Hello,
I'm still smiling even though the auction ended last Fall. With teeth-gnashing and fortitude I fought through some very spirited bidding at the VIA-Numismatik auction in Vienna, Austria and thus, acquired five new Ludwig Gies pieces. This collection has been housed in Vienna since it was built in the 1950's. A beautiful collection of original works with little, if any, evidence of previous handling.
The premier piece of this material is a 'Lusitania' (WVZ 134) mis-dated to 1914. It is unique with the only other known piece destroyed in war. The remaining pieces are a Unique WVZ 71 'On to the Battle'; a Unique WVZ 103 'I Bemoan a German Hero'; a WVZ 111 'Russian Bear'; and a WVZ 159 'German Auxiliary Service'.
I will add these along with their images to the Gies WWI Forum as soon as I get a chance.
