Property from the Denempont Family
A MONUMENTAL GERMAN SILVER NEF, B. NERESHEIMER & SÖHNE, HANAU, WITH IMPORT MARKS FOR BERTHOLD HERMANN MULLER, LONDON, 1913
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October 25, 08:20 PM GMT
Estimate
40,000 - 60,000 USD
Lot Details
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Property from the Denempont Family
A MONUMENTAL GERMAN SILVER NEF, B. NERESHEIMER & SÖHNE, HANAU, WITH IMPORT MARKS FOR BERTHOLD HERMANN MULLER, LONDON, 1913
the detachable deck with three masts fully manned and rigged with sailor figures, nine sails chased with various coats of arms, the hull chased with classical figures, putti, and dolphins, on four hippocamp wheels
marked on rim of hull and deck, English import marks throughout
373 oz 5 dwt
11613 g
height 39½ in.
100.4 cm
Louis Denempont (1892-1944) and Anne Denempont (1889-1954), and by descent
After moving to America and finding employment at Woolworth's in 1910, Louis Denempont returned to England and spearheaded the rapid growth of the vast network of Woolworth’s stores throughout the United Kingdom during the 1920's and 1930's. He was responsible for selecting over 700 store locations and could build a store from scratch in just seven weeks. He ascended to the company’s Board of Directors in the 1930's and to Managing Director in 1938, where he served with great distinction during the war. Significantly, under his leadership Woolworth's Ltd. established wartime policies to continue payment of full compensation and benefits to employees during their military service and donated £10,000 raised from employee and management contributions to pay for two Spitfire fighter aircraft named and marked in their honor.
Louis and Anne Denempont acquired this grand nef for their estate, Four Winds, in Weybridge, Surrey, England.