BCX-III, Inc. Jewelry, Silver & China

JEWELRY

GERMAN

NEW! J.141. Very nice women's jewelry piece worn by a NSDAP party sympathezier. When the NSDAP was outlawed by the Wiemer Republic logos and insignia were not allowed to be displayed. Women who sympathized with the banning wore jewelry which mimicked the swastika design. To the casual glance it was just an art deco pin; but, to the informed observer one could guess the political leanings of the pin's wearer. This pin is in a sun burst design with a black half glass ball in the center representing the sun. The four arms represent sun flares. The piece is made out of brass with a pin back. These are quite rare and historic political pieces of history......................$35.NEW!

J.71. Miniature Party silvered stickpin of NSDAP Eagle clutching a wreathed "running" swastika. In good condition...........................$15.

J.72. Oval shaped metal lapel pin with gold finish with raised portrait of a German self-propelled gun carriage with the title WIESEL over the image and then a logo KRUPP MaK underneath the image. The pin is in good condition...$ 20.J.117. Very nice condition WWI German Army soldier's jewelry / personal effects box. The boxes' dimensions are 4 1/4" wide by 8 1/4" long by 1 1'8" high. The box is covered in a field gray uniform cloth with a red/white/black "rope" border on the boxes' top perimeter. Also mounted on the left top side is an Iron Cross 2nd Class with original ribbon. This is a scarce and unique piece of history, one that would complement an Iron Cross collection very nicely..........................................................$150.

J.135. Nice WWI Patriotic silver ring with national Iron Cross enamel logo inlaid on silver shield. On the left arm of the ring is the word WELT (world) and on the right arm KREIG (war). The ring is small in size and is cut on the back ring side either for sizing or removal from a finger. This is a nice WWI era artifact................................................$65.

J.137. Very nice WWI bracelet made out of a shell fuse ring which was then gilded. The bracelet center piece is a mounted miniture enamel and silver Iron Cross 1st Class with two (2) separately mounted gold oakleaf sprigs framing the Cross. The bracelet's hinge and hasp workings were professionaly done. There is an inscription on the inside band "von Deinen Bruder Otto." This is a very nice WWI patriotic jewelry piece............................$145.

AMERICAN WWII

J.106. Very nice oval gold and mother of pearl necklaces locket. The locket frame is made of red gold rope surrounding a gold locket case. The front of the case is made of mother of pearl with a gold Army Air Force logo consisting of a vertical propeller superimposed over a pair of horizontal wings mounting. A very nice example of WWII "sweet heart" jewelry........................................$25.

J.107. Very nice WWII sweetheart neck locket consisting of a mother of pearl heart with a gold unit logo mounted on the
front............................................$20.

SILVER

JAPANESE

NEW! J.138. Very nice Japanese metal sake cup. The cup is 3 1/16" in diameter and is mounted on a silver pedestal making the cup 1" in height. The cup's interior has a raised relief consisting of two flags, one an Imperial Japanese Naval flag (Raising Sun)and the other a Naval Anchor logo flag. Between both flag pole tops is a hawk with extended wings. Below the hawk is a shield with Japanese knaji charactors. Below that is a wreath garland. The cup celebrates Japan's victory at Port Arthur over the Russians, 1904-05. The majority of silver plate remains on the interior and exterior. On the exterior cup top there are Japanese kanji charactors all away around the perimeter. This is a very nice, historic and rare Japanese celebratory sake cup................................$85.NEW!

SOLD! J.139. WWII Imperial Japanese Navy metal sake cup with the IJN anchor and Raining Sun background, logoin raised relief on the cup's interior. The cup has the remenants of a gold wash over silver. The cup is 2 3/4" in diameter and is mounted on a metal pedestal that makes the cup 1" high. The cup's exterior top perimeter has Japanese janji charactors all away around the cup. They are somewhat hard to read as the exterior metal shows some surface corrosion. This type of sake cup is hard to find as most were made of china, this due to the war effort need for metals..................................$65.SOLD!

GERMAN

J.75 . Very nice 9 3/4"s silver handle table service knife. The handle has the eagle/swastika logo with H. U. in capitals underneath. The knife also has a manufacturer's oval logo on the handle with the letters B and A with a shield between them. The knife obviously belonged to a nice silver table service and is in very nice condition........................$35.

J.77 . Very nice 5 7/8" silver coffee/dessert spoon manufactured by the well-known German firm of Wellner. The spoon has the Wellner elephant logo, is all silver and has the pattern number 22 with the spoon handle end having the split tail design. This is a very nice item.......$35.

AMERICAN

J.119. Very nice WWII U.S. Navy officer's mess 8 5/8” silver serving spoon(s). The spoon has the initial U.S.N. stamped on the back of the handle and the Navy anchor logo emblem on the top front of the handle. The spoon is quite ornate being the Columbia (Spanish American War era) design and is hall marked with a crown (manufacturer's logo). They were salvaged from the U.S.S Coolidge, sunk by a mine while at anchor off Espiritu Santo. One spoon…$25, a set of identical spoons.............................…$45.

J.126. Very nice WWII U.S. Navy officer's mess silver serving platter (18 ¾’ by 14” by 1 ½”). The platter has a very nice USN anchor logo and service branch initials on one side of the platter's interior lip. The platter is hall marked International Silver Co., Silver Soldered, 1305, 18 INCH, “boxed” number 41. This is a very nice vet bring back and it's pattern matches the two gravy boats listed separately............................…$125.

J.130. Very nice WWII era silver ship's officers’ mess gravy boat. The server is oval in shape with the pedestal being 8 1/8” wide by 5 ¾’. The oval mounted silver bowl is 6 ¼” wide by 4”. From bottom to the top lip of the bowl is 3 1/8”. This service ware is hall marked Smith Silver Co., Bridgeport, Conn., Silver Soldered. This salvaged server is in very nice condition.............................…$65.

GLASSWARE

WWI Bier Glasses
J.97. Very nice six inch(6") tall, three inch(3") mouth WWI German beer glass from Kiel. The glass has a gold banner with Gruss aus Kiel or Greeting from Kiel. The horizontal banner is superimposed over a Kriegsmarne flag pole flying the naval battle flag. Also there is a very nice gold oak leaf branch painted in the back ground. The glass is in good condition.......................$175.

J.87. Very nice WWI era German navy 5 3/4" tall beer glass, wide gold rim and a large decal of pole mounted flying Prussian war flag and a very nice decal banner with "Gruss aus Wilhelmshaven". This commemorative glass is beautiful...................$225.

J.88. Very nice 5.5" tall German navy WWI era beer glass. The glass has remnants of a gold rim and a beautiful flag pole with a waving Imperial German naval battle flag. A green wreath is hung from the flag pole's finial. There is a raised enamel slogan below the flag "In Treue Fest!". This is another very nice commemorative naval glass................$175.

J.89. Very nice WWI German schnapps glass, the size of a tall shot glass with a heavy base. The glass has a very nice decal of a wreath of oak leaf branches entwined with a red, white and black ribbon. A very nice period glass.............$145.

J.90. Very nice date 1914 commemorative water/licquer 4 1/4" high glass with a decal of crossed flags enclosed by a oak leaf wreath. One flag is the Prussian navel battle flag, the other flag Austrian. The glass has a very nice prism base and has a etched grip around the middle. A very fine period piece.............................$225.

CHINA

GERMAN

NEW! J.140. Very nice WWII German medical drink/feed hospital cup with spout and handle. The cup retains it's red Maltese red cross and is in very good original condition. The cup is large, with the bowl 4 1/4' across by 3 1/8" high. The cup and other German medical supplies were left by retreating German forces in the Orel/Kursk region of Russia. Fine condition.....................................$45.NEW!

J.108. Very nice porcelain WWI German "patriotische" demi-tasse cup and saucer set. The cup's interior has a very nice Iron Cross 2nd Class on the bottom surrounded by a lovely acorn oak wreath. The cup is 3-" across the top and almost 2" high. The cup has a green script hall mark "Herbena". The matching saucer is 4.5" across. Both pieces are in very fine condition. Early WWI production - quite scarce................................$95.

J.109.Very nice WWI porcelain "patriotische" demi-tasse set. The cup is dated 1914-15 and has the Prussian eagle log with the Imperial war flag to one side and the national black, white and red striped flag on the right. The cup's dimensions' are 2 1/4" across by 1 3/4" high. The cup has the hall mark and crest logo of P. T., Bavaria and is numbered 70404 and is in fine condition. The matching saucer is 4 1/4" across and had a black painted rim line as does the cup. A scarce set and very nice condition.............................$85.

J.110.WWI coffee cup/saucer set commemorating "Aus grosser zeit Weltkrieg 1914/15". The coffee cup has a large Iron Cross 1st Class logo enclosed in a oakleaf and acorn wreath. The cup is 2 1/2 " high and 2 1/2 " across at the mouth. The cup has a red and black stripe rim bands. The saucer is 5 3/4" in diameter and also has the same rim band design. The saucer is hall marked P.T with the shield crest logo and Bavaria. The set is in very nice condition and is quite scarce...........................................$95.

J.111.Very nice WWI German Kriegsmarine (Navy) china coffee cup and saucer. Both the cup and the saucer have a orange/red rim band. The cup also had a large imperial war flag design. The cups' dimensions are 3 3/8s" across by 2 1/4" high. The saucer is 5 1/8" in diameter. The cup has a orange manufacturer's logo consisting circle with a profile of an eagle in the top left quadrant and below 5 Fx (?) and 5. This is a very nice ensemble....................$135.

J.112.Very elegant WWI German "patriotische" coffe cup and matching saucer. Both are porcelain made by H & C Heinrich, Bavaria and Handmalet ( hand painted) in Danmark. The gold rim saucer is 6 1/8" in diameter. The matching coffee cup is also hall marked Thomas, Bavaria and is numbered 212/2225 2142. The cup's pedestal base has a large gold rim as does the top of the cup's interior and handle exterior. The cup has a large logo of the 1914 Iron Cross with the Prussian crown above it. The cross has a semi wreath around it and the black script slogan "Gott war mit uns, Ihm sei die Ehre!, below. The cup is 4 1/2" high with the mouth diameter being 3 1/4" across. This set was obviously well commissioned using Danish hand painters and Bavarian porcelain artisians....A very nice ensemble..........................$145.

J.118. Very nice original WWII Japanese sauce bowl/saucer dug up from a Japanese Army dump in Gizo, Florida Islands. The saucer is 3 ½+ “ in top diameter with a 1” depth. The saucer is elegantly but simply decorated and from its’ contour and configuration was hand made and painted then glazed in a kiln. A very nice every day mess item.........................…$20.

J.136. Very nice German military hospital patient porcelein drinking cup (Schnabeltasse) with the red Maltese red cross and gold gilt edging. The cup is in very good condition, the spout, handle and body show no chips, cracks or crazing. The cup has the style number 1242 on the bottom. Very rare and with nice construction........................................$125.

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