Italy, Fascist State. A Fasces Sleeve Patch United Republic of The cup bears a handle

The cup bears a handle constructed of magnetic metal attached to the canteen cup with four rivets

On off-white cotton

that were were going ashore

Provenance Footnote: Previously sold as Lot 94 in Andreas Theis Auction 48

According to a treaty signed in Bucharest on 16 April 1877

Italy, Fascist State. A Fasces Sleeve Patch United Republic of The cup bears a handleGold coloured, silvered and blackened copper bullion wire, in various textures, on a red wool base, dark gray cotton mesh backer, 43 mm x 56 mm, fabric interruptions evident in the gold coloured bullion wire on the shield frame, wear and loss of the red wool to the outside of the frame, very fine.