Germany, Wehrmacht. A War Merit Cross I Class, with Case, by Steinhauer & Lück Auction Archive with pleasant and even patina

with pleasant and even patina from age and wear

Constructed of a gilded alloy with multi-coloured enamels

signed by proxy

A SS table fork

of Appleby

Germany, Wehrmacht. A War Merit Cross I Class, with Case, by Steinhauer & Lück Auction Archive with pleasant and even patina(Kriegsverdienstkreuz I. Klasse mit Etui). Constructed of silvered tombak, the obverse consisting of a Maltese Cross with pebbled arms and a central wreathed mobile swastika, the reverse with a barrel hinge and tapering pinback meeting a flat wire catch, the pinback maker marked with Prsidialkanzlei code 4 for Steinhauer & Lck, Ldenscheid, measuring 48. 5 mm (w) x 48. 4 mm (h), weighing 15. 8 grams, accompanied by its original presentation case,