german chest

By maincog76, 25 February, 2013
Description

i have a german nazi box/chest with two front doors that open up and revel three drawyers(2 small and 1 big on the bottom) the top lid lifts up with more space on top. the metal ornimtation has swastics stamped in them. ive never seen a box like this anywhere, what is the value?

Category
Furniture
Medium
wood with metal decoration
Distinguishing marks
german nazi swastics
Condition
Fair
Size and dimensions of this item
12 in high x9 3/4 in wide x14 in long
Date Period
ww2 era
Weight
10 lbs?
History
was given to my stepdad by his twin brother whom lived in germany back in ww2 era. then was given to me.
eBay Auction Link
Price Paid (If known)
unknown
For Sale?
No
Photos

Lovejoy

11 years 11 months ago

There is nothing Nazi about this piece, the swaztiki is an ancient symbol found all over the world . The chest is Oriental, possibly Korean or Chinese. You really need to have someone physically examine it to detemine a date:

Here is a link for you:

http://www.liveauctioneers.com/search?q=chinese+chest+red&hasimage=true…

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