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Lot 272:
Silver Candlestick – gift from Hitler to Jakob Werlin:Silver candlestick direct from the Werlin family. Its hand-made and the underside of the base you can stillsee the paining marks caused by the silversmith’s hammer. Its engraved AH and was in the Werlin familyaround 80 years before we obtained it. It is of an extremely high quality, beautifully made by a veryskilled silversmith. As yet the silver marks I have not been able to identify but they do look very similarto the silver produced by Lutz & Weiss – Pforzheim near Stuttgart.This candlestick was one of a pair given to Hitler at the end of the 20s, the source and whereabouts of thesecond candlestick are unknown. Hitler gifted the pair to Werlin at the begining of the 30s. At the foot ofthe stem, you can see the engraved "AH" in Gothic flowing style.Jakob Werlin (10 May 1886, in Andritz – 23 September 1965, in Salzburg) was an Austrian auto salesmanwho worked primarily in Germany. Due to his early contact with Adolf Hitler, he became an honorary SSleader and Hitler’s primary interface with the Daimler-Benz company.In 1934 Werlin became a member of the Nazi Party and a confidant of Hitler. Along with FerdinandPorsche, Werlin was involved with Hitler’s attempt to build the People’s Car (Volkswagen).Although placed in an American internment camp until 1948, Werlin survived the war.The candlestick will clean to pristine condition if desired by any new owner. Presently the patina is apatchy blue colour but certainly this can all be removed. On the hand knurled areas it does show wear ofmany years of cleaning, but this does give a solid assurance that the piece is from the time informed bythe relatives of Werlin.Fine quality and rarely do you see silver produced like this in the last 50 years.
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