BALTIMORE — A ring once owned by Adolf Hitler fetched $65,725 at an auction in Maryland this week.

Alexander Historical Auctions sold the silver ring, which is plated in gold and features a ruby-encrusted swastika on its base. The business has previously sold Nazi memorabilia, including a desk belonging to Hitler.

“We are very happy with the result,” Andreas Kornfeld, vice president of international client relations for the Cecil County auction house. “It is very difficult to estimate objects and relics such as the ring, since there are, or have been, no comparisons on the market.”

The ring was purchased Tuesday by an American collector whom Kornfeld would not identify.

“It’s a handcrafted ring from a well-known goldsmith that was commissioned by the Nazis,” Kornfeld said.

The ring was discovered in Bavaria, Germany, by an American soldier in 1945. It has been owned by several collectors over the years. It is unknown if Hitler ever wore the ring.