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LOT 2142
German WWI Kriegsmarine S.M.S. SEYDLITZ Cap
1914-1918 A.D.
9 7/8 in. (135 grams, 25 cm).
Felted naval cap with applied title 'SMS Seydlitz' to band; coquette button, including two original post cars of the ship one inscribed 'For my friend Mr De Witt Bailey and signed and dated July 1983, the other signed and dated 1983. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom the private collection of author and historian Dr DeWitt Bailey; thence by descent to his grandson.
FootnotesS.M.S. Seydlitz was a German battlecruiser that served in the Kaiserliche Marine (Imperial German Navy) during World War I. She participated in major naval engagements like the Battle of Dogger Bank and the Battle of Jutland, where she sustained significant damage. Ultimately, she was interned and scuttled at Scapa Flow in 1919.
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German WWI Kriegsmarine S.M.S. SEYDLITZ Cap
1914-1918 A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £364
Felted naval cap with applied title 'SMS Seydlitz' to band; coquette button, including two original post cars of the ship one inscribed 'For my friend Mr De Witt Bailey and signed and dated July 1983, the other signed and dated 1983. 135 grams, 25 cm
From the private collection of author and historian Dr DeWitt Bailey; thence by descent to his grandson.
S.M.S. Seydlitz was a German battlecruiser that served in the Kaiserliche Marine (Imperial German Navy) during World War I. She participated in major naval engagements like the Battle of Dogger Bank and the Battle of Jutland, where she sustained significant damage. Ultimately, she was interned and scuttled at Scapa Flow in 1919. -
German WWI 'Constantin Cigaretten' Tin with Two Kriegsmarine Plates
1914-1918 A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £72
Tinplate container with printed design for 'Constantin Kaiserpreis'; printed instruction plate for 'Apparat 84I'; square cast plate for Selbstanlaser 'automatic starter'. 274 grams total, 8.6-15 cm
From the private collection of author and historian Dr DeWitt Bailey; thence by descent to his grandson. -
German WWI Kaiserliche Marine Pea Jacket
1914-1918 A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £156
Dark blue fabric waist-length pea jacket with cotton lining, double-breasted format with two columns of nine silver buttons to the front with Kriegsmarine insignia and corresponding button-holes, and six more to each cuff; applied gilt-metal badge to the upper arm with anchor and crossed cannons for naval artillery; some usage wear especially to the outer sleeves and hem. 1.09 kg, 66 cm long
From the private collection of author and historian Dr DeWitt Bailey; thence by descent to his grandson.
