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Estimate: €300 - €500
Price Realised: €340
Size: 6½in. (16.51cm) A .830-grade silver spoon commemorating Amundsen's arrival at the South Pole in 1911, the handle cast with a portrait of Amundsen above a side view of 'Fram', the Arms of Norway and 'SYDPOLENS OPDAGER 14-17 DCMR 1911'; a map of Antarctica, showing Am...Read more A .830-grade silver spoon commemorating Amundsen's arrival at the South Pole in 1911, the handle cast with a portrait of Amundsen above a side view of 'Fram', the Arms of Norway and 'SYDPOLENS OPDAGER 14-17 DCMR 1911'; a map of Antarctica, showing Amundsen's route to the interior of the bowl. marked verso 'N&T' and '830 S', Together with Amundsen, Roald. The South Pole: An Account of the Norwegian Antarctic Expedition in the 'Fram', 1910-1912. Translated by AG Charter, two volumes in one. John Murray London, Lee Keedrick, New York, 1925, xxxiii+392pp; vii+449pp, 8vo, blue cloth boards gilt.