Lot 167
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ALEXANDER III – An album presented to Tsar Alexander III by Kaiser Wilhelm II, c.1890s. Oblong 2º (320 x 400mm). 23 albumen prints (c.150 x c.215mm) window-mounted in green card ruled in gilt. Contemporary morocco by W. Collin of Berlin with his stamp, the upper board centred with the Royal arms of Prussia in brass within a shaped recess lined with red velvet, brass scrolling corner pieces inset with brass royal crowns within roundels lined with red velvet, the lower board with brass bosses and corner pieces, red watered-silk linings with wide and richly gilt doublures, gilt edges (the front joint split but the board held by the hinge, some wear to the spine, surface leather crackling and with some spotting, clasp detached but present). Provenance: Kaiser Wilhelm II (binding) – Alexander III (book label of Anichkov Palace) – A La Vieille Russie.
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ALEXANDER III – An album presented to Tsar Alexander III by Kaiser Wilhelm II, c.1890s. Oblong 2º (320 x 400mm). 23 albumen prints (c.150 x c.215mm) window-mounted in green card ruled in gilt. Contemporary morocco by W. Collin of Berlin with his stamp, the upper board centred with the Royal arms of Prussia in brass within a shaped recess lined with red velvet, brass scrolling corner pieces inset with brass royal crowns within roundels lined with red velvet, the lower board with brass bosses and corner pieces, red watered-silk linings with wide and richly gilt doublures, gilt edges (the front joint split but the board held by the hinge, some wear to the spine, surface leather crackling and with some spotting, clasp detached but present). Provenance: Kaiser Wilhelm II (binding) – Alexander III (book label of Anichkov Palace) – A La Vieille Russie.

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ALEXANDER III – An album presented to Tsar Alexander III by Kaiser Wilhelm II, c.1890s. Oblong 2º (320 x 400mm). 23 albumen prints (c.150 x c.215mm) window-mounted in green card ruled in gilt. Contemporary morocco by W. Collin of Berlin with his stamp, the upper board centred with the Royal arms of Prussia in brass within a shaped recess lined with red velvet, brass scrolling corner pieces inset with brass royal crowns within roundels lined with red velvet, the lower board with brass bosses and corner pieces, red watered-silk linings with wide and richly gilt doublures, gilt edges (the front joint split but the board held by the hinge, some wear to the spine, surface leather crackling and with some spotting, clasp detached but present). Provenance: Kaiser Wilhelm II (binding) – Alexander III (book label of Anichkov Palace) – A La Vieille Russie.

A FINELY-BOUND ALBUM OF PHOTOGRAPHS PRESENTED BY KAISER WILHELM II TO TSAR ALEXANDER III, commemorating a state visit to Berlin. The photographs primarily show Alexander reviewing troops in the city and outside barracks.
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