Hermann Göring Items

This is an outstanding example of German craftsmanship. It is a cigar cutter fashioned to resemble a hunter's knife. It is not maker marked. There is an engraved script inscription "für Hermann -- Emmy" on the front of the scabbard. The Goering coat of arms is on the front, and the Sonnemann coat of arms is on the back at the throat of the scabbard.

The "hilt" is permanently affixed to the top of the scabbard, and it features boar head finials.

The handle of the knife is boar tusk ivory, with a raised knobby ferrule.

The suspension is fashioned of silver and gilt on brass and gold embellishments in the form of Prussian Royal stag heads, oak leaves, and pierced "clam shell". There is a clip for attaching to a watch chain.

The nipper is steel with an integral spring.

Overall measurement is 15.5cm (as seen at the left). The cutter is 8.5 cm when removed from the scabbard. The scabbard alone is 6.5cm.

The condition is outstanding throughout, with the minor exception of a slight indentation in the back of the scabbard.

Links to close-up photographs are here: in scabbard, Detail

This plate is approximately 12 inches in diameter. It is unmarked.

The condition is used, with some tarnish from age.

This ladle is marked with the crescent moon and crown and 800 silver content marks.

Here is a view of the back.

This is a close-up of the distinctive monogram.

Condition is near excellent with tarnish from age and signs of routine use.

This ladle is marked with the maker mark HÆBERLEIN NÜRNBERG and 800 silver content marks.

Here is a view of the back.

This is a close-up of the distinctive monogram.

Condition is near excellent with tarnish from age and signs of routine use.

This is a two-piece armoire, with a shallow top section resting on pillars to the deeper bottom, shown in close-up here.

The armoire measures nearly 8 feet high by 2 feet deep by 5 feet wide. (Measurements are approximate).

The top portion has a large center door, with glass and brass work at the center of the top. It is flanked by two smaller doors. Shelves with rails are above the side doors. The top has scrollwork and a lot of classic German embellishments, apparent in the images. The top rests on the bottom portion by its weight, retained by wooden guide pins and stabilized by four heavy carved columns at the front.

The bottom portion has a heavy, thick flat slab table surface. Beneath are three pull drawers over a large central door flanked by two smaller side doors.

It rests on 6 massive wooden feet, about 2 inches from the floor.

There are no maker marks apparent.

The condition is generally near excellent with some minor damage to a couple of molding pieces, and some scratches from use and age. Nothing that can't be relatively easily repaired or replaced by a competent craftsman.

This painting is rendered on an animal skin which is nailed to a course weave burlap back, and framed in very heavy carved oak.

The frame measures 3-1/2 by 4-1/2 feet (approximately).

This is a view of the wood carving and pinning detail. This is a view of the back, showing the rough hewn planks used to mount the painting.

This painting will be available for viewing at the MAX SHOW in Charlotte, North Carolina the weekend of 30 September through 2 October, 2005. For details about the show, please visit the show page on our site.

This box has the full embellished coat of arms with surmounts and supporters, shown in close-up here.

The box measures 5 by 6 by 1 inches.

It has a faint maker mark on the bottom.

This is a view of the two compartment box on the inside. This is a view of the box, showing the side and front.

It measures 10 inches long and 6 inches in diameter. There are three GERMAN SILVER content marks (two on the handle, one on the filigree work).

The silvered mirror has a beveled edge as seen here. The silvering is in very good condition, with little sign of tarnish. The silver on the mirror body shows tarnish from age.

The stag patterned handle is Bakelite simulated stag horn. It has some minor hairline cracks, but they are not distracting.

It measures 10-1/2 by 2-1/2 inches (at the widest part)

This is a close-up of the detail on the server.

This is a close-up of the monogram.

This is a view of the back side. The back of the server is not gilded.

The condition is generally very good, with signs of years of use.

There are no content or maker marks.

It has a separately attached shelf atop an applied carved head of a chamois.

The shelf measures 14-1/4 inches wide and 8-1/2 inches deep an 13 inches high.

This is a view of the top and the right side and left side of the head carving, showing detail.

The condition is very good overall, with some minor chips and bumps from age and use.

This piece is a match for the one below.

It has a separately attached shelf atop an applied carved head of a ram.

The shelf measures 14-1/4 inches wide and 8-1/2 inches deep an 13 inches high.

This is a view of the top and the right side and left side of the head carving, showing detail.

The condition is very good overall, with some minor chips and bumps from age and use. There are two screws added to retain the head in place from the back. It does not detract in normal display.

This piece is a match for the one above.

It is made of a single tusk that was carved in sections and assembled in five pieces, designed to be taken apart and stowed in a hunting bag and reassembled on the hunt.

It depicts hunting scenes on all sides, featuring a fox, a wolf, a hunting dog, two Prussian elk stags, and a rabbit in woodlands. It has oak leaves, acorns, and floral embellishments throughout. There is a separately carved trumpet type mouthpiece fitted at the narrow end.

There is some damage to the areas where the horn is fitted together, as can be seen in the images shown at the links below. Details of other portions of the horn with the game scenes are also pictured.

• Overall right side
• Mouthpiece
• Damage closeup
• Fox
• Wolf and Dog
• Elk
• The other elk
• Bell

The tusk measures 22 inches long and about 3 inches wide at the bell. The mouthpiece has an exterior dimension of almost 1 inch.

HG Fossil Ivory Ducal Coat of Arms Wooden Small Chest

This is a view from the back angle and one from the front angle and one with the chest open.

The coat of arms has a shield with a bar dexter with 5 bells (possibly acorns), and one roundel each side. The surmount is a chain mail knight with ducal crown, with bells/acorns supporters. This was a presentation gift from one of the members of European aristocracy Goering routinely invited to hunt with him in Rominten Heide and Carinhall.

It measures 6-1/4 inches wide and 3-1/4 inches by 3-1/4 inches. The chest once had a small key lock, however the entire locking assembly is missing.

The condition is very good to near excellent, with some hairline cracks typical in ivory apparent in the images.

It has a shield of his coat of arms and no visible silver content or maker marks.

The taster measures 5-1/2 inches long and about 2-3/4 wide at the widest point.

This is a view of the back.

It has his full coat of arms with oak leaves supporters and crescent moon, crown and 800 silver content marks.

The cup measures 1-3/4 inches high and about 1-3/8 wide at the widest point.

The condition is tarnished, still near excellent.

It has a silver plated end cap with the full embellished Goering coat of arms with surmounts and supporters.

The tusk measures 6-1/4 inches long, with the cutter adding another inch, and about 1-3/8 inches wide at the widest point. It is not content marked.

Here are additional views  1  2  3  4  5  6.

It has a silver plated end cap with the shield of the Goering coat of arms without surmounts and supporters.

The tusk measures 4-7/8 inches long, and about 1-1/2 inches wide at the widest point. It is not content marked, but the shaft of the screw has a Williamson's maker mark.

This is a view of the back.

It has a silver plated end cap with the entwined "HG" monogram of Hermann Goering.

The tusk measures 5-3/4 inches long, and about 1-1/4 inches wide at the widest point. It is not content or maker marked.

This is a view of the back.

It has a silver end cap with the entwined "HG" and engraved CARINHALL 1938.

The horn measures 4 inches long and about 3/4 wide at the widest point. It has a BERLIN SILBER 800 and the cresent moon and crown silver content marks.

This is a view of the back.

It has a silver end cap with the usual arm and ring charge on a shield with a distinctive crosshatched background. This is an older piece, dating to the early 1930s.

The horn measures 8 inches long and about 1-3/4 wide at the widest point.

This is a view of the back.

It has a silver end cap with the full coat of arms and visible silver content and maker marks. The heraldry on this piece dates to about 1940-1943.

The horn measures 5 inches long and about 1-1/2 wide at the widest point.

This is a view of the back.

It has the shield full coat of arms on the front of the handle and HG linked initials on the back of the handle. There are no apparent maker marks. The heraldry on this piece dates to the 1930s.

The horn measures 5-3/4 inches long and about 3 inches wide at the "T" handle.

This is a view of the back.

There is deep tarnish and most of the gilding has worn away from longtime use.

There is a round end on the top of the cross for attachment to the cord (not present).

The Caeremoniale Episcoporum describes the wear of the pectoral cross by bishops belonging to a military order, and by the 19th century, wearing the cross of an order was not confined to bishops and was worn by high ranking generals.

This is a fairly large cross, measuring 4-1/2 inches across and 9 inches high.

These are some views of the construction details at the top, the front and rear showing the deep Damascus patterning. This is a view of the back of the cross.

This gilt badge was attached to a number of items owned by Goering. It has been seen on book covers, leather items, and in pairs with the Sonnemann coat of arms shield of the same side on common items.

There are no maker marks or content marks present. Here is a view of the back.

It measures 1-3/8 wide by 1-3/4 inches high.

The condition is near excellent with some minor wear to the gilt finish.

The back is marked with an unreadable and very faint maker mark. The malachite is inlaid into the silver and is completely intact and without any significant flaws.  The seams from joining are virtually invisible.

The plate is octagonal measuring 11-1/4 inches across the flats.

The back is marked with a "K12" gold content mark. These are views from the left and right sides.

The ring measures a US size 11.

The seal is shown as when embossed. These are views from the opposite side and face.  There are 800, crown and crescent moon silver content marks and a JWA maker mark.

The seal measures 3 inches long overall and 1 inch in diameter at the face.

This set of cufflinks is identical to the ones shown in the photograph of Hermann Göring and Emmy Sonnemann, taken in the late 1930s. This set of cufflinks was liberated from the Obersalzberg area shortly after VE Day.

They are marked with a crown, crescent moon and "900" silver content mark and DESCHLER MÜNCHEN maker marks on the stems. They show some wear and deep tarnish from routine use. This is a view from the back.

They measure 29mm across the wings and 21.5mm front to back.

This is a 14K gold on 900 silver set of cufflinks featuring the charge of the Goering coat of arms: an upraised armored arm grasping a ring.

These are maker marked DESCHLER MÜNCHEN and no content marks on the back, as shown.

They measure 17mm by 21mm oval, by 17mm deep.

This is a 900 silver set of cufflinks featuring the charge of the Goering coat of arms: an upraised armored arm grasping a ring.

These are maker marked DESCHLER MÜNCHEN and no content marks on the back, as shown.

They measure 17mm by 21mm oval, by 17mm deep.

This is a 14K gold set of cufflinks featuring the the Goering coat of arms with embellishments, supporters, and heraldry.

These are maker marked DESCHLER MÜNCHEN and content marked 585 on the back, as shown.

They measure 15mm by 20mm oval, by 19mm deep.

The condition is near excellent.

This is a 1944 Göring birthday set of cufflinks featuring the the Goering raised armored arm on pebble grain shield design.

These are maker marked H.J. Wilm Berlin and content marked ALPACA on the back, as shown.  The ends are engraved 12.1.44

They measure 17mm by 21mm.

The condition is near excellent, with deep tarnish throughout.

This is a matched pair of Reichsmarschall rank insignia for the collar. It is heavy gold bullion wire on a silver bullion backing. The crossed batons are heavy bullion

Here is an image of the back side.

Each measure 2-5/8 inches across and 2 inches high at the flats.

This is a very heavy silver bullion wire on a gray wool backing. The eagle is rendered in black silk floss with lighter silver bullion detail.

Here is an image of the back side. It measures 70mm (2-3/4 inches) across.

This is a very rare badge, and almost never encountered in this condition.

This is a small 5-1/2 inch diameter 1-3/8 inch high bowl (suitable for nuts or candies) engraved with the Reichsmarschall rank insignia. This is the later style insignia, with shorter wings and angled wingtips.

It has no maker marks nor content marks present.

Here is an image of the bottom.

The condition is near excellent with deep tarnish from age.

This is a very wall mounted plaque.

It has no maker marks or content marks present.

It has some damage. There is a hairline crack running along the back side of the head along the hair line. Here is a view of the crack from the front, and one from the back.

Here is an image of the back.

It measures 6-3/8 inches across and 9-1/8 inches high.

This is a very interesting case, presented at a time when the "black shirts" of England were on the rise, and the BUF was in the process of gaining power and momentum from the rise of Nazism in Germany and Fascism in Italy.

The case is engraved with a sentiment (an abbreviation indicating love or respect) and a facsimile from his signature below on the inside of the case. The outside of the case has an outline "HG" monogram on the front.

It has several maker marks and content marks present on the inside, indicating STERLING silver content.

It has some signs of long use and wear to the exterior surfaces, front and rear, apparent in the images.

Here is an image of the back.

Included with this cigarette case is a copy of the book Oswald Mosley by Robert Skidelsky which documents the life, and the rise and fall of Sir Oswald.

It measures 3-3/8 inches across and 5 inches high when closed for carry.

This is a very interesting case, presented after the war to mark the occasion of a "This Is Your Life" episode to W. R. Callahan..

The case is engraved with a sentiment on the front. The inside of the case is wood lined and compartmented for cigarettes or smaller cigars (the petition is removable). The top of the case has an interesting variation of the Göring coat of arms shield with a pebble textured background on the cover.

It has no maker or silver content marks apparent.

It has some signs of long use and wear and deep tarnish to the exterior surfaces, front and rear, apparent in the images.

Here is an image of the bottom..

It measures 3-1/2 inches front to back and 6-1/.2 inches wide and 1-3/8 inches high including the feet..

This particular box of cigars was one of several sizes and styles favored by Göring for his personal use. The size and number is indicated as "10 Cremas Finas".  All ten  of the original cigars remain in their glass tubes with cork stoppers and yellow pull ribbon.

The cigars are intact, however they are dry from nearly 60 years of storage.

The lid is not detached from the box at the paper hinge. There is some general wear to the exterior, most noticeable at the edges and corners, as would be expected. Here is a view of the top of the box.

It measures 8 by 11-3/4 by 1-1/2 inches. The cigar tubes are 7-1/4 inches long and about 3/4 inch in diameter.

This particular box of cigars was one of several sizes and styles favored by Göring for his personal use. The size and number is indicated as "10 Cremas Finas". Four of the original 10 cigars remain in their glass tubes with cork stoppers and yellow pull ribbon.

The cigars are intact, however they are dry from nearly 60 years of storage.

The lid is detached from the box at the paper hinge, however it still retains the lock on the front. There is some general wear to the exterior, most noticeable at the edges and corners, as would be expected. Here is a view of the top of the box.

It measures 8 by 11-3/4 by 1-1/2 inches. The cigar tubes are 7-1/4 inches long and about 3/4 inch in diameter.

This sherbet cup was from the initial company that started the massive corporation.

Here is a view of the top of the cup. This is a view of the bottom.

It measures 5 inches (including the handle) by 2-1/4 by 3-7/8 inches in diameter.