Germany, Imperial. A First World War Patriotic Artillery Shell Glass Tankard Hold interior contents missing

interior contents missing

bronze with navy blue enamels

79 grams including ribbon

lightly soiled due to colour bleeding from the red cross

Germany, Imperial. A First World War Patriotic Artillery Shell Glass Tankard Hold interior contents missing(Patriotischer Bierkrug). Constructed of glass, the size bearing an expertly etched inscriptions of KRIEGS JAHR 1914 15 (WAR YEAR 1914 15), situated within a downward oriented semi circular laurel and oak leaf wreath, with a protruding handled fitted with a functional brass alloy hinge and thumbpiece, in turn connecting to a lid of identical construction and executed in the style of an artillery shell fuse, unmarked, measuring 8 cm (w) x 23 cm (h),