Gift cigarette case - Admiral Eugen Ritter von Chmelarz + wife - Christmas 1901 in a case.
Beautifully enamelled cigarette case with the alliance coat of arms of the Chmelarz couple + dedication in 800 silver, 65 x 90 x 12 mm.
Case from the court and chamber jeweller from Vienna, 125 x 95 x 25 mm.
Detailed CV is included -
Navy Admiral Eugen Ritter von Chmelarz was, for example, port commander in Pula.
He received numerous awards.
The rank of admiral, which did not exist in Czechoslovakia, was renamed General III. Class of the land forces. In 1927 he became a retired army general.