VINTAGE GERMAN SP SET ARMORIAL CRESTS SIX LIQUEURS withTRAY ORIGINAL CASE BAVARIAN

A VERY UNIQUE ITEM OF HISTORICAL AND CULTURAL INTEREST FROM BAVARIA, GERMANY. THIS VINTAGE SILVER PLATED LIQUEUR SET CONSISTS OF AN ORNATE, SCALLOPED, OVAL TRAY AND SIX INDIVIDUAL LIQUEURS. EACH LIQUEUR HAS A SIGNIFICANT ARMORIAL CREST OF A DIFFERENT BAVARIAN CITY, TOWN, OR VILLAGE. ONE IS "FREISING"---THE ARMORIAL CREST FEATURES THE SADDLED BEAR WHICH HAS BEEN THE SYMBOL OF THAT CITY FOR CENTURIES.

AS THE STORY GOES THE SAINT WHO SETTLED THERE IN THE 7th OR 8th CENTURY ORDERED THE BEAR TO CARRY HIS LUGGAGE OVER THE ALPS AFTER IT KILLED HIS PACKHORSE. TWO IS "LANDSBERG"---THIS COMMUNITY MOST NOTED FOR ITS NEARLY 100 YEAR OLD PENAL FACILITY NOW MAINTAINED BY THE BAVARIAN MINISTRY OF JUSTICE. THREE IS "OBERAMMERGAU"---THE ARMORIAL CREST FEATURES A DRAPED CROSS. THIS VILLAGE IS NOTED FOR ITS PERFORMANCES OF THE PASSION PLAY SINCE THE 1600'S.

FOUR IS "MUNICH(MUNCHEN)"---THE ARMORIAL CREST FEATURES A MONK, CONSIDERED THE "CHILD OF MUNICH" DRESSED IN BLACK AND GOLD ROBES---THE COLORS OF THE HOLY ROMAN EMPIRE AND THE CITY'S OFFICIAL COLORS. FIVE IS "DACHAU"---IT SHOULD BE NOTED THE ARMORIAL CREST ON THIS LIQUEUR IS DIFFERENT THAN THE ONE USED BY THE CITY TODAY. SIX IS "FURSTENFELDBRUCK"---THIS ARMORIAL CREST IS DIFFERENT THAN THE ONE USED CURRENTLY. IT DOES SHOW A BRIDGE FOR THE CITY ON THE AMPER RIVER, AND CROSSES FOR ITS FAMOUS MONASTERY.

THE SET IS ENCASED IN ITS ORIGINAL BLACK CASE WITH METAL CLASPS AND HINGES AND LEATHER TEXTURED-LIKE COVERING. EACH PIECE IS FITTED BEAUTIFULLY INTO THE PLUSH BLUE VELVET INTERIOR. THE TRAY IS SHOWING LOSS OF SILVER FROM USE---BUT OVERALL THE SET AND CASE ARE IN VERY GOOD CONDITION. HERE IS A TRULY VINTAGE HISTORICAL AND CULTURAL GIFT FOR THAT FAVORITE HISTORIAN OR WORLD TRAVELER IN YOUR LIFE!

THANK YOU FOR YOUR VIEWING. PLEASE CHECK MY OTHER LISTINGS FOR MORE VINTAGE ANTIQUE AND COLLECTIBLE ITEMS. This item is in the category "Antiques\Silver\Silverplate\Other Antique Silverplate".

The seller is "sirtommyd" and is located in this country: US. This item can be shipped worldwide.

Maker: GERMAN SILVER PLATE
Age: 1900-1940
Type: LIQUEUR SET
Each liqueur w/individual: crest of a different Bavarian city
Type/Object:: Liqueur set w/tray & original case
Composition: Silverplate