“Hanoverian Pattern” - a set of 21 silver table spoons and 20 silver table forks, all engraved on the handle front with the princely crowned monogram of Prince Albert of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg (1863–1948). Maker Heinrich Wilhelm Kompff, Kassel 1797. Weight 3,254 g. L. 22.5 cm. and 21 cm. (41)
Heinrich Wilhelm Kompff became purveyor to the Hessian Court in 1801 and chairman of the Gold- and Silver Society in Hessen 1815. He passed away in 1825.
The present silver cutlery must have been in the possession of the Glücksburg family for a long time before it was engraved in connection with Prince Albert of Glücksborg coming of age in 1884. The silverware is much older - as mentioned from Kassel 1797. It seems obvious that it is an heirloom from Prince Albert's paternal grandfather, Landgrave Carl of Hesse-Kassel (1744–1836), governor in Schleswig-Holstein and married to Landgravine Louise of Hesse-Kassel (1750–1831), née Princess of Denmark as daughter of King Frederick V. According to the Landgravine's will, her daughter, Duchess Louise of Glücksborg, was to inherit all the silver that belonged to the Landgrave couple.
Prince Albert of Glücksburg (1863–1948) was son of Duke Friedrich and Duchess Adelheid of Glücksburg. Thus, he was a grandson of Duchess Louise of Glücksburg. In 1906, Prince Albert married Princess Ortrud, née Countess of Ysenburg and Büdingen (1879–1918). They became grandparents of the of siblings below.
Provenance: ”The Historical Collection of Four Princesses From the Cavalier House of Glücksburg Castle”. The cultural heritage after the sisters, Her Highness Princess Elisabeth of Ysenburg and Büdingen, née Princess of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg (1945–2024), Her Highness Princess Irene of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg (b. 1946), Her Highness Princess Margaretha of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg (b. 1948), and Her Highness Princess Sibylla Ursula of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg (b. 1955). Online auction no. 2545 at Bruun Rasmussen Arts Auctioneers in Lyngby, 3 November, 2025.
Minor wear due to age and use, including marks and scratches plus some forks with minor worn and wry teeth.
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