Cold War era Russian naval dress dagger, with associated belt and hanging straps.Yellow celluloid grip with brass fittings and leather scabbard.8-1/4 inch blade with makers mark and 1960 date.S shaped quillon with push button blade release.Fouled anchor engraved motif to the scabbard, and the metal belt fittings and buckle.An ink stamp to the belt would suggest a manufacturing date of 1962.Approximately 34cm in length (when in scabbard).Condition: generally very good.The blade is bright and clean, with the brass fitting having tarnished a little.Minor contact marks to the leather part of the scabbard.The push release button for the blade seems to be ineffective, and the blade may be pulled from the scabbard without using it.The belt has some minor soiling, mainly to the inner side from wear.The reverse of the buckle has some minor corrosion, and there are some small spots to the front of the buckle, but this does not affect the overall appearance.
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A William IV era military commission signed by William IV and the Duke of Wellington.The commission is dated 1834 and relates to the promotion of William Bishop to Adjutant Commissary General of Horse Provisions and Forage (promoted from the Deputy position).Signed by King William IV to the top left margin, and by Wellington to the bottom right.Official seal and tax paid stamp to the left margin.Approximately 40cm x 30cm.Condition: generally fair.The handwritten details have faded somewhat over time, but are more difficult to decipher due to the style of handwriting.King William’s signature is faded, but readable, as is Wellington’s.Some foxing to the reverse side, but this does not show through to the front.
A WW2 German ‘Landwacht Im Dienst der Deutschen Polizei’ armband.Screen printed white cotton, with hemmed edges.Issue stamp to the front side, plus two further stamps to the rear side, which read ‘Berthold Jordan Hof Glinde Krs Bremervorde’.Used by auxiliary police forces from 1942.Measures 17cm x 9cm when laid flat.Condition: Generally good.The printed detail is a little scuffed in places, and overall the armband is quite soiled from service wear to the outside edge.
WW2 era German cast aluminium flag or standard topper.2nd type design, with eagle and black painted swastika.Waffenamt stamp to the tubular fitting.Wingspan 24cm x 24.9cm height Condition: generally good.Some loss of detail from polishing, but all black painted area remains intact.Service wear to piece, including nicks and bumps to metal in places.Plus, some minor pitting in areas.
REPRODUCTION ICON DEPICTING THE MADONNA AND CHILD on wood panel with silver plated and gilded mount30cm x 27cm overallThe icon appears to have some sort of indistinguishable stamp/marking. The piece is in overall good condition with no major noticeable damage or signs of repair the silver plate starting to fade in some areas, dust present to the smaller icons around the frame border.
Brazil/Pernambuco -- Photographer: Théophile Auguste Stahl (1828-1877) and Adolpho Schmidt. Views of Recife and surroundings. Mid-1850s. 5 albumen prints, 3 oval and 2 with rounded corners. Each circa 21,5 x 17 cm. Each mounted to board (slightly soiled), each with photographer's blindstamp on the mount.Théophile Auguste Stahl is considered one of the most important photographers working in Brazil in the 19th century and his photographs are known for their high technical and aesthetic quality. Born in Italy, he arrived in Brazil in 1853 and settled in the city of Recife, where he opened a total of three studios. One of these large studios in rua Nova can be seen on a photo offered here on which probably both owners can be seen. In 1858, he teamed up with the photographer and chemist Adolpho Schmidt and the Hamburg painter Germano Wahnschaffe. The photographer's blind stamp shows the joint company, which existed until 1861. – Some retouched spots, otherwise in good condition.Lit.: Gilberto Ferrez/Weston J. Naef. Pioneer Photographers of Brazil 1840-1920, Center for Inter-American Relations 1976.
Adenauer, Konrad -- Photographer: Will McBride (1931-2015). Konrad Adenauer in Caddenabbia. 1963. 2 vintage ferrotyped gelatin silver prints on Agfa paper. Each 30 x 21 cm. Each with photographer's stamp and agency stamp as well as signed, titled and dated by the photographer in pencil on the verso.Corners bumped, some handling marks, otherwise in very good condition.Lit.: Will McBride. I, Will McBride. Cologne 1997, ill. p. 233.
Aviation -- Photographer: Alex Stöcker (1896-1962). Architectural model for Tempelhof Airport, Berlin. Circa 1936. 6 vintage ferrotyped gelatin silver press prints on doubleweight paper. Circa 12 x 16,5 cm. Each with collector's stamp, Modell des neuen Weltflughafens Tempelhof and Deutsche Lufthansa (Stöcker) stamp on the verso.Fine prints in very good condition.
Aviation -- Photographer unknown. Images of Junkers "Africa round flight". 1936. 35 vintage ferrotyped gelatin silver press prints. Various sizes, most circa 12 x 15 cm. Most with collector's/archive stamp and typed press text on the verso.Edges curled, some stains, some traces of use, otherwise in good condition.
Bellmer, Hans -- "Hans Bellmer Photographies" (Images from the "Poupée" series). 1930s/printed 1983. 10 gelatin silver prints. Each circa 25,5 x 26 cm (35 x 29 cm). Each with photographer's facsimile signature blindstamp below image in margin; each with photographer's name stamp editioned 6/50 in ink and Tirage original realisé par Roger Vulliez stamp on the verso, in window mats. In original black cloth clamshell box with applied lace and pink stamped title Hans Bellmer (a few corners minimally rubbed, otherwise in excellent condition), 2 text leaves. Galerie Francois Petit Paris1983. Edition 50.This attractive portfolio contains 10 posthumous prints made from the original negatives of Hans Bellmer, by "Roger Vulliez after agreement of the rights holders who numbered them and marked them with a dry stamp" and wet stamps on the verso. – One print with light handling dent in lower right near edge, otherwise in very good to excellent condition.
![[*] Beatles, The -- Photographer: Henry Wills b. 1930.The Beatles filming "Help!" on Salisbury Plain. May 1965. Vintage ferro](https://cdn.globalauctionplatform.com/3c8b117a-64bb-4420-a645-b0070086df0b/ceaa6d92-cedc-43c8-8890-b007009ae0e3/468x382.jpg)
Bucovich, Mario von -- Female nude. Circa 1925. Vintage toned matte gelatin silver print. 20,5 x 13,5 cm. Mounted to board (a few light foxing spots, minimal traces of use), signed by Bucovich in pencil below image on right, annotated Atelier Schenker below image on left, number label in lower left corner; Atelier Karl Schenker, Berlin W. 62, Budapesterstraße 6 stamp and Swedish exhibition label 1926 on mount verso.Minimal spot in mid left area, small retouched spots, otherwise a fine print in very good condition.
Cattanao, Mario -- Children laughing. 1962. Vintage ferrotyped gelatin silver print on doubleweight Gevaert paper. 29,7 x 40 cm. Photographer's stamp, exhibition stamp and annotated in ink/pencil on the verso.Traces of previous mounting on the verso, corners bumped with some emulsion loss, some handling marks, otherwise in very good condition.
Dada Berlin -- Photographer unknown. Opening of the "Erste Internationale Dada-Messe" (First International Dada Fair) held at the Otto Burchard Gallery, Berlin. 1920. Vintage gelatin silver print. 12 x 16,5 cm. Photothek agency stamp and typed French press text label: Exposition d'art des "Dadaistes" à Berlin, vue generale de l'exposition on the verso.Only a few photographic documents exist today of the International Dada Fair, which opened in Berlin in June 1920. Nonetheless, they succeeded to etch their way into the historic cultural memory. The spectacular show took place at the Kunsthandlung Dr. Otto Burchard, Lützowufer 13. The photo offered here shows the following visitors: from left to right Raoul Hausmann, Hanna Höch, Dr. Burchard, Johannes Baader, Wieland Herzfelde and his wife, Dr. Oz, George Grosz, John Heartfield. On the far left the now missing painting "Kriegskrüppel" by Otto Dix is seen (see also lot 4264). A figure in military uniform with a pig mask dangles from the ceiling, which involved Otto Burchard in a lawsuit. A total of circa 200 exhibits hung on the walls, including printed Dada slogans such as "Nieder die Kunst!" (Down with art!) and "Dada ist die willentliche Zersetzung der bürgerlichen Begriffswelt" (Dada is the willful destruction of the bourgeois conceptual world). – Faded, some buckling from glue on verso, some mirroring in edges/corners, otherwise in good condition.
Dada Berlin -- Photographer unknown. Johannes Baader next to his object "The Great Plasto-Dio-Dada-Drama: Germany's Greatness and Decline" at the opening of the "Erste Internationale Dada-Messe" (First International Dada Fair) held at the Otto Burchard Gallery, Berlin. 1920. Vintage gelatin silver print. 16,5 x 11,5 cm. Photothek agency stamp and typed French press text label: Exposition d'art des "Dadaistes" à Berlin, "la grandeur et la décadance de l'Allemagne" architecture monumentale dadaiste de Johannes Baader on the verso.This photo document is a particularly rare specimen. Only very few prints exist. The creator of this unusual installation was the eccentric Johannes Baader, who later also organized Dada exhibition tours with Richard Hülsenbeck. Some press photos, like this and the previous photo were sent to Paris at the time to promote the Berlin event there as well. Despite the French inscription on the verso of each photo, it is not known whether these photos were published in France at the time. – Faded, some buckling from glue on verso, some mirroring in edges/corners, otherwise in good condition.
Eggleston, William -- "Near Jackson, Mississippi". Circa 1970/printed 1990s. Dye transfer print. 55 x 36 cm (57 x 45,5 cm). Unsigned, with printer's stamp on the verso.In very good condition with rich, bright colors.Lit.: John Szarkowski (ed.). William Eggleston's Guide. New York 1976, ill. p. 111.
![[*] Film Photography -- Film still of Marlene Dietrich in "Der blaue Engel". 1930. Vintage ferrotyped gelatin silver print on](https://cdn.globalauctionplatform.com/3c8b117a-64bb-4420-a645-b0070086df0b/b919371e-bbb7-430c-93c6-b007009bef54/468x382.jpg)
[*] Film Photography -- Film still of Marlene Dietrich in "Der blaue Engel". 1930. Vintage ferrotyped gelatin silver print on double weight paper. 24 x 30 cm. Film title in lower margin, letter stamp on verso.Pinholes in corners, some indentation marks/surface scratch marks, a few creases, scratch in emulsion in upper right.
Fischer, Arno -- West Berlin, Kurfürstendamm - Joachimsthaler. 1959/printed later. Gelatin silver print. 27,5 x 42 cm (29,5 x 44 cm). Photographer's stamp, signed, titled and dated by the photographer in pencil on the verso.In very good condition.Lit.: Elke aus dem Moore/Matthias Flügge (eds.). Arno Fischer. Fotografie (exhibition catalogue). Ostfildern 2009, ill. p. 40.
Hensky, Herbert -- Images of post WWII Berlin. 1945/46. 5 vintage ferrotyped gelatin silver prints. Each circa 17 x 24 cm. Each with photographer's stamp and numbers in pencil on the verso.Some with irregularities to ferrotype surface, some with buckling, a few handling creases, otherwise in good condition.
Heyden, Bernd -- Old pallbearer at Mahlsdorf cemetery, Berlin. 1973. Vintage gelatin silver print. 29 x 20 cm. Signed and dated in green ink in lower right corner within the image; photographer's Berlin stamp on the verso.Bernd Heyden was closely connected to and integrated in Prenzlauer Berg, Berlin, where he spent most of his life. The autodidact initially trained as a woman's tailor and worked as an ironer, chauffeur and laboratory assistant, until he was admitted as a photographer in 1974. Since 1967, he worked in the Club junger Fotografen (Club of Young Photographers) founded by Arno Fischer and Sibylle Bergemann. His photographs were rejected by GDR officials as "trash can photography", nonetheless they were highly valued by many of his colleagues. – Some light handling marks, especially in right portion, corners slightly bumped, otherwise in very good condition.
Paris, Helga -- Halle; Berlin. 1983-85, 1986. 2 vintage ferrotyped gelatin silver prints. 17 x 24 cm. Each annotated and with layout marks in pencil, Bildende Kunst publication label affixed to verso,1 with photographer's stamp on the verso.Some creases in corners, some handling marks, otherwise in good condition.
Paris, Helga -- Müllkippe Schwanebeck; Halle. 1983-85, 1986. 2 vintage (1 ferrotyped) gelatin silver prints. 18,5 x 27 cm and 17 x 24 cm. Each annotated and with layout marks in pencil and with photographer's stamp on the verso.Some handling creases/marks, traces of previous mounting on the verso, otherwise in good condition.
Schulze Eldowy, Gundula -- "Lothar" from the series "Berlin in einer Hundenacht". 1982. Vintage gelatin silver print. 15 x 22,5 cm (22 x 27,5 cm). Early photographer's stamp on the verso.Traces of previous mounting on the verso, a few small nicks in edges, otherwise a fine print in very good condition.Provenance: Directly from the photographer to the current owner.
Schulze Eldowy, Gundula -- "Tamerlan, Berlin" (series). 1984. Gelatin silver print. 35,5 x 26 cm. 2 photographer's stamp and annotated in pencil on the verso.This image is a classic example of Schulze Eldowy's early black and white work, which was often socially critical with an empathetic portrayal of the sitter. It is part of a series taken between 1979 and 1987 in Berlin. – Some creases on left side and lower right/lef corner, buckled, slight discoloration in lower right edge, otherwise a fine tonal print in good condition.Lit.: Photographie des 20. Jahrhunderts. Museum Ludwig Köln. Cologne 1996, ill. p. 611.
![[*] Sewcz, Hans Martin -- "Große Hamburger Straße mit Blick auf die Oranienburger Straße, Berlin". 1979/printed later. Panora](https://cdn.globalauctionplatform.com/3c8b117a-64bb-4420-a645-b0070086df0b/c6d713ae-c9e4-484d-a0ef-b007009ca514/468x382.jpg)
[*] Sewcz, Hans Martin -- "Große Hamburger Straße mit Blick auf die Oranienburger Straße, Berlin". 1979/printed later. Panoramic gelatin silver print. 24,5 x 58 cm (35,8 x 61 cm). Signed, titled, dated and editioned E.A. by the photographer in pencil as well as photographer's stamp on the verso.Light impression mark in upper left, a few light handling marks, otherwise in very good condition.Lit.: Marc Barbey (ed.). Hans Martin Sewcz. Berlin-Mitte, Mai 1979, Berlin 2011, ill. pp. 18-19.
Grimm, Kurt -- Kongresshalle Nuremberg. Circa 1934. 5 vintage ferrotyped gelatin silver prints on Velox paper. Each circa 17 x 23 cm. Each with photographer's label, 2 also with photographer's stamp and 1 with typed press text label on the verso.The images show the model for the Kongresshalle in Nuremberg which, as the one label on verso states, was the: "Modellaufnahme des vom Führer genehmigten und zur Ausführung bestimmten Entwurfs". – Some creases in lower left corner, some handling dents, three with small tear in lower edge/margin, one with small hole near upper edge, otherwise in good condition.
Helbig, Konrad -- Young nude man with grass, Sicily. 1960. Vintage ferrotyped gelatin silver print. 23,5 x 17,5 cm. Photographer's stamp on the verso. Framed under glass in hand gilded frame.Slightly discolored in mid area, otherwise in good condition.Lit.: Boris von Brauchitsch (ed.). Enthüllungen. Berlin 2019, ill. p. 24.
Klophaus, Ute -- Joseph Beuys. 1970/printed 1990. Ferrotyped gelatin silver print. 49,5 x 40 cm. Signed, editioned and dated by the photographer in ink in lower right edge; photographer's copyright stamp and editioned 5/15 in pencil on verso, mounted to grey card, editioned 5/15 in pencil below image on mount.In very good condition.
Krolow, Wolfgang -- "Die beiden Mädchen" (The Two Girls). 1980s. Vintage gelatin silver print. 18 x 23,8 cm. Photographer's stamp on the verso.Some emulsion loss in side margins, a few crease marks in upper corners, light fold mark in lower left, otherwise in good condition.Lit.: Wolfgang Jean Stock (ed.). Großstadt Dschungel (exhibition catalog) Munich 1983, ill. p. 83.Les Cahiers du Musée National d'Art Moderne, Centre Georges Pompidou, no. 32 summer 1990, ill. front cover.
Krolow, Wolfgang -- Photographer: Ernst Volland and Peter Hebler. Portraits of the photographer Wolfgang Krolow. 1984/85. 2 gelatin silver prints. 40,5 x 30 cm and 30 x 40 cm. Each signed, titled and dated by the photographer in pencil and 1 with photographer's stamp (Hebler) on the verso. In very good condition.
Lebeck, Robert -- "Jackie Kennedy and Lee Radziwill, Bob Kennedy's Funeral, New York". 1968/printed 1990s. Large-format gelatin silver print. 58 x 39 cm (60,5 x 50,5 cm). Signed, titled, dated by the photographer in pencil and photographer's stamp on the verso.Light handling marks, otherwise in very good condition.Lit.: Augenzeuge Robert Lebeck. 30 Jahre Zeitgeschichte. Munich and Lucern 1984.
Lehnartz, Klaus -- Berlin, Mauer Potsdamer Platz. 1966/printed 1990s. Gelatin silver print. 30,5 x 40,3 cm. Photographer's stamp and signed, dated and titled by the photographer in pencil on the verso.Slightly buckled in edges, a few handling creases near right edge, otherwise in very good condition.
![[*] Leibovitz, Annie -- "Cindy Crawford, New York". 1993/printed 2010. Archival pigment print on double weight paper. 27,5 x](https://cdn.globalauctionplatform.com/3c8b117a-64bb-4420-a645-b0070086df0b/b3fa5a43-1520-4f35-aea0-b007009d17e2/468x382.jpg)
[*] Leibovitz, Annie -- "Cindy Crawford, New York". 1993/printed 2010. Archival pigment print on double weight paper. 27,5 x 21 cm. Photographer's/copyright stamp and signed/dated "Cindy Crawford" in pencil on the verso.In excellent condition.Lit.: Annie Leibovitz. A Photographer's Life. 1990-2005. New York 2006. Errata: The signature of Cindy Crawford on verso is doubtful.
McBride, Will -- "Jungs schmeißen mit Wasser, Schule Schloss Salem". 1963/printed 1990. Gelatin silver print. 53,5 x 36 cm (60,5 x 50,5 cm). Signed, titled, dated and editioned 12 /12 by the photographer in pencil and collector's stamp on the verso.In near excellent condition.Provenance: Directly from the photographer to the present owner
![[*] Mies van der Rohe, Ludwig -- Photographer: Hedrich-Blessing (architectural photography studio, 1929 - present). Ludwig Mi](https://cdn.globalauctionplatform.com/3c8b117a-64bb-4420-a645-b0070086df0b/fed107e7-b67d-4e00-b4b9-b007009d3ae2/468x382.jpg)
[*] Mies van der Rohe, Ludwig -- Photographer: Hedrich-Blessing (architectural photography studio, 1929 - present). Ludwig Mies van der Rohe. Circa 1960. Vintage gelatin silver print. 25 x 20,5 cm. Photographer's stamp, therein negative number on the verso.Hedrich-Blessing studio was founded in 1929 by Ken Hedrich and Henry Blessing. Hundreds of photographic assistants would learn their craft at the studio. Beginning in the 1950's Hedrich-Blessing Photography became associated with the modernist movement and Ludwig Mies van der Rohe. Mies collaborated with both Bill Hedrich and Bill Engdahl and the firm's archives contain the most extensive photographic record of Mies' works. With a staff of six photographers, Hedrich Blessing also photographed the works of Albert Kahn, Buckminster Fuller, Minoru Yamasaki, Skidmore, Owings & Merrill and Harry Weese. – A few handling marks, otherwise in very good condition. – With: Typed letter from the office of Mies van der Rohe on his stationery, referring to the signed photograph offered in this lot. - Fold marks.
Monti, Paolo -- The studio of Giorgio Morandi (detail). Circa 1955. Vintage ferrotyped gelatin silver print on doubleweight paper. 28,8 x 18,5 cm. Photographer's copyright/studio stamp Corso Semplone, 28, Milano and annotated in pencil and ink on the verso.A beautiful tonal print in near excellent condition.Lit.: Paolo Monti. Fotografie 1959-1980. Milan 1993.
Moses, Stefan -- "Café Kranzler Serviererin, Berlin"; "Gepäckträger, Köln". 1963/printed 1980s. 2 gelatin silver prints. Each circa 33 x 27,2 cm (40,5 x 30,5 cm). Each with photographer's stamp, each titled and dated by photographer in pencil on the verso.Some minimal edge wear, light buckling in edges, a few handling dents, otherwise in very good condition.
Moses, Stefan -- Theodor W. Adorno, Frankfurt. 1963/printed 1980s. Gelatin silver print. 36 x 25,3 cm. Signed, annotated and dated by the photographer in ink, annotated in another hand in pencil and photographer's stamp on the verso.A fine tonal print in very good condition. Lit.: Ulrich Pohlmann/ Matthias Harder (eds.). Stefan Moses. Die Monographie. Munich 2002, ill. p. 129 (variant).
National Socialist and Anti-Semitic Documents -- Proscription postcard showing Otto Dix' famous painting "Die Kriegskrüppel" (1920) as part of the "Entartete Kunst" (Degenerate Art) exhibition, Munich. 1937. Vintage gelatin silver photo postcard (postally used and written in ink on verso). 9 x 14 cm. "Die Kriegskrüppel" (The War Cripples) was one of the main exhibition works shown in Otto Burchard's Kunsthandlung during the first large Dada Fair in Berlin in 1920. The Städtische Galerie Dresden has an inventory card of the painting with a photo, inventory number, title and stamp "Entartete Kunst", dated 1919 with a price notation of 3000,- MK. The first exhibition of "degenerate art" took place in September 1933, in Dresden city hall. This painting was one of the most hated by the National Socialists and was likely destroyed after the last "Entartete Kunst" exhibiton in the late 1930s. – Edges/corners slightly bumped, a few light indentation marks, otherwise in very good condition.
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