- A German, Third Reich, OKW/Abwehr bronze
A German, Third Reich, OKW/Abwehr bronze identity tag, obv. eagle and swastika, rev. Oberkommando der Wehrmacht Abwehr and stamped No 109, 36 x 36mm More Information A genuine example and scarce
- (4) GERMAN WWII HELMET, PRE WAR CARDS
(4) GERMAN WWII HELMET, PRE WAR CARDS & PHOTO BOOK(lot of 4) German WWII and pre-war items: (1) WWII helmet, worn painted white iron cross at top, some dents, (1) "Die Deutsche Wehrmacht", 1936 cigarette card album complete with 270 mounted cards showing Hitler, generals and soldiers in various activities in the German army navy and air corps, very good condition, overall: 13"h, 10.25"w, 3/8"d; (1) "Der Weltkrieg", cigarette card album complete with 270 mouned cards showing scenes from WWI, 1914-1918, overall: 10.25"h, 13.75"w, .5/8"d; (1) "Collier's Photographic History of the European War", P.F. Collier & Son, New York, 1915, prior to U.S. entry, 144 pages of mostly photo illustrations, shows photos of political and military leaders of involved countries, post battle scenes with bodies, refugees, armored vehicles, submarines, battle ships, aeroplanes, dirigible, and more, 12:h, 16.75"w, 1"d, total: 9.85lbs
- WWII ARCHIVE, CHIEF WARRANT OFFICER
WWII ARCHIVE, CHIEF WARRANT OFFICER ROBERT KNIESWWII Archive for U.S. Army Chief Warrant Officer Robert Knies including German period photos, pins, patches. Lot includes one personal letter, hand written on black bordered stationery from Raphaelle Massange de Lollombs to Mister R. Knies of Knoxville thanking him and his comrades, including an individual identified as Mister Lee, for their "courageous" actions during WWII in the Belgian town of Stavelot. The letter is unique in that the writer describes the events of the massacre that occurred in Stavelot on Sunday, December 18, 1944 during the Belgian invasion of General Karl Rudolf Gerd von Rundstedt. The writer also inquires about the well being of Mister Knies and Mister Lee and describes the post war economic situation in Brussels, circa March 20, 1947, 5 1/2" H x 7" W two folded pages. The black bordered envelope is addressed to Mister R. Knees in Knoxville from Brussels and features three Belgian stamps c. 1946, 3 3/4" H x 5 3/4" W. Also included are two WWII era photographs of Knies and three color Kodachrome slides of unidentified street scenes. Lot includes original Nazi "DEUTSCHER VOLKSSTURM WEHRMACHT" armband, 3" H x 16 1/2" W. Also included are two Nazi insignia pin (2 1/4" wing width), one French Bronze Combatant's Cross Medal (1 1/2" H), pin-on worker's badge with "FRITZ LEITZ OBERKOCHEN" in silver type (1 1/2" dia.), Nazi War Merit Cross 2nd Class without Swords 1939 (2" H medal), two square lemonade coins for "Martha Leitz-Haus Oberkochen" (1/2" H), one "1942 ECHTERNACK 1. KREISTAG" pin (2" H), one "Ehrenmalweihe Frankenthal 6. Sept. 1936" pin (1 3/4" H), one "Droit et Avant" spinner pin (1 1/4" H), and other German and American military pins and rank insignias. Pink and black Nazi Fire Police badge patch (3 3/4" H) and gold and olive Nazi eagle patch (3" wing width) also included.
Condition:
Overall good condition. Letter, photographs, and Kodachrome slides in good condition. Fabric of Nazi armband fraying around edges. Some of the metals and pins are tarnished. Ribbon of Nazi War Merit Cross 2nd Class slightly fraying at top. White mold on surface of two square lemonade coins. Two holes (1/4") on either side of laurel wreath and two gouges (1/2") on right side of Fire Police badge patch. Olive and gold Nazi eagle patch fraying around edges.
- KURT WALDHEIM CHARACTER POSTERKurt Waldheim
KURT WALDHEIM CHARACTER POSTERKurt Waldheim vintage cartoon poster with six different scenes, each with a different caption in German; titled to bottom left "Die Waldheim-Wahrheit" which roughly translates as "The Waldheim Truth"; unframed and measures approximately 23-1/4" x 33"; in Good condition with minimal wear to edges. Kurt Josef Waldheim (21 December 1918-14 June 2007) was an Austrian diplomat and politician. Waldheim was the fourth Secretary-General of the United Nations from 1972 to 1981, and the ninth President of Austria from 1986 to 1992. While he was running for president in Austria in 1985, the revelation of his service in Salonica as an intelligence officer in the Wehrmacht during World War II, raised international controversy.
- A SÈVRES STYLE PUTTI AND GRAPE CLUSTERS
A SÈVRES STYLE PUTTI AND GRAPE CLUSTERS PORCELAIN MANTL...A SÈVRES STYLE PUTTI AND GRAPE CLUSTERS PORCELAIN MANTLE CLOCK, POSSIBLY DRESDEN, GERMAN WORKS BY KIENZLE, 20TH CENTURY, painted in cobalt blue ground and polychrome colors with a tambourine suspending reed pipe modeled finial suspending grape leaf and clusters ending in blossoming stems, draped over the barrel form case with a gilt metal and glass hinged bezel, opening to a porcelain dial enclosing black rectangular panels with white Roman hour chapters and reticulated black steel hands-on painted floral sprays above twin key escapements, verso glazed white porcelain frolicking putti in relief mounted door opening to brass clockworks stamped "77 / KIENZLE / 533/14," over a square form "KIENZLE / GERMANY / TWO (2) JEWELS," underside marked underglaze dark blue intertwined L's and overglaze red inscribed "Modèle et decoration eseclusive à la main." Height: 15 3/4" Width: 12" Depth: 7" Note: Kienzle Uhren GmbH, founded in Villingen-Schwenningen Germany in 1822 is one of Germany's oldest watch and alarm clockmakers. Production included the first commercial time stamp clock followed over the years by wrist watches, pocket watches, and travel clocks that were reasonably priced. During WWII they produced instruments and watches for the German military and cockpit clocks for the Wehrmacht using Polish slave labor. Post-war Kienzle continued production but expanded utilizing new innovations leading to new products. Today the headquarters can be found in Hamburg after having moved in 2002 from the original in Schwenningen.
Condition:
Good condition, no winding key. Simpson Galleries does not guarantee any clock or timepiece. Simpson Galleries strongly encourages in-person inspection of items by the bidder. Statements by Simpson Galleries regarding the condition of objects are for guidance only and should not be relied upon as statements of fact and do not constitute a representation, warranty, or assumption of liability by Simpson Galleries. All lots offered are sold "AS IS." NO REFUNDS will be issued based on condition.
- YURI (GEORGE) SCHWEBLER (YUGOSLAVIAN/AMERICAN,
YURI (GEORGE) SCHWEBLER (YUGOSLAVIAN/AMERICAN, 1942-199...Yuri (George) Schwebler
Yugoslavian/American, 1942-1990
Mirror Veil , 1979
Mixed media, signed, titled, and dated to interior
Sheets of glass, layered and constructed in an architectural, modernist manner to sequester small rocks, a mirrored backdrop to the shadowbox containment.
Yuri Schwebler was born in Nazi-occupied Yugoslavia in 1943. His early childhood was clearly marked by the times, his father facing all from conscription into the Wehrmacht to the tortures of a Russian Labor camp, which would lead to the breaking of both his legs. Once the family was reunited in 1956, they wasted no time in emigrating, Schwebler and both younger sisters in tow, to Delaware.
Fresh out of Western Maryland College (now McDaniel College), Schwebler was drafted in to the United States Army Reserve in 1965. After his discharge, he started using the anglicized name George Schwebler. By 1967, he moved to Washington, D.C., and in 1970, moved with his wife, Joanne Hedge, to Marin County, California, and worked briefly at the Sausalito Art Center. When the marriage dissolved in March 1970, he spent two months at the Mendocino State Hospital before returning to Washington, D.C. He moved to New York in 1980, and stopped making art around 1981.
His CV in “The Studio” catalog staked Schwebler's roots in DC, complimented by numerous gallery exhibitions as well as exhibitions at the Phillips Collection and the Corcoran Gallery of Art. He earned an NEA fellowship in 1975, a sculpture installed at ArtPark in 1976, and was included in the 10th Paris Biennale of Young Artists in 1977. In a 1981 exhibition in the Hudson River Museum, Schwebler recreated art studios of sculptors Alexander Calder (In the Tracks of Calder), Piet Mondrian, Alberto Giacometti (Giacometti’s Table [Where Painting Meets Sculpture], 1981), David Smith and Constantin Brancusi, with his own artistic sensibilities.
Schwebler died at age 47 on March 3, 1990, in Marlborough, New York by suicide and carbon monoxide poisoning. He was survived by his partner, artist Enid Sanford, his mother Eva (née Lasi) Schwebler, and two sisters. His work was part of the posthumous retrospective art exhibition, Yuri Schwebler: The Spiritual Plan (2020) curated by John James Anderson at the American University Museum.
Shadowbox: 15 1/8 x 20 x 8 1/8 in. (38.4 x 50.8 x 20.6 cm.)
The Artist,
Ex Iowa Wesleyan University collection;
Bequeathed by the Alden Lowell Doud Estate, Washington D.C.
Alden Lowell Doud (American, 1935-1912) of Iowa City, formerly of Douds, was a former First Lieutenant and Captain of the U.S. Army Judge Advocate General Corp. After serving in the military, he joined the Office of the Legal Adviser in the U.S. State Department in 1967 where he became the first Assistant Legal Adviser for Environmental Affairs. He authored the first drafts of several important environmental treaties including the World Heritage Convention. He was also a member of the U.S. delegation in the negotiations forming the International Telecommunications Satellite Consortium (INTELSAT).
In 1973, Mr. Doud joined the World Bank Legal Department as its principal administrative attorney and rose to the title of Chief Counsel until his retirement in 1996. Post retirement,
he studied at the Courtlaud Institute of Art in London and continued art studies at Bard Graduate Center in New York City.
He moved to Iowa City in 1998 and served as Chairman of Board of Trustees of Iowa Wesleyan until 2005 when he received an honorary degree Ll. D. and was made Chairman Emeritus. He was a member of University of Iowa President's Club, the Members Council of the University Museum of Art, the Harvard Club of New York City, and other arts related organizations.
Condition:
Any condition statement is given as a courtesy to a client, is an opinion, and should not be treated as a statement of fact. Reference to condition written, oral or within a condition report shall not be regarded as a full account of condition and may not include all defects, alterations, or restorations. Absence of a condition report does not imply a lot is flawless or lacking imperfections or damage. Selkirk Auctioneers & Appraisers shall have no responsibility for any error or omission. Returns shall not be accepted on the basis of condition.
- YURI (GEORGE) SCHWEBLER (YUGOSLAVIAN/AMERICAN,
YURI (GEORGE) SCHWEBLER (YUGOSLAVIAN/AMERICAN, 1942-199...Yuri (George) Schwebler
Yugoslavian/American, 1942-1990
Protractor Box , 1977
Mixed media, signed, titled, and dated to verso
A large protractor, the shadowbox backing shaded white.
Yuri Schwebler was born in Nazi-occupied Yugoslavia in 1943. His early childhood was clearly marked by the times, his father facing all from conscription into the Wehrmacht to the tortures of a Russian Labor camp, which would lead to the breaking of both his legs. Once the family was reunited in 1956, they wasted no time in emigrating, Schwebler and both younger sisters in tow, to Delaware.
Fresh out of Western Maryland College (now McDaniel College), Schwebler was drafted in to the United States Army Reserve in 1965. After his discharge, he started using the anglicized name George Schwebler. By 1967, he moved to Washington, D.C., and in 1970, moved with his wife, Joanne Hedge, to Marin County, California, and worked briefly at the Sausalito Art Center. When the marriage dissolved in March 1970, he spent two months at the Mendocino State Hospital before returning to Washington, D.C. He moved to New York in 1980, and stopped making art around 1981.
His CV in “The Studio” catalog staked Schwebler's roots in DC, complimented by numerous gallery exhibitions as well as exhibitions at the Phillips Collection and the Corcoran Gallery of Art. He earned an NEA fellowship in 1975, a sculpture installed at ArtPark in 1976, and was included in the 10th Paris Biennale of Young Artists in 1977. In a 1981 exhibition in the Hudson River Museum, Schwebler recreated art studios of sculptors Alexander Calder (In the Tracks of Calder), Piet Mondrian, Alberto Giacometti (Giacometti’s Table [Where Painting Meets Sculpture], 1981), David Smith and Constantin Brancusi, with his own artistic sensibilities.
Schwebler died at age 47 on March 3, 1990, in Marlborough, New York by suicide and carbon monoxide poisoning. He was survived by his partner, artist Enid Sanford, his mother Eva (née Lasi) Schwebler, and two sisters. His work was part of the posthumous retrospective art exhibition, Yuri Schwebler: The Spiritual Plan (2020) curated by John James Anderson at the American University Museum.
Shadowbox: 16 1/4 x 16 1/4 x 8 1/8 in. (41.3 x 41.3 x 20.6 cm.)
The Artist,
Ex Iowa Wesleyan University collection;
Bequeathed by the Alden Lowell Doud Estate, Washington D.C.
Alden Lowell Doud (American, 1935-1912) of Iowa City, formerly of Douds, was a former First Lieutenant and Captain of the U.S. Army Judge Advocate General Corp. After serving in the military, he joined the Office of the Legal Adviser in the U.S. State Department in 1967 where he became the first Assistant Legal Adviser for Environmental Affairs. He authored the first drafts of several important environmental treaties including the World Heritage Convention. He was also a member of the U.S. delegation in the negotiations forming the International Telecommunications Satellite Consortium (INTELSAT).
In 1973, Mr. Doud joined the World Bank Legal Department as its principal administrative attorney and rose to the title of Chief Counsel until his retirement in 1996. Post retirement,
he studied at the Courtlaud Institute of Art in London and continued art studies at Bard Graduate Center in New York City.
He moved to Iowa City in 1998 and served as Chairman of Board of Trustees of Iowa Wesleyan until 2005 when he received an honorary degree Ll. D. and was made Chairman Emeritus. He was a member of University of Iowa President's Club, the Members Council of the University Museum of Art, the Harvard Club of New York City, and other arts related organizations.
Condition:
Any condition statement is given as a courtesy to a client, is an opinion, and should not be treated as a statement of fact. Reference to condition written, oral or within a condition report shall not be regarded as a full account of condition and may not include all defects, alterations, or restorations. Absence of a condition report does not imply a lot is flawless or lacking imperfections or damage. Selkirk Auctioneers & Appraisers shall have no responsibility for any error or omission. Returns shall not be accepted on the basis of condition.
- YURI (GEORGE) SCHWEBLER (YUGOSLAVIAN/AMERICAN,
YURI (GEORGE) SCHWEBLER (YUGOSLAVIAN/AMERICAN, 1942-199...Yuri (George) Schwebler
Yugoslavian/American, 1942-1990
Protractor Box
Mixed media shadow box, signed, titled, and dated 1977 to verso
A bronze plumb bob held suspended by a length of cord between lengths of ruler and a protractor, the shadowbox backing shaded white.
Yuri Schwebler was born in Nazi-occupied Yugoslavia in 1943. His early childhood was clearly marked by the times, his father facing all from conscription into the Wehrmacht to the tortures of a Russian Labor camp, which would lead to the breaking of both his legs. Once the family was reunited in 1956, they wasted no time in emigrating, Schwebler and both younger sisters in tow, to Delaware.
Fresh out of Western Maryland College (now McDaniel College), Schwebler was drafted in to the United States Army Reserve in 1965. After his discharge, he started using the anglicized name George Schwebler. By 1967, he moved to Washington, D.C., and in 1970, moved with his wife, Joanne Hedge, to Marin County, California, and worked briefly at the Sausalito Art Center. When the marriage dissolved in March 1970, he spent two months at the Mendocino State Hospital before returning to Washington, D.C. He moved to New York in 1980, and stopped making art around 1981.
His CV in “The Studio” catalog staked Schwebler's roots in DC, complimented by numerous gallery exhibitions as well as exhibitions at the Phillips Collection and the Corcoran Gallery of Art. He earned an NEA fellowship in 1975, a sculpture installed at ArtPark in 1976, and was included in the 10th Paris Biennale of Young Artists in 1977. In a 1981 exhibition in the Hudson River Museum, Schwebler recreated art studios of sculptors Alexander Calder (In the Tracks of Calder), Piet Mondrian, Alberto Giacometti (Giacometti’s Table [Where Painting Meets Sculpture], 1981), David Smith and Constantin Brancusi, with his own artistic sensibilities.
Schwebler died at age 47 on March 3, 1990, in Marlborough, New York by suicide and carbon monoxide poisoning. He was survived by his partner, artist Enid Sanford, his mother Eva (née Lasi) Schwebler, and two sisters. His work was part of the posthumous retrospective art exhibition, Yuri Schwebler: The Spiritual Plan (2020) curated by John James Anderson at the American University Museum.
Shadowbox: 16 1/4 x 16 1/4 x 8 1/8 in. (41.3 x 41.3 x 20.6 cm.)
The Artist,
Ex Iowa Wesleyan University collection;
Bequeathed by the Alden Lowell Doud Estate, Washington D.C.
Alden Lowell Doud (American, 1935-1912) of Iowa City, formerly of Douds, was a former First Lieutenant and Captain of the U.S. Army Judge Advocate General Corp. After serving in the military, he joined the Office of the Legal Adviser in the U.S. State Department in 1967 where he became the first Assistant Legal Adviser for Environmental Affairs. He authored the first drafts of several important environmental treaties including the World Heritage Convention. He was also a member of the U.S. delegation in the negotiations forming the International Telecommunications Satellite Consortium (INTELSAT).
In 1973, Mr. Doud joined the World Bank Legal Department as its principal administrative attorney and rose to the title of Chief Counsel until his retirement in 1996. Post retirement,
he studied at the Courtlaud Institute of Art in London and continued art studies at Bard Graduate Center in New York City.
He moved to Iowa City in 1998 and served as Chairman of Board of Trustees of Iowa Wesleyan until 2005 when he received an honorary degree Ll. D. and was made Chairman Emeritus. He was a member of University of Iowa President's Club, the Members Council of the University Museum of Art, the Harvard Club of New York City, and other arts related organizations.
Condition:
The cord has seperated in the past and is tied back together.
Any condition statement is given as a courtesy to a client, is an opinion, and should not be treated as a statement of fact. Reference to condition written, oral or within a condition report shall not be regarded as a full account of condition and may not include all defects, alterations, or restorations. Absence of a condition report does not imply a lot is flawless or lacking imperfections or damage. Selkirk Auctioneers & Appraisers shall have no responsibility for any error or omission. Returns shall not be accepted on the basis of condition.
- GROUP OF WWII GERMAN INSIGNIA Germany,C.
GROUP OF WWII GERMAN INSIGNIA Germany,C. 1930s-40sA political leaders belt buckle, two Luftwaffe sports patches, a "Deutche Wehrmacht" arm band, and a wool arm band with an "RZM" label.
- COPY OF A GERMAN WWII ALUMINUM WEHRMACHT
COPY OF A GERMAN WWII ALUMINUM WEHRMACHT EAGLECopy of a German WWII aluminum Wehrmacht eagle for railroad or official building, maker marked LOK RZA BLN Original , on verso, 14 1/8" h., 27 3/8" w.
Condition:
Good condition. No apparent damages or repairs.
- FRENCH MAB MODEL D SEMI-AUTOMATIC PISTOLFrench
FRENCH MAB MODEL D SEMI-AUTOMATIC PISTOLFrench MAB model D semi-automatic pistol, 7.65 mm, with German WWII Waffenamt eagle on right side of frame, with checkered gutta percha logo grips, and leather holster with applied Wehrmacht eagle, 4" barrel. SN #91390 C&R
Condition:
All metal turning purple, crack at screw of one grip, dirty bore.
- (4) BOOKS: MILITARY BINOCULARS & TELESCOPES
(4) BOOKS: MILITARY BINOCULARS & TELESCOPES SEEGER(lot of 4) Books, including: (1) "Eyes of the Wehrmacht: An Illustrated Guide to German World War II 10 x 80 Binoculars," Stephen Rohan, 1996, (1) "Feldstecher: Fernglaser im Wandel der Zeit," signed by Dr. Hans T. Seeger, 1989, (1) "German Military Technology: The Optical Equipment, Descriptive Documents Circulated by Carl Zeiss, Jena, between 1930 and 1940," signed by editor Dr. Hans T. Seeger, 1997, (1) "Militarische Fernglaser und Fernrohre in Heer, Luftwaffe und Marine" (Military Binoculars and Telescopes for Land, Air, and Sea Service), signed by Dr. Hans T. Seeger, numbered edition 43/ 100, 1996; 10lbs total **Provenance: A prominent Dallas, Texas estate**