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A signed b/w silver gelation presentation photograph of Princess Thyra of Denmark (1853–1933), duchess of Hanover in North Germany and Princes of Great Britain, and her six children. Ca. 1890. Original crowned gilt-wood frame. Visible size 18.5×12.5 cm. Frame size 33×23 cm.

Princess Thyra (1853–1933) was the youngest daughter of King Christian IX (1818–1906) and Queen Louise (1817–1898) of Denmark and married Ernst August of Hanover in northern Germany (also Prince of Great Britain) in 1878. The couple lived in Gmunden, Austria, as the Kingdom of Hanover had ceased to exist when it was incorporated into Prussia in 1866.

Condition

Photograph and signature faded. Back severely yellowed due to ageing. Frame with flaking. Cross missing on top of crown.

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2,000–3,000 DKK

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Not sold