Marcasite-Set Swastika Motif Ring in Presentation Box
A ring in a metal appearing to be silver, the raised motif formed as a swastika set with small marcasite stones, presented on a slender plain band. The piece is housed in a small fitted presentation box with a patterned exterior and velvet-effect lining.
Jewelry incorporating the swastika motif was popular in Germany during the 1920s and 1930s, worn both as a nationalist or political symbol after its adoption by the NSDAP in 1920 and, in earlier contexts, as a folk emblem of good fortune predating Nazi associations. Items of this kind were produced commercially for civilian wear rather than as official party or military decorations, reflecting the broader popularisation of the symbol in everyday German material culture of the interwar period. Such rings were typically sold through jewellers rather than issued by any organisation, making attribution to a specific wearer or occasion generally impossible.
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A ring in a metal appearing to be silver, the raised motif formed as a swastika set with small marcasite stones, presented on a slender plain band. The piece is housed in a small fitted presentation box with a patterned exterior and velvet-effect lining.
Jewelry incorporating the swastika motif was popular in Germany during the 1920s and 1930s, worn both as a nationalist or political symbol after its adoption by the NSDAP in 1920 and, in earlier contexts, as a folk emblem of good fortune predating Nazi associations. Items of this kind were produced commercially for civilian wear rather than as official party or military decorations, reflecting the broader popularisation of the symbol in everyday German material culture of the interwar period. Such rings were typically sold through jewellers rather than issued by any organisation, making attribution to a specific wearer or occasion generally impossible.
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