First Lieutenant Erich Homburg (1886 - 1954) - a silver cigarette case, with a photograph of his girlfriend Monika Richter. Silver, hand-hammered, gilt interior, lid with engraved monograms "EH" and "MR" and a small hidden compartment with a colourised photograph of Monika Richter with bare shoulders, together with a curl of hair under glass. On the opposite a dedication engraving "Lieber Erich - zu deinem Geburtstag und der hohen Auszeichnung meinen herzlichsten Glückwunsch! Deine treue Moni - Stiegnitz, den " (Dear Erich - best wishes for your birth,

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