Germany, Luftwaffe. An Officer’s Breast Eagle, First Pattern Archive Constructed white porcelain with blended

Constructed white porcelain with blended colours and incorporating intricate detail

The former secure in place a decorative chinstrap

spot on the left gilt wing

set on a 60 mm-long magnetic metal bar with a horizontal pinback and dark grey wool backer

Upon his return from leave

Germany, Luftwaffe. An Officer’s Breast Eagle, First Pattern Archive Constructed white porcelain with blended(Luftwaffe Brustadler fr Offiziere). Constructed of a dark grey wool and canvas backer, the obverse bearing a hand embroidered silver aluminum wire droop tail Luftwaffe eagle clutching a mobile swastika, unmarked, measuring 95 mm (w) x 50 mm (h), with extensive material fatigue evident to both the backer and wire, in overall poor condition.