Lot Essay
This building, by Karl Friedrich Schinkel, was constructed between 1816 and 1818 and is considered to be Schinkel's first masterpiece. It was constructed after 1945 and completely redesigned in 1969.
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'K. Haupt-Wache in Berlin' [The King's High Guard, Berlin], circa 1859
Stereoscopic daguerreotype, titled in ink on verso, gilt-painted black glass mount, paper-taped.
'K. Haupt-Wache in Berlin' [The King's High Guard, Berlin], circa 1859
Stereoscopic daguerreotype, titled in ink on verso, gilt-painted black glass mount, paper-taped.