A silver pencil was put up for auction, which Eva Braun presented to Adolf Hitler in honor of his 52nd birthday on April 20, 1941.

Writes about it The Guardian.

The initials "AN" and the inscription "Eve" are engraved on the artifact in German. It is estimated that it can cost from 50 thousand to 80 thousand pounds sterling (from $ 62 thousand to $ 99 thousand).

For the most part, Hitler's personal appeal during his dictatorship stemmed from his carefully crafted image as the father of the German nation, who rejected personal ties in favor of loyalty to his country. This sign of love in the form of a personalized pencil from Eva for his birthday helps to reveal the deception behind Hitler's public façade," said Carl Bennett, director of the auction house.

According to him, after careful research and discussion with the seller, it can be argued that this is really a pencil of the Nazi dictator. Bennett expects collectors from all over the world to be interested in him.

We will remind, in Hong Kong at auction sold the watch of the last emperor of China Pu Yi for a record $6.2 million.

Earlier at Sotheby's auction in Hong Kong for $ 57.7 million sold an extremely rare pink diamond Williamson Pink Star. The name of the stone refers to another piece of jewelry given to the late Queen Elizabeth II of Great Britain for the wedding – this, apparently, helped to double the initial cost of the lot.

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