A pair of large Royal Danish historicism silver jugs, of baluster form, chiseled with flowers and foliage, cast with Old Norse ornamentation, crowned lids, curved handles with rooster faces, raised-octagonal base. A. Michelsen, Copenhagen 1885. Weight 4,653 g. H. 51 cm. (2)
Provenance: The estate auction of Prince Valdemar of Denmark, Sagførernes Auctions, 16 May 1939 no. 255. Here acquired by the present Danish owner's great uncle.
Prince Valdemar of Denmark (1858–1939) was the youngest son of King Christian IX of Denmark and thus uncle to e.g. King Christian X of Denmark, King Haakon VII of Norway, King George V of England and Tsar Nicholas II of Russia. Therefore he was called “The Uncle of Kings”. Prince Valdemar was married in 1885 to the artistic, lively, humorous and intelligent Princess Marie of Orléans (1865–1909). The present jugs can presumably relate to their wedding.