-hidden after nearly seventeen years service(Gedenk Zigarrenkiste mit Schriftverkehr). A superb commemorative cigar box, constructed of a silver frame finished with a faint gilt tinge, the lid featuring a hollow void with a transparent celluloid cover, overlaying a hand illustrated depiction of a Panzer III, the base similarly featuring a hollow void with a lacquered wooden insert, the front bearing an expertly engraved dedication of HERRN HASSO VON MANTEUFFEL GEN. D. PZ. TR. A. D. ZUM 70.