Lot 134
[Saddam Hussein] Silver Knife and Fork From the Presidential Palace in Tikrit, Iraq. 7¾ in. butter knife and 8 in. fork, each engraved "Christofle France" and each with an engraving of the coat of arms of Iraq, made up of the Eagle of Saladin bearing a shield of the Iraqi flag and holding a scroll below with the Arabic words "Jumhuriyat Al-`Iraq" or "Republic of Iraq". This is the coat of arms that was used from 1965 to 1991, having three vertical stars on the shield (the design was modified in January 1991).
The knife and fork were "emancipated" from Saddam Hussein's palace in Tikrit by a member of the 1st Marines during the 2003 invasion of Iraq.
The sales commission received from this item will be donated to K9s For Warriors, a non-profit group that provides and trains service dogs for American warriors with Post-traumatic Stress Disorder and Traumatic Brain Injury; 95% of the dogs come from rescue shelters. Estimated Value $200 - 300
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