THE PRUSSIAN ROYAL FAMILY
[WILHELM I
(1797-1888, Emperor of Germany), his wife AUGUSTA (1811-1890, née Princess of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach) and their extended family]
Remarkable unsigned Composite Cabinet Group Photograph,
titled in German, The Kaiser's Family, showing them with their family, 31 images in all, seated and standing around ina fine sitting room, including the Emperor's brother KARL (1801-1883) and sister ALEXANDRINE (1803-1892, Dowager Grand Duchess of Mecklenburg Schwerin, nos. 6 & 5), their son FRIEDRICH WILHELM III and his wife VICTORIA (1840-1901, daughter of Queen Victoria, nos. 3 & 4), their daughter LUISE (1838-1923) wife of FRIEDRICH I (1826-1907, Grand Duke of Baden, nos. 7 & 18), with their grandchildren and their families including WILHELM II (1859-1941, no. 8) and CHARLOTTE (1860-1919, wife of BERNARD (III, of Saxe-Meiningen, 1851-1928, nos. 12 & 13), VICTORIA (1862-1930, of Baden) wife of GUSTAF (V, 1858-1950, of Sweden, nos. 21 & 22), and their great-grandchildren, including FEODORA (1879-1945, of Saxe-Meiningen, no. 14) and baby FRIEDRICH WILHELM (1882-1951, son of Wilhelm II, no. 10), also the Emperor's nephew FRIEDRICH KARL (1828-1885, 'The Red Prince', no. 23) and family including daughters MARIE (1855-1888, widow of Hendrik, brother of Willem III, no. 26), ELISABETH (1857-1895) wife of FRIEDRICH AUGUST (1852-1931, Grand Duke of Oldenburg, nos. 29 & 30) and LUISE MARGARETE (1860-1917) wife of ARTHUR (1850-1942, Duke of Connaught, nos. 27 & 28), and nephew ALBRECHT (1837-1906) with his wife MARIE (1854-1898, of Saxe-Altenburg, nos. 32 & 33), 4¼" x 6½", published by Gom von E. Hader, Berlin,
Item Date:
1879
Stock No:
40628
£125
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[WILHELM I
(1797-1888, King of Prussia, Emperor of Germany)]
Unsigned carte de visite photo
showing him head and shoulders, 4¼" x 2½", no place, no date, c.
Item Date:
1876
Stock No:
23430
£95
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[WILHELM I
(1797-1888, King of Prussia and first German Emperor)]
Splendid Souvenir Folding Card 'Dem Deutsche Kaiserreiche'
('To the German Empire'), in full colour, in German with transcriptions and translations, the centre showing Wilhelm I in his new regalia, holding his sword upwards, while pointing to a document on the table by him, (we presume, the Proclamation of the Empire at Versailles), the side panels, with romantic landscapes, read "Vom Fels" ('From Mountain') and "Zum Meer" ('To Sea'), while on the outside, the left panel bears a trophy, the right a quotation from Wilhelm I of July 1870, 11 days after France had declared war, that "Germany... may rest assured that strife brings her tranquillity and that out of the bloody sowing will spring a harvest, blessed by God, of German freedom and unity", all on a lacy paper frame topped by a gilt German eagle, 5¼" (max.) x 3¼" unfolding to 5¼" x 7", no place, no date, circa
light vertical crease from part folding in upper panel
(Transcription of quotation)
Deutschland darf in seiner Einmüthigheit wie in seine Rechte die Bürgschaft finden, daß der Krieg ihm Frieden bringe und daß aus der blutigen Saat eine von Gott gesegnete Ernte deutscher Freiheit und Einigheit sprießen werde.
Berlin, 25. Juli 1870. Wilhelm I.
(Translation)
Germany, in her unanimity and in her sense of justice, may rest assured that strife brings her tranquillity and that out of the bloody sowing will spring a harvest, blessed by God, of German freedom and unity.
Berlin, 25th July 1870.
Item Date:
1871
Stock No:
55942
£95
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[WILHELM I
(1797-1888, King of Prussia and first German Emperor)]
Fine Lithographed Menu in French, for a banquet,
the menu includes salmon with lobster sauce, beef, ham, wild boar with truffles, artichokes and puddings, the German Eagle is in a crest with two parts surmounted by a crown at the head, 10¼" x 7", Berlin, 25th February
Item Date:
1878
Stock No:
40162
£225
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[WILHELM I
(1797-1888, King of Prussia and first German Emperor)]
Fine Lithographed Menu in French, for a banquet,
the menu includes turbot with oyster sauce, veal, foie-gras, lobsters, asparagus and puddings, the German Eagle is in a crest with two parts surmounted by a crown at the head, 10¼" x 7", Berlin, 29th April
Item Date:
1878
Stock No:
40163
£225
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