Auction 87 - Jewish and Israeli Art, History and Culture
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Commemorative Album – Photographs from the Visit of Kaiser Wilhelm II to Palestine – Taken by Empress Augusta Victoria – Berlin, 1899
Opening: $300
Sold for: $1,375
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Erinnerungsblätter an die Palästinafahrt. Aufgenommen und wohltätigen Zwecken gewidmet von Auguste Victoria, I.R, published at the Emperor's command ("auf Allerhöchsten Befehl"). Berlin: Ottomar Anschütz, [1899].
Album featuring 36 reproductions of photographs by empress Auguste Victoria, taken during the imperial visit to Palestine in 1898. Facsimile inscription by Empress Augusta Victoria as title page: "Album in commemoration of the voyage to Palestine. Photographs taken by empress Augusta Victoria. Dedicated to charitable causes". Includes photographs of the Kaiser and his entourage – the Kaiser on board the SMY Hohenzollern, the Kaiser accompanied by Ottoman bodyguards in Atlit Castle (Château Pèlerin), the Kaiser and his entourage before the Dome of the Rock, close-up of the Kaiser pacing towards Baalbek (Lebanon), and more.
The photographs are captioned and dated, and organized chronologically. The Jerusalem Cross decoration, awarded to participants in voyage, impressed on front cover.
[2] pp. + [36] plates (printed photographic reproductions), approx. 23X16 cm. Good condition. Some stains. Minor blemishes. Some wear to cover.
Album featuring 36 reproductions of photographs by empress Auguste Victoria, taken during the imperial visit to Palestine in 1898. Facsimile inscription by Empress Augusta Victoria as title page: "Album in commemoration of the voyage to Palestine. Photographs taken by empress Augusta Victoria. Dedicated to charitable causes". Includes photographs of the Kaiser and his entourage – the Kaiser on board the SMY Hohenzollern, the Kaiser accompanied by Ottoman bodyguards in Atlit Castle (Château Pèlerin), the Kaiser and his entourage before the Dome of the Rock, close-up of the Kaiser pacing towards Baalbek (Lebanon), and more.
The photographs are captioned and dated, and organized chronologically. The Jerusalem Cross decoration, awarded to participants in voyage, impressed on front cover.
[2] pp. + [36] plates (printed photographic reproductions), approx. 23X16 cm. Good condition. Some stains. Minor blemishes. Some wear to cover.
Journey of Kaiser Wilhelm II to the Holy Land
Journey of Kaiser Wilhelm II to the Holy Land