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Kaiser Wilhelm II Cufflink Set
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Souvenir Plate Commemorating the Launching of the Kaiser’s Yacht Meteor (Item WILHELM 9-1) |
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| DESCRIPTION: The Kaiser of Prussia and Emperor of Germany, Wilhelm Hohenzollern II, had two yachts built for himself, Meteor and Germania. The Kaiser played an important part in the creation of prestigious yacht clubs and the launching of international regattas. He was always the sailor, loving the sea and this rubbed off on one of his sons (Prince Adelbert). In 1901, the Kaiser ordered the schooner-yacht to be built for him by the firm of Townsend & Downey Shipbuilding Co., on Shooter Island. The designers were H. G. Barbey & A. Carey Smith. The launching was a major event and it was Alice Roosevelt, the wife of Teddy, who broke the bottle and christened the ship on February 25, 1902. Meteor’s racing record was not impressive and in 1909, she was sold to Dr. Carl Dietrich Harries, who rechristened her Nordstern. In 1921, she was sold to Maurice Bunau-Varilla, owner of the Paris newspaper Le Matin. In 1924, she was bought by an Italian baron named Alberto Fassini. In 1932, Fassini sold the yacht to a man named Gillett, who shortly turned her over to Campbel & Nicholsons, British yacht brokers. After a few months of idleness, she was bought by an American named Francis Taylor. Taylor sailed her for several years and sold her to Sterling Hayden, who returned her to her former owner. In 1940, Taylor sold her to Gerald S. Foley, who in turn sold her to David Fienberg. Fienberg sold her to Nicholas Allan. That year, the Navy requisitioned her. Today, Meteor III, , whose name was changed to Aldebaron, lies in the yard of a ship's broker by the name of John Witte, only a few miles from where she was built. The souvenir plate was made by the Onandaga Pottery Co. of Syracuse, N.Y>, which the leading exponent of fine china since 1871. Today, Onondaga is known as Syracuse China and it is the leading supplier of commercial china for the food-service industry. The plate says around its edges: “Souvenir--Launching of Schooner Yacht Meteor built for H.I.M. (His Imperial Majesty) the Emperor of Germany.” At the bottom it says” “Townsend-Downey Ship Building Co., New York, USA.” It has the American eagle and the German Imperial eagle under the Prussian crown both of which are to the side of the picture of the yacht. The plate measures 9 1/2 inches in diameter and is in A1 perfect condition. It also has the date “Febr. 25th, 1902.” On the back is the logo of the Onondaga Pottery Co. and an imprint of Syracuse China, as well. This is a beautiful representative piece illustrative of the obvious fact that the U.S., then mostly a Germanic nation (at least in majority) should have remained in brotherly association with the old fatherland averting a horrible fratricidal war.
PRICE: $350.00 |
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Kaiser Wilhelm Spoons (Item WILHELM 9-2; SPOONS 1-7) |
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| DESCRIPTION: We have recently acquired several souvenir spoons in mint condition as described in SPOONS 1-5 above. Please read the information seen there. The only difference is that these spoons are in mint condition having been preserved in a stately Syracuse, New York mansion wrapped in a special velvet-lined box all these years. They are exactly like the one pictured above and we bought them right so we will pass the benefit to you.
PRICE: $90.00 each |
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Bust of Kaiser Wilhelm Hohenzollern II (Item WILHELM 9-3) |
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| DESCRIPTION: This is a very fine likeness of the Prussian Kaiser and emperor of Germany. It is a young depiction of him showing him at about 25 years old. He wears around his neck the Prussian Order of the Black Eagle. The piece is in terracotta and is in fine, unchipped condition. The Kaiser is handsome and noble looking, as he surely was, indeed. The figure is about 8 1/2 inches high and about 6 inches across the shoulders. It’s signed ‘Vorbehalt L.K.’ on the back. This is just the right size and quality to be placed on a desk or what-not cabinet. A resplendent figure always, Wilhelm represented a time of splendor and high ideals. Tragically he was a bit too arrogant and impulsive—good qualities when correctly and timely employed. The great war for civilization ??? was the beginning of the end for the Imperial German Reich.
PRICE: $475.00 |
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