The Royal Danish CollectionAmalienborgThe PalaceInterior and objectsChristian IX’s studyElectric cigar lighter

Electric cigar lighter

Present to Christian IX from his youngest daughter, Duchess Thyra (1853-1933), who was married to Ernst August, Duke of Cumberland and lived in Austria.

The electric cigar lighter is evidence that electricity’s many new possibilities were spread in ingenious ways at the end of the 19th century. Such a device would at that time have been quite extraordinary. It is also evidence that the presents which were constantly exchanged by the Royal Family were far from always of financial value. In the early years of industrialisation in particular mass produced items could seem more interesting than more exclusively manufactured ones.

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Coffered ceiling

The coffered ceiling in The Blue Cabinet was gilded following Hereditary Prince Frederik's assumption of the palace.

Cigarette case in gold

Cigarette case in gold and enamel with a Russian Emperor's Crown in brilliants.

Golden Egg with Hen

This golden egg was made in France around 1720. It was a present from Charlotte d'Orléans to Caroline Matilda of Great Britain.

Dannebrog flag from 1864

At the so-called Reunification with Southern Jutland in 1920, Christian X received this banner in remembrance of the military defeat to Prussia and Austria in 1864.

Ogier the Dane, 1896

The original bronze statue of Ogier the Dane, produced by Hans Peder Pedersen-Dan in 1896.

Horse’s hoof with silver shoe

This horse's hoof, set in silver, stems from the horse Malgré Tout, which carried Christian X across the border into Southern Jutland at the Reunification on 10 July 1920.

Frederik VIII, 1909

The painting of the older Frederik VIII was made by Otto Bache in 1909 when the King was 66 years old.

Polar bear skin

The polar bear skin under the round table is placed in the study of Frederik VIII as a symbol of Greenland, as there is a polar bear depicted in Greenland's shield of arms.