German World War II Enigma G coding machine tops $700K at Hermann HistoricaMUNICH — Founded in 1920 against the terms of the Treaty of Versailles, the German Abwehr was the intelligence operation for the Weimar Republic, the interwar government of Germany. Led by General Kurt von Schleicher, the Abwehr served as the government’s espionage apparatus and was adapted and modified by the National Socialists when they assumed […]
A. Lange & Söhne, first among German luxury watchmakersNEW YORK – Rivaling any of the finest luxury watches made in Switzerland, the confections of German watchmaker A. Lange & Söhne are prized for their quality and exclusivity. Ferdinand Adolph Lange founded his namesake firm in 1825 in the town of Glashütte in the Saxony region of Germany. He was the first watchmaker to […]
Outsized German figural chocolate molds made sweet numbers at Leonard March 24ADDISON, Ill. – Chocolate molds don’t get much better than the two ‘showpiece’ models offered for sale at Leonard Auction on March 24. Both measuring a massive 3ft 2in high, the bunny rabbit and a Santa Claus were made by Anton Reiche for window display. Many times the size of the standard models, they made […]
East German museum collection rolls to remarkable results at Historia AuctionataBERLIN — Vehicles manufactured in the German Democratic Republic rolled to final hammer prices well beyond expectations at Historia Auctionata’s GDR Museum sale August 26. The Doberitz DDR Museum collection was assembled across more than 20 years by the late Manfred Husges and toy enthusiast Peter Klapp to document the output of East Germany from […]