A. Michelsen. Tall, beautiful silver vase

Automatic translation from Danish.

A. Michelsen. Tall fine silver vase, decorated with carved decoration in the form of oak leaves in cartouches, slightly profiled base, engraving along the edge: 'To Sergeant Höjer from Gustav Prince of Denmark 1909'. Stamped Michelsen, Copenhagen city stamp 1909 and CFH for Carl Frederik Heise. H. 24 cm. Weight: approx. 510 grams.

Prince Gustav was the son of Frederik VIII and Queen Lovisa and was born in 1887 at Charlottenlund Castle. He served in the Royal Life Guards and in 1915 became captain à la suite.
Prince Gustav remained unmarried throughout his life, and he spent a large part of his life with his unmarried sister, Princess Thyra. Prince Gustav died in 1944 at Egelund Castle in North Zealand.