{"product_id":"geschenknadel-von-kaiser-wilhelm-ii-seltenes-kiewel-vom-hofjuwelier-werner-berlin","title":"Presentation pin from Emperor Wilhelm II – rare jewel by court jeweler Werner, Berlin","description":"\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eThis extraordinary \u003cb\u003egift pin from Kaiser Wilhelm II\u003c\/b\u003e dates from a time \u003cb\u003ewhen the Berlin court still existed\u003c\/b\u003e and imperial representational culture was in full bloom. It was crafted by court jeweler Louis Werner, who had his sales rooms on Friedrichstraße, Berlin. Very fine workmanship with the typical Wilhelminian era design language and the central emblem: a large, deep blue \u003cb\u003eenamel \"W\"\u003c\/b\u003e for \u003cb\u003eWilhelm II\u003c\/b\u003e, framed in a gold-colored \u003cb\u003elaurel wreath\u003c\/b\u003e and surmounted by a detailed \u003cb\u003eimperial crown\u003c\/b\u003e. The pin is a classic example of the high-quality \u003cb\u003ecourt badges and honorary pins\u003c\/b\u003e of the late Wilhelminian era.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eHowever, its \u003cb\u003eprovenance\u003c\/b\u003e is particularly remarkable. According to the handwritten note, the pin was gifted in \u003cb\u003eexile in Doorn in 1941\u003c\/b\u003e – at a time when Wilhelm II had already been living in Dutch exile for decades. The text describes a personal encounter \"after a dinner\" in the smoking room, where the former emperor presented the pin with the words: \u003ci\u003e\"You should not think that kings are unthinkable.\"\u003c\/i\u003e Afterwards, \u003cb\u003eEmpress Hermine\u003c\/b\u003e opened the case and personally pinned it on the recipient. The note concludes with the remark that they were in Doorn for \"restoration work\" – a rare, personal detail from the exile environment.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eThus, this piece combines \u003cb\u003eimperial court culture\u003c\/b\u003e with the late life of Wilhelm II and is of particular interest both as a \u003cb\u003ehistorical memento\u003c\/b\u003e and as a \u003cb\u003ecollector's item from the Wilhelminian era\u003c\/b\u003e. The combination of the \u003cb\u003eenamel monogram\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003cb\u003egolden wreath\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003cb\u003eimperial crown\u003c\/b\u003e, and the documented presentation in exile makes the pin a \u003cb\u003eunique testimony to German history\u003c\/b\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eThe pin is in its original case of rust-brown leather, with an embossed imperial crown in gold on the lid. This case is presented in a high-quality piano lacquer casket.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"KAISER WILHELM","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53620783874385,"sku":null,"price":0.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0940\/4461\/9089\/files\/10-antike-Geschenknadel-Kaiser-Wilhelm-II-Kaiserin-Hermine.jpg?v=1777055823","url":"https:\/\/www.kaiser-wilhelm.shop\/en\/products\/geschenknadel-von-kaiser-wilhelm-ii-seltenes-kiewel-vom-hofjuwelier-werner-berlin","provider":"KAISER WILHELM","version":"1.0","type":"link"}