Antique Handmade Cigarette Holder

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Posted by Probono99
3 years ago
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Description Handmade Inscripted cigarette holder made by a Italian prisoner in a concentration camp called Zonderwater during the Second World War
Category Tobacciana
Medium Silver
Distinguishing marks Inscriptions
Condition Fair
Date Period 1939
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Submitted by MarkBlemish

I think this would come under militaria and would be considered trench art https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trench_art Value is probably going to be determined on the taste of the buyer, how desirable the image is to them. Here are some that sold on eBay (not sure if all of them are actually trench art but you can kind of tell which ones are hand made) https://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_from=R40&_nkw=trench+art+cigarette+case&_sacat=0&rt=nc&LH_Sold=1&LH_Complete=1 If you have any background on the prisoner that information would be good to keep with the case.
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