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Price Realised CHF 6,250
Estimate
CHF 5,500 - CHF 6,500
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GEBR. EPPNER, GOLD AND ENAMEL HALF HUNTER CASE WATCH, PRESENTED TO PRINCE WALDEMAR OF PRUSSIA
CASE NO. 29'141
Price Realised CHF 6,250
Price Realised CHF 6,250
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The present half hunter case watch is a fine example of a high quality timepiece made by Gebr. Eppner for the German aristocrat Prince Waldemar of Prussia (1889-1945)
Prince Waldemar Wilhelm Ludwig Friedrich Viktor Heinrich (1889-1945), member of the Hohenzollern family, was a German lawyer as well as a Prussian officer and large estate owner.
As the son of Prince Heinrich of Prussia and his wife Irene, née Princess of Hesse and near the Rhine, Waldemar was taught by teachers at the Kiel high school in the "castle class".
From September 2013 he was active as a captain in the 1st Guards Regiment on foot. He also stood as a lieutenant captain à la suite in the Imperial Navy. During the First World War he was the commander of the Imperial Motor Vehicle Corps. After the end of the war he was dismissed from military service as a major in the cavalry and corvette captain à la suite.
In August 1919, Waldemar married to Calixta Agnes Adelheid nee Princess zu Lippe-Detmold (1895–1982) from Potsdam. She was the daughter of Major General Prince Friedrich Wilhelm zur Lippe, who fell in 1914.
Prince Waldemar was, among others, Knight of the Black Eagle Order, the Grand Cross of the Red Eagle Order, the Order of the Crown 1st Class, the Grand Commander of the Royal House Order of Hohenzollern and the Order of the Rautenkrone as well as the Grand Cross of the Order of the Württemberg Crown with Swords.
Gebr. Eppner or Gebrüder Eppner (Eppner brothers) was originally founded by Eduad Eppner in Halle, Germany, in 1835. Over the years, the company grew and flourished and after the move to Silberberg in 1869, Eppner also trained apprentices. After Eduard's death his brothers Albert and Emil continued the family business.
The firm specialized in the production of high quality pocket watches, clocks and attendance recorders, also for German aristocracy, including Emperor Wilhelm II.
Prince Waldemar Wilhelm Ludwig Friedrich Viktor Heinrich (1889-1945), member of the Hohenzollern family, was a German lawyer as well as a Prussian officer and large estate owner.
As the son of Prince Heinrich of Prussia and his wife Irene, née Princess of Hesse and near the Rhine, Waldemar was taught by teachers at the Kiel high school in the "castle class".
From September 2013 he was active as a captain in the 1st Guards Regiment on foot. He also stood as a lieutenant captain à la suite in the Imperial Navy. During the First World War he was the commander of the Imperial Motor Vehicle Corps. After the end of the war he was dismissed from military service as a major in the cavalry and corvette captain à la suite.
In August 1919, Waldemar married to Calixta Agnes Adelheid nee Princess zu Lippe-Detmold (1895–1982) from Potsdam. She was the daughter of Major General Prince Friedrich Wilhelm zur Lippe, who fell in 1914.
Prince Waldemar was, among others, Knight of the Black Eagle Order, the Grand Cross of the Red Eagle Order, the Order of the Crown 1st Class, the Grand Commander of the Royal House Order of Hohenzollern and the Order of the Rautenkrone as well as the Grand Cross of the Order of the Württemberg Crown with Swords.
Gebr. Eppner or Gebrüder Eppner (Eppner brothers) was originally founded by Eduad Eppner in Halle, Germany, in 1835. Over the years, the company grew and flourished and after the move to Silberberg in 1869, Eppner also trained apprentices. After Eduard's death his brothers Albert and Emil continued the family business.
The firm specialized in the production of high quality pocket watches, clocks and attendance recorders, also for German aristocracy, including Emperor Wilhelm II.
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CASE NO. 29'141
GEBR. EPPNER, GOLD AND ENAMEL HALF HUNTER CASE WATCH, PRESENTED TO PRINCE WALDEMAR OF PRUSSIA
Estimate: CHF 5,500 - 6,500
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