Germany, Ss. A Waffen-Ss Mess Hall Plate, By Bauscher GTRexclude circumscribed by an inscription of

circumscribed by an inscription of “GALLIS EXULIBUS LYCEUM APERTUM” (“FRENCH REFUGEES SCHOOL OPENING”)

A little over six months after arriving in France

in die stamped gilded tombac

A silver gilt Maltese cross with white enameled arms

Germany, Ss. A Waffen-Ss Mess Hall Plate, By Bauscher GTRexclude circumscribed by an inscription of(Waffen SS Kantine Teller). Constructed of glazed white porcelain, the obverse plain, the reverse stamped with an SS REICH mark, a manufacture date of 1939, and a makers mark of BAUSCHER, WEIDEN for the prolific Wehrmacht and SS tableware manufacturer, also bearing an embossed serial number or batch code, measuring 23 cm in diameter, demonstrating minor discolouration and surface scratching but free of evident chips or cracks, in overall extremely