April 12, 2024
Art Nouveau gold plated plaquette,1913:Den Haag, Opening of the Palace of Peace
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VERY RARE Art Nouveau gold plated plaquette,1913 : Opening of the Palace of Peace in Den Haag (starting price: USD $79.99 NO RESERVE) Obv/ Two Ladies standing face to face are holding a large crown made of leaves making a cartouche with the following inscription : " ALG(emene).NED(erlandse).BOND - VREEDE DOOR RECHT" (Dutch Alliance for Peace through Justice and Right). At the bottom : a view of the Palace of Peace Rev/ "A L’OCCASION DE L’INAUGURATION DU PALAIS DE LA PAIX – LA HAGUE 28 AOUT 1913" (for the Opening of the Palace of Peace in The Hague on August 28th , 1913) Information and bibliography: This very lovely and very rare gilt bronze plaquette is unsigned. It was especially engraved to commemorate the opening of the "Palace of Peace" in The Hague (Den Haag) in 1913. A bit more about this rare and historic plaquette: in the very early 20th C. Netherland was involved a lot about actions to preserve Peace. Under the auspices of Queen Wilhelmina, many diplomats (the Russian Friedrich Martens; the American Andrew White) with the help of Mr. Carnegie were able to build the "Palace of Peace" in The Hague (Den Haag) in 1913. Mr. Andrew Carnegie provided the funds to build this Place of Peace. This beautiful building is still existing and now, it is the place of the International Court of Justice (or World Court)
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