24th Nov, 2015 10:00
Decorative Works of Art
312
A VICTORIAN SILVER-GILT DISH
A VICTORIAN SILVER-GILT DISH, MAKER'S MARK RUBBED, LONDON, 1886
with presentation inscription and pierced border of scrolling leafage around flowerheads
23cm diameter, 385gr (12oz)
The inscription reads: 'Wilfred Haeffner from his Godmother A.A.G.'
Wilfred Haeffner, otherwise known as Frederick Wilfred Haeffner, was born in 1890, the son of Frederick Augustus Charles John Haeffner (1856-1930), a general merchant, formerly of Bavaria, and his wife, Evelyn Elizabeth (née Cappel, 1865-1943), then living at 10 Frognal, Hampstead, London. He joined the Army and eventually rose to the rank of Second Lieutenant Royal Field Artillery and was killed at the Battle of the Somme on 9 July 1916.
(for further information, see: http://communityatwar.org.uk/soldiers-lives/stories-of-eight-soldiers/frederick-wilfred-haeffner-a-casualty-of-the-somme/)
Sold for £80
A VICTORIAN SILVER-GILT DISH, MAKER'S MARK RUBBED, LONDON, 1886
with presentation inscription and pierced border of scrolling leafage around flowerheads
23cm diameter, 385gr (12oz)
The inscription reads: 'Wilfred Haeffner from his Godmother A.A.G.'
Wilfred Haeffner, otherwise known as Frederick Wilfred Haeffner, was born in 1890, the son of Frederick Augustus Charles John Haeffner (1856-1930), a general merchant, formerly of Bavaria, and his wife, Evelyn Elizabeth (née Cappel, 1865-1943), then living at 10 Frognal, Hampstead, London. He joined the Army and eventually rose to the rank of Second Lieutenant Royal Field Artillery and was killed at the Battle of the Somme on 9 July 1916.
(for further information, see: http://communityatwar.org.uk/soldiers-lives/stories-of-eight-soldiers/frederick-wilfred-haeffner-a-casualty-of-the-somme/)
Auction: Decorative Works of Art, 24th Nov, 2015
