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Hitler was grateful and after coming to power in Germany, he remembered Der Deutsche Hof and invariably stayed there during Reichs Party Days. There are many photographs showing Hitler reviewing his paramilitary organizations from the front of the hotel.
Silver service articles used in the dining room of Der Deutsche Hof were manufactured by the well-known metals manufacturing firm Gebrüder Hepp of Pforzheim, Germany, south of Heidelberg. Very much to Hitler’s liking, the silver service pieces were plain, heavy bordered, heavy weight silver plated alpaca metal bearing a logo of a 17 mm (11/16 inch) wreath with an outlined swastika in the center.
Each piece also is hallmarked with a Gebrüder Hepp manufacturing logo and some, like the large tray offered here, have the name of the hotel beneath the swastika / wreath logo.
The largest piece is the large tray or platter shown above. It measures about 13 x 21-1/2 inches and weighs about 6 pounds. The large serving bowl or soup terrine (right) with handles is about 6 inches tall and 9 inches in diameter (not including the handles) and weighs about 3-1/2 pounds. The medium size tray measures about 9-1/2 x 15 inches and weighs about 3 pounds. The oval serving bowl measures about 8 x 11 inches and weighs about 1-1/4 pounds.
The four pieces we offer here were all brought to the United States after World War II by an American GI. We have no other pieces.
CONDITION LARGE SERVING TRAY (ABOVE):
the large tray is in remarkably good condition, showing only relatively light wear and scratches with no dents. Retains about 95% of its original silver plating.
CONDITION LARGE SERVING BOWL (RIGHT): the large serving bowl or soup terrine shows considerable use but is in good overall condition with one substantial dent near the bottom of the bowl just above the base. Retains about 65% of its original silver plating. Naturally, the inside of the base where the wreath / swastika logo is stamped, is in excellent condition.
the large tray is in remarkably good condition, showing only relatively light wear and scratches with no dents. Retains about 95% of its original silver plating.
CONDITION LARGE SERVING BOWL (RIGHT): the large serving bowl or soup terrine shows considerable use but is in good overall condition with one substantial dent near the bottom of the bowl just above the base. Retains about 65% of its original silver plating. Naturally, the inside of the base where the wreath / swastika logo is stamped, is in excellent condition.
CONDITION MEDIUM SIZE SERVING TRAY (ABOVE & RIGHT):
the medium size tray or platter shows considerable use but is in good overall condition. Retains about 75% of its original silver plating.
the medium size tray or platter shows considerable use but is in good overall condition. Retains about 75% of its original silver plating.
CONDITION OVAL SERVING BOWL (ABOVE & RIGHT):
the oval serving bowl shows considerable use but is in good overall condition with two shallow but noticeable dents in one end. Retains about 80% of its original silver plating.
the oval serving bowl shows considerable use but is in good overall condition with two shallow but noticeable dents in one end. Retains about 80% of its original silver plating.
As most people know, serving pieces of this type can be (and often were during the Third Reich) straightened, repaired, polished and replated without negatively affecting their value.
Der Deutsche Hof in Nürnberg are offered for sale for: A) large tray: $595.00 (+ $20.00 shipping & handling in the USA) B) serving bowl: $395.00 (+ $15.00 shipping & handling in the USA) C) medium serving tray: $295.00 (+ $10.00 shipping & handling in the USA) D) small serving tray: **SOLD** |
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NAZI SILVER SERVICE DER DEUTSCHE HOF HOTEL NÜRNBERG
FOUR VERY RARE PIECES FROM THE NAZI SILVER SERVICE OF THE DEUTSCHER HOF HOTEL IN NUREMBERG, GERMANY
- HITLER HIMSELF MAY HAVE BEEN SERVED WITH THEM!
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This is a rare sales lot consisting of four original Third Reich silver service pieces from the most famous hotel in Germany during the Hitler era - Der Deutsche Hof near the railway station in Nürnberg. Most people with an interest in the period are aware that in the early days of the Nazi Party the fanciest hotels in Nürnberg turned Hitler and the Nazis away when they came to the city for their Reichsparteitage or Reichs Party Days. Among the best hotels, the one that welcomed the Nazis and Hitler specifically, was Der Deutsche Hof.