Hello Everyone,
I have noticed that a couple of local collectors have recently bought these “Kurt Schmid Ehmen Nuremberg Eagles” and have had them on display at a couple of large militaria shows lately. While I admit they are large and impressive I have to say that I have some serious doubts about their authenticity. When I questioned the owners politely as to where they came from and queried whether they were real, I was told “Germany” and that yes, they were indeed real. Another fellow collector has just alerted me to the Website where they are sold from and now I am even less convinced. In my opinion, these eagles do not possess the exceptional detail of the Kurt Schmid Ehmen pre-war originals or even the details of the post-war Kurt Schmid Ehmen so called “Estate casts” It is easy to see the difference between the original pre-war and original post-war Kurt Schmid Ehmen eagles and it is also easy to see the differences between the originals and these newly discovered eagles. The base of these recently sold eagles wings seem to have casting flaws that none of the original eagles have and also lack some other distinctive features. The seller claims that the bases are not original but the eagles definitely are as they are artist and foundry marked.-here is an excerpt:
“ this eagle bears the signature of the artist at the base of the bronze itself and the initials of the foundry P B u H Kunstgiesserei and this translates - Preussische- Bergwerks u, Hutten A G (art foundry). The translation of AG is corporation. We want to make it clear that no company still in existence today officially sold us these eagles...they were bought from the relative of a onetime company official who was able to preserve them in secrecy all these years and now thought they should be out there in the collector and museum world. This eagle would make the ultimate center piece of any fine collection and it will gain immensely in value once the few we have are gone” http://www.germaniainternational.com...reichart9.html
I could be wrong and these casting flaws and poor details are maybe just a feature of the foundry that these eagles came from but I am certainly not convinced but I could be wrong and welcome all comments,
Best Regards,
Michael
I have noticed that a couple of local collectors have recently bought these “Kurt Schmid Ehmen Nuremberg Eagles” and have had them on display at a couple of large militaria shows lately. While I admit they are large and impressive I have to say that I have some serious doubts about their authenticity. When I questioned the owners politely as to where they came from and queried whether they were real, I was told “Germany” and that yes, they were indeed real. Another fellow collector has just alerted me to the Website where they are sold from and now I am even less convinced. In my opinion, these eagles do not possess the exceptional detail of the Kurt Schmid Ehmen pre-war originals or even the details of the post-war Kurt Schmid Ehmen so called “Estate casts” It is easy to see the difference between the original pre-war and original post-war Kurt Schmid Ehmen eagles and it is also easy to see the differences between the originals and these newly discovered eagles. The base of these recently sold eagles wings seem to have casting flaws that none of the original eagles have and also lack some other distinctive features. The seller claims that the bases are not original but the eagles definitely are as they are artist and foundry marked.-here is an excerpt:
“ this eagle bears the signature of the artist at the base of the bronze itself and the initials of the foundry P B u H Kunstgiesserei and this translates - Preussische- Bergwerks u, Hutten A G (art foundry). The translation of AG is corporation. We want to make it clear that no company still in existence today officially sold us these eagles...they were bought from the relative of a onetime company official who was able to preserve them in secrecy all these years and now thought they should be out there in the collector and museum world. This eagle would make the ultimate center piece of any fine collection and it will gain immensely in value once the few we have are gone” http://www.germaniainternational.com...reichart9.html
I could be wrong and these casting flaws and poor details are maybe just a feature of the foundry that these eagles came from but I am certainly not convinced but I could be wrong and welcome all comments,
Best Regards,
Michael
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