Lot Essay
The Huis-te-Doorn (or Slot-te-Doorn) at Doorn in the province of Utrecht (or "Het Sticht") was founded in the 14th century. Now open to the public, the present mansion dates from 1780 when the original, as portrayed on this goblet, was almost entirely rebuilt.
Kaiser Wilhelm II, who had fled from Germany in November 1918, purchased the house in 1919 and from 1920 onwards lived there in exile until his death in 1941.
The engraving on this goblet is a copy of a print by Hendrik Spilman (1721-1784), based on a drawing by Jan de Beyer (1703-1785), as published in Het verheerlijkt Nederland, vol. 8, no. 112 (1773).
Kaiser Wilhelm II, who had fled from Germany in November 1918, purchased the house in 1919 and from 1920 onwards lived there in exile until his death in 1941.
The engraving on this goblet is a copy of a print by Hendrik Spilman (1721-1784), based on a drawing by Jan de Beyer (1703-1785), as published in Het verheerlijkt Nederland, vol. 8, no. 112 (1773).