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EXTRAORDINARY GLASS NEGATIVE IMAGES OF THE RUSSIAN IMPERIAL FAMILY
VOEIKOV (VOYEIKOV)
(Vladimir Nikolaevich, 1868-1947, Russian General, Commandant, 1913-1917, of the Alexander Palace, Tsarskoe Selo, Nicholas II's favourite residence, and Head of Nicholas II's suite at the time of the abdication at Mogilev, 1st March 1917)
Unique Archive of images,
(of which 73 have glass negatives, 1 a celluloid negative, and 38 the corresponding prints made c. 1936), relating to Nicholas II and his family, and to the Tsar at the war front, 1914-1917, together with the rare first edition in Russian of Voeikov's memoirs, 'With and Without the Tsars', important for many insights on court life and for the events surrounding the abdication, 8vo., pp. 434 and 8 plates, Oy. Littera, Helsinki, 1936, in all 77 images, c. 1890 -
the negatives are generally in good condition, apart from a few ragged edges not affecting the image and, rarely, a small flaw. In Box 1, four, including that of the striking portrait bust of Tsesarevich Alexei, have cracks but are carefully joined with transparent tape, and the cracks are such that they could easily be edited out on a digital print
Item Date:
1925
Stock No:
53143
£12500
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THE CROWN PRINCE HUNTING IN A SILVER FRAME
VON HAPSBURG
(Otto, 1912-2011, the last Crown Prince of Austria-Hungary)
Fine Photo Signed
showing him as a young man with a hunting rifle, in an earlier silver frame, hallmarked Birmingham, 1880, 5¾” x 4”, no place, no date, circa
Item Date:
1930
Stock No:
43135
£225
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WARWICK
(Frances Evelyn, née Maynard, 1861-1938, wife of the Earl of Warwick, Mistress of Edward VII, ‘Darling Daisy’)
Fine Vintage Albumen Postcard Photo by Harold Baker boldly signed
showing her half length seated in an armchair wearing a lacy dress, 5½” x 3½”, no place, no date
Item Date:
0
Stock No:
41928
£325
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[WARWICK
(Frances Evelyn Greville, 1861-1938, wife of the Earl of Warwick, Mistress of Edward VII, ‘Darling Daisy’)]
Unsigned postcard photo by the Rotary Photo Co
showing her driving a car with a young Maynard Greville seated next to her, 5½” x 3½”, no place, no date, circa
Item Date:
1904
Stock No:
41777
£65
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[WARWICK
(Frances Evelyn, 1861-1938, wife of the Earl of Warwick, Mistress of Edward VII, 'Darling Daisy')]
Unsigned postcard photo
showing her driving a car with a young Maynard Greville seated next to her, 5½" x 3½", no place, no date, c.
Item Date:
1903
Stock No:
23453
£75
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