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KING GEORGE I OF THE HELLENES SILVER JUBILEE CENTREPIECE A DANISH SILVER STATUETTE OF KING CHRISTIAN IX OF DENMARK
MARK OF MICHELSEN, COPENHAGEN, 1888, THE SCULPTURE MODELLED BY LAURITZ JENSEN
KING GEORGE I OF THE HELLENES SILVER JUBILEE CENTREPIECE A DANISH SILVER STATUETTE OF KING CHRISTIAN IX OF DENMARK MARK OF MICHELSEN, COPENHAGEN, 1888, THE SCULPTURE MODELLED BY LAURITZ JENSEN Formed as a sculpture of King Christian IX of Denmark in uniform, seated on a horse, on a shaped rectangular plinth, applied with ribbon-tied floral swags, the long sides each applied with a plaque cast and chased with a scene, the ends each applied with a plaque cast and chased with an inscription, the angles each applied with ribbon-tied laurel wreath with flags behind and with Royal crown above, two wreaths enclosing an inscription, one the arms of Denmark and one the arms of Greece, marked underneath 29 in. (74 cm.) high The insciption within the wreaths read ' 30 OCTOBER 1863 ' and ' 30 OCTOBER 1888 '. The inscriptions on the plaques read ' TIL GEORG I HELLENES, KONGE, 30 OCTOBER 1888 ' and ' FRA DANSKE MAEND OG KVINDER, 30 OCT 1863 ' which translated reads ' TO KING GEORGE I OF THE HELLENES FROM THE MEN AND WOMEN OF DENMARK '. The first scene on the plaques depicts the proclamation of Prince William of Denmark (1845-1913) as King of Greece by his kinsman King Frederik VII of Denmark (1808-1863) seated on the throne in the Knights Chamber of the Rosenborg Castle with the Danish silver lions. The second scene depicts the arrival of King George I of the Hellenes in Greece on 30 October 1863.