London, Feb 23 (ANI): A silver tray presented to Hitler on his 50th birthday is set to go under the hammer next month, and the auctioneer expects it to fetch over 1,000 pounds.
The tray, given by Hitler's chief architect Albert Speer, is embossed with the Nazi leader's personal German eagle crest and his 'AH' initials, the Daily Mail reported.
The tray was part of 3,000 items, which were divided into six sets, and distributed at Hitler's various bases including the Reich Chancellery in Berlin, the Nazi Party HQ in Munich, Hitler's Berghof and Eagle's Nest mountain homes in Bavaria, the Gasthaus at Obersalzberg and his Prinzregentenplatz apartment in Munich.
It is due to go under the hammer at leading auctioneer Dreweatt's militaria sale in Bristol on March 6.
April 20,1939 was a high-point in Hitler's rise to power, and was just six months before the devastating war that would keep the world in crisis for the next five years.
The German leader has been driven at the head of a motorcade of 50 white limousines, as 50,000 troops paraded Nazi Germany's military might in Berlin.he tray was then presented by Speer, who later became the Fuhrer's Minister of Armaments, with the 3,000 separate items sent to Hitler's various bases for use when entertaining.
"The tray is part of the six 50th birthday silver presentation dinner services which were commissioned for Hitler and was made by Bruckmann, Germany's finest manufacturer of silver tableware," said auctioneer Malcolm Claridge.
"After the fall of Nazi Germany the Reich Chancellery and Hitler's homes were ransacked and many of the 3,000 silver pieces were looted and have subsequently found their way on to the market.
"The tray bears Hitler's personal German eagle device astride a wreath encircling a swastika and his initials AH.
"We have put a conservative estimate of 600 pounds to 800 pounds on the tray, but it could easily sell for more than 1,000 pounds," Claridge stated. (ANI)
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