Germany, Third Reich. A Small Bust of Richard Wagner visually-hidden admitted to No

admitted to No

the exterior bearing a black enameled Iron Cross flanked by a red

vertical pin with a sheet metal hinge and a flat wire catch

with one of the loops bearing a black enamelled border and six graduated pearls

and signed in black ink by Knight’s Cross recipient Colonel Dr

Germany, Third Reich. A Small Bust of Richard Wagner visually-hidden admitted to No(Richard Wagner Bste in Bronze). Constructed of bronze, consisting of a detailed depiction of legendary composer Richard Wagner, emanating from a base bearing Wagners name in raised letters, affixed to a tapering marble pedestal, the base showing a single rivet which securely holds the bust in place, unmarked, measuring 7 cm (w) x 12 cm (h), a superb example of a tribute to a composer whose emphasis on Germanic mythology inspired the cultural life and