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Print; MUNICH, Germany — Matthias ... The candlestick is one of 111 silver objects at the Bavarian National Museum that the Nazis stole from Jews during the Third Reich in 1939.

The 4-inch-tall figure counts as treasure, having been expertly crafted around 1715 from about half a pound of solid silver. A crest indicates it was the property of royalty or European nobility.

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The silver objects’ histories were mostly well-documented. They came from pawnshops that listed the names of the owners or had coded them in ways Weniger was able to decipher.

“Most of the stolen silver went from the pawnshops to companies specializing in melting silver,” Weniger said. “In Munich alone, about 10 tons of jewelry and precious metal were registered.

Matthias Weniger, curator of the Bavarian National Museum, lifts one of the 111 silver objects stolen by the Nazis from the Jews during the Third Reich, in Munich, Germany, Saturday, June 10, 2023.

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