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[R.M.S. TITANIC]: SIMONIUS-BLUMER ALFONS (1855-1920) Swiss Army Colonel and Banker, President of the Swiss Bankverein from 1906. Simonius-Blumer travelled on R.M.S. Titanic as a first class passenger. A very fine, interesting A.L.S., Alfons, four pages, 8vo, on board R.M.S. Titanic, 11th April 1912, to his wife, Alice, on the red and blue printed stationery of the Titanic, in German. Simonius-Blumer informs his wife that they were in the port of Cherbourg yesterday evening when he saw [Max] Frohlicher arriving, taking him by surprise with his welcome greeting in Swiss German, continuing `We then took a table for six together in the dining room (which must measure at least 25 metres by 35 metres in size) had dinner together, and then sat together for a while.` He adds `Last night I slept wonderfully well from 10.30 until 7am. This morning, I have already got prepared, and allowed myself to be massaged and pummelled, and this evening….I shall take a Turkish bath` and further comments on his experiences on board the liner, `Despite the fact that there is a strong wind blowing, the ship itself doesn`t sway in the slightest. I am convinced that even you would not have been seasick, since overall the air is excellent, thanks to a state-of-the-art ventilation system. In the Smoking Salon, and in other salons, there are huge roaring open fires, mostly coal or gas, whose chimneys deal with the extraction of smoke. One is indeed as well-off as in the best hotel. In an hour, we shall be in Queenstown, and shall stay there for at least a few hours, and then the real journey across the ocean will begin in earnest.` Simonius-Blumer also writes on the subject of business, before returning to his travel, `Our ship should be capable of 25 to 26 knots per hour, and at midnight every day, the clocks are put back 63 minutes, so that once in New York, we shall be about 5 hours behind London.` In concluding he writes `Dr. [Max] Staehelin and the Frohlichers ask me to send you their warmest greetings. Their only regret is that you and Ella are not also on the ship…And now, I bid you farewell! Give my best to everyone, and accept the heartfelt kisses of Your Alfons` before remarking in a postscript `Here in the Smoking Salon (further to the rear of the ship) we can hear a little noise from below, while in my cabin it is as peaceful as in my bedroom at home.` Accompanied by the original Titanic envelope hand addressed by Simonius-Blumer to his wife in Switzerland. Postmarked at Queenstown and also bearing a postmark from Basel dated 13th April 1912 to the verso. An extremely rare letter providing a fascinating first hand account of life on board the Titanic as a first class passenger. Some extremely minor light age toning, most evident to the postscript. Otherwise about EX Alfons Simonius-Blumer boarded the Titanic at Southampton on Wednesday, 10th April 1912 and occupied cabin A-26 for his proposed voyage to New York. A First Class passenger, Simonius-Blumer had purchased ticket number 13213 for £35 10s from his agent in Basel. He was accompanied on the voyage by Dr. Max Staehelin-Maeglin, a lawyer, and was acquainted with Max Frohlicher-Stehli, both of whom he refers to in the present letter. Simonius-Blumer was rescued in lifeboat 3, along with Staehelin-Maeglin, and they were later captured by the Carpathia from which they disembarked at New York on Thursday, 18th April 1912.
VICTOR EMMANUEL I: (1759-1824) King of Sardinia 1802-21. Good D.S., V Emanuele, as King, at the conclusion, two pages, 4to, Turin, 4th October 1814. The manuscript document states, in part, `In his career as an employee of Court, to which he came in 1806 in the quality of Gentleman at Table, and was then promoted to Second Equerry, the Marquis Pietro Vivalda Chiabo Pasqua has fully justified our choice, with sure examples of special zeal, and by his attention to our Royal service, not least in his loyal attachment to Our Person and the Royal Family. With particular satisfaction, we see united in him precious gifts corresponding to his noble birth, and, when invited to reward such merit, We decided, from the 30 September last, to promote him to the post of Our First Equerry, and Gentleman of the Bedchamber. In accord with the sentiments of esteem and inclination in which we hold him, we are benevolently disposed to give him an honourable public certificate of attestation, which those who meet favour with Us receive for their services. Therefore with this present document, in our certain knowledge and with the authority of the kingdom, we name the aforementioned Marquis Pietro Vivalda Chiabo Pasqua as Our First Equerry and Gentleman of the Bedchamber, with all the honours, privileges, prerogatives, and advantages which follow from it, and with the annual stipend of 950 lire, which we command the treasurer of Our Household to pay at the end of each quarter….` The document is contained in the original plain vellum covers, with original blue thread, and is accompanied by two other related documents signed by Schiavini, a court secretary, stating that the Domestic Council of His Majesty`s Household has seen the Letters Patent and has informed those concerned to respect in full the wishes expressed therein. Some very light, minor overall age wear, VG
"Part set of silver cutlery in Old English pattern, crested, Corry family, London 1902, makers mark of GJ over DF comprises: six table spoons, eleven dessert spoons, eleven teaspoons, twelve table forks, twelve dessert forks, twelve of each of modern silver handled dinner and dessert knives, loaded, stainless steel blades, six EPNS soup spoons and seven felt cutlery rolls, 2830grs of weighable silver "
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