Germany, Third Reich. A Small Bust of Richard Wagner visually-hidden Herbert Herring

Herbert Herring

aluminum buckles and sliders with a repeating oak leaf motif

set within a knotted oval border and topped by a silver aluminum wire piton

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

the obverse medallion presenting Mongolian symbolism in red

Germany, Third Reich. A Small Bust of Richard Wagner visually-hidden Herbert Herring(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