The velvet- and silk-lined case
and its contents
Edda's name inscribed on the spoon
The solid-silver hallmark
Edda and her mother receive a handwritten letter
from Hermann Göring in his death cell at
Nuremberg. An
illustration from David Irving: "Nuremberg, the
Last Battle"
| David Irving
confirms: OFFERED by a
German seller, the authenticity of this christening
goblet and spoon is confirmed
by the signed statement of Frieda
Zychski,
the former housekeeper of Göring's villa just
below Hitler's famous Berghof on the Obersalzberg,
where Emmy Göring lived with their only
daughter Edda, born in June 1938. The solid silver
goblet and spoon were the personal gift of Heinrich
Himmler to Edda. Göring was the second most
powerful man in the Third Reich - chief huntsman,
president of the all-powerful Four Year Plan, head
of the Forschungsamt Intelligence and wiretap
agency, and commander in chief of Germany's mighty
airforce. Small wonder that
literally hundreds of people jostled to bestow such
gifts on Edda, as the housekeeper testifies. The
goblet is hallmarked, and has a diameter of 50 mm;
it stands 56 mm tall. The spoon is 111mm long.
Himmler has even had the name Edda inscribed in his
favourite rune-like lettering. Frau Zychski had
the task of crating up all the items in the
Göring household after the British bombardment
of the Obersalzberg in April 1945, for shipment
down into Berchtesgaden, where it was put into safe
storage. The asking
price is $6,000 net inclusive of shipping and
insurance. This unusual gift, handled by the second
and third most powerful men in Hitler's Reich, is
available for immediate delivery.
(authenticity of this
item is guaranteed)
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