Canal View Room 7
...with a view at the 19 th century Demi Lune Cupboard and the 19th century giltwood and gesso mirror.
The Demi Lune - bought at Sotheby's - has an interesting history:
It was part of " Haus Forstreuter" in Berlin-Dahlem," the residence was home of GENERAL LUCIUS D. CLAY, the American deputy military governor and his successors CONOLLY and MC CLOY. Numerous well-known people, such as
THE AMERICAN PRESIDENT DWIGHT D. EISENHOWER
were guests at the villa." Sotheby's
LUCIUS D. CLAY - "Father" of THE BERLIN AIR LIFT:
"General Lucius Dubignon Clay (April 23, 1897 – April 16, 1978) was an American officer and military governor of the United States Army known for his administration of Germany immediately after World War II. Clay was deputy to General Dwight D. Eisenhower, 1945; deputy military governor, Germany (U.S.) 1946; commander in chief, U.S. Forces in Europe and military governor of the U.S. Zone, Germany, 1947–49. He retired in 1949. Clay is considered the "father" of the
BERLIN AIRLIFT (1948–1949)...
...On June 26, 1948, two days after the Soviets imposed the Berlin Blockade, Clay gave the order for the Berlin Airlift. This was an act of defiance against the Soviets, an incredible feat of logistics (at one point cargo planes landed at Tempelhof every four minutes, twenty four hours a day), a defining moment of the Cold War, and a demonstration of American support for the citizens of Berlin.
Clay is remembered as a hero for ordering and maintaining the airlift, which would ultimately last 324 days, through May 1949. He resigned his post days after the blockade was lifted."
WIKIPEDIA
The Demi Lune - bought at Sotheby's - has an interesting history:
It was part of " Haus Forstreuter" in Berlin-Dahlem," the residence was home of GENERAL LUCIUS D. CLAY, the American deputy military governor and his successors CONOLLY and MC CLOY. Numerous well-known people, such as
THE AMERICAN PRESIDENT DWIGHT D. EISENHOWER
were guests at the villa." Sotheby's
LUCIUS D. CLAY - "Father" of THE BERLIN AIR LIFT:
"General Lucius Dubignon Clay (April 23, 1897 – April 16, 1978) was an American officer and military governor of the United States Army known for his administration of Germany immediately after World War II. Clay was deputy to General Dwight D. Eisenhower, 1945; deputy military governor, Germany (U.S.) 1946; commander in chief, U.S. Forces in Europe and military governor of the U.S. Zone, Germany, 1947–49. He retired in 1949. Clay is considered the "father" of the
BERLIN AIRLIFT (1948–1949)...
...On June 26, 1948, two days after the Soviets imposed the Berlin Blockade, Clay gave the order for the Berlin Airlift. This was an act of defiance against the Soviets, an incredible feat of logistics (at one point cargo planes landed at Tempelhof every four minutes, twenty four hours a day), a defining moment of the Cold War, and a demonstration of American support for the citizens of Berlin.
Clay is remembered as a hero for ordering and maintaining the airlift, which would ultimately last 324 days, through May 1949. He resigned his post days after the blockade was lifted."
WIKIPEDIA