Dean,

You're right, it does look like it would hold a stylish, cut-crystal drinking glass. That'd be a pretty nifty item for anyone's collecting room.

Two more thought provoking images, the second being quite elaborate.

Michel wields his double-hander with its serpentine-shaped, flame blade ...

"You strike at them so powerfully
and notice not your blood,
O Michel you are splendid,
Take revenge on them so in your fury!"

Solid intricate linework in the second illustration, with dates and text cleverly woven into the design. "Many enemies, much Honor," and "German people, you may falter but you will never sink."

The drawing has a slightly occult feel to it, like some of the illustations in the Ostara publications. Depicting mysticism, race theories, breeding, the supernatural and topics of lore and legend - all favorite European subject matter of the late 19th and early twentieth centuries. It also has an early Art Deco look, more modern than the Romantic/Nouveau-influenced card styles we normally see. Very unique addition for your collection and to our thread, always a pleasure.

Bill