KING ALEXANDER IN THE YEAR BEFORE HIS ASSASSINATION ALEXANDER I (1888-1934, King of the Serbs, Croats & Slovenes, from 1929 of Yugoslavia)]

Superb photograph by Tonka of Zagreb, signed and inscribed to "A. V. E. Monsieur Charles Sherrill", with the place and date, showing him three quarters length in uniform, 11" x 7½" in superb original silver presentation frame by Garrard and Co., London, with an inset enamel Royal coat of armsat the head, the back and hinge are covered in red morocco, 14" x 10½", "Beograd" (Belgrade)

The photo has the blind stamp mark, Tonka of Zagreb. Tonka (Antonio) Kulčar-Vajda (1887-197) was a famous female photographer of the Yugoslavian royal court, and Hollywood celebrities.
Gen. Charles Hitchcock SHERRILL (1867-1936, American Politician & Diplomat) was at the time Ambassador to Turkey. In 1935, during the preparations for the 1936 Olympic Games in Berlin, Sherrill met Hitler twice and wasvery struck by the force of Hitler's personality and charisma. In his one-hour talk with Hitler Sherrill insisted that at least one token Jew be included in the German team for the Olympic Winter and one for the Olympic Summer Games. Hitler refused and when threatened by Sherrill with an American boycott he promised a purely German Olympic Games.

Item Date:  1933

Stock No:  38568      £2750

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