United Kingdom. A Waterloo Period King's German Legion Porcelain Pipe Head Auction measuring 102 mm x 59

measuring 102 mm x 59 mm

obverse depicts a rightward facing bust portrait of Benito Mussolini

In bronze gilt (marked "BRONZE" on the rim)

the outer edges trimmed in two rows of black threading on both sides with six strands of fine aluminum wire down the middle

Sale served in the midst of this confict

United Kingdom. A Waterloo Period King's German Legion Porcelain Pipe Head Auction measuring 102 mm x 59Great Britain, Germany (Hanover).: White porcelain with a full colour applique, illustrating a standing rifleman in a rural scene, holding a rifle by the barrel in his right hand, the butt of the rifle against the ground, within a gold coloured frame, inscribed in black running script "A Rifleman of the 4th Line Battalion K's German Legion." below, maker marked in blue on the inside of the bowl, measuring 36. 5 mm at its widest point x 120 mm in