Jenny Lind commemorative gift c. 1850
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29 000 SEK
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30 000 SEK
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JENNY LIND - FINE COMMEMORATIVE GIFT WITH OILPAINTINGS. "The Republic´s offering to Jenny Lind" (title inside). Probably made for Jenny Lind in early 1850ies.
Contemporary black full morocoo case, richly gilt decorated boards with birds in each corner, in the middle of upper board gilt inscription "From America", on lower board a small silver compartment with a silver lid: "Casket containing presentation letters" (lacking the letter, the space is empty), silver fittings, gilt inner dentelles (rubbed and worn, spine with damages, silver oxidized, lacking clasps). About 350x270 mm for the case.
The interior of the case with 5 oil paintings: 1 large portrait of George Washington in the middle surrounded by 3 small views of famous American monuments in Washington. On the opposite a large view on a steamboat with an American flag with an inscription in Swedish to Jenny Lind above: "Presenterat till mamsell Jenny Lind såsom ett minne af hennes vistande i Amerika", with two crossed lances and the American eagle, on the right hand side a small locket containing grass. Both sides glass covered.
Together with the invoice from the antique dealer M. Ekstein Limited, Jermyn Street, London, dated 1 July, 1980, to the buyer Håkan Oswald Esq. Carl Swartling Advokatbyrå, Stockholm.
Jenny Lind (1820-87), Swedish opera singer, often known as the "Swedish Nightingale". One of the most highly regarded singers of the 19th century, she performed in soprano roles in opera in Sweden and across Europe, and undertook an extraordinarily popular concert tour of America beginning in 1850.
Lind went to America at the invitation of the showman P. T. Barnum in 1850 and more than 30,000 people witnessed her arrival into the New York harbor. Promotional and souvenir consumer products contributed to "Lindomania," as Jenny Lind gloves, bonnets, hats, shawls, chairs, pianos, cigars, and even paper dolls were sold throughout the country. She earned more than $350,000 from these concerts, donating the proceeds to charities, principally the endowment of free schools in Sweden. She returned to Europe in 1852 and settled in England in 1855. (Wikipedia).
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Auktionsnummer:
542423
Datum:
2018-06-19