Inscribed on the back of this picture belonging to my parents
"Given to us by Astrid's sister Anita after Astrid's death. Astrid and Anita came to England on kindertransport and were fostered by two Quaker ladies in Yorkshire. The sculpture "Orpheus" can be seen in Harewood House gardens.
Anita (Soer) worked with Neville at Board of Trade in Birmingham 1957 and they became close friends."
get three high quality prints!, timeshare , put the original up for sale and split the proceeds or put it in a safety deposit box for your descendants to squabble over.... really i hope you can come to an amicable agreement ! ...
@kali66 we will. There has already been compromise many times along the way. It is as though when we let go of the items, we fear that the memories too will disappear.
It is beautiful but sad that squabbles take place. Luckily when my Mum died my sister and I didn't have any problems sharing the things from the house. A friend of mine did have lots of squabbles with her two brothers when clearing their parents house though. What they did in the end was to put all the things aside that were wanted by all of them and then number them. They put numbers in a bag and each one took out numbers whichever number they got that was the item they took home. It worked well without any further problems.
They did have a pen and ink sketch also that they each wanted and they photocopied it and two of them got the copies and one got the original.
It’s a fascinating piece - I can see why all of you would be attached to it. Hope you can continue to wend your way through these challenging decisions with grace. Humans, and their grief, are complicated.
I read these entries and felt sorry. I have no family heirlooms, the war took everything. I have never even seen a photo of my grandparents who did not survive the war. Be glad that you have something to share!
@haskar oh I am so sorry. Of course this puts things into perspective and I wish you had both memories and momentos. we are not squabbling over the picture at all. I simply said that we would all like to have it. There are many things that are precious to us because of the memories we provoke - and I guess we are all frightened of loosing those memories. We will of course resolve all the dilemmas and be very grateful for what we do have.
@ljmanning You are very perceptive and I appreciate your comment. We three will come out of this process without any permanent damage to our relationship. We have shared many childhood memories. We will be strong. Thank you for your reminder of the importance of grace.
They did have a pen and ink sketch also that they each wanted and they photocopied it and two of them got the copies and one got the original.