ROALD ENGELBREGT GRAVNING AMUNDSEN (1872-1928)

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ROALD ENGELBREGT GRAVNING AMUNDSEN (1872-1928)

Norwegian Antarctic Expedition, 1910-1912. Amundsen's waterproof matchbox holder containing three boxes of matches (one empty) by Nitedals Taendstikfabrik, Christiania, waterproofed cloth and metal, with a sealed screw cap, 8in. (20.3cm.) long

Provenance

Roald Amundsen and thence by descent to the present owner.

Exhibited

Bonn, Kunst- und Ausstellungshalle der Bundesrepublik Deutschland, Arktis-Antarktis, 1997-98, no 263 ('Wasserdichter Behalter zum Trocken').

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VAT rate of 5% is payable on hammer price and at 15% on the buyer's premium

Lot Essay

There is another identical piece of equipment from Amundsen's South Pole expedition in the Fram Museum, Oslo.
'A match factory gave us all the safety matches we wanted. They were packed so securely that we could quite well have towed the cases after us in the sea all the way and found the matches perfectly dry on arrival.' (R.E.G.Amundsen, The South Pole, London, 1912, p.77)

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