A collection of eleven photographs of princes, princesses and castles:
Portrait of Duke Friedrich of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg as a child (1814–1885). Inscribed on the reverse “Fritz 1817”. Oval. Sheet size c. 9.5×6 cm. Unframed. The photo is after a drawing by Hans P. Feddersen with the Duke's parents and five siblings. This drawing with eights portraits in total, illustrated: Prince Hans of Glücksburg, “Hans Majestæt Kong Christian IXs Forældre”, Copenhagen 1943, s. 73. Here, the drawring is dated to around 1820, informning the it is owned by Rosenborg (The Danish Royal Collection).
Portrait of Duke Wilhelm af Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg (1785–1831). Photo after a portrait painted around 1820, mounted on cardboard. C. 1900. C. 9.5×6 cm. Unframed.
Portrait of Prince Wilhelm af Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg (1816–1893). 1860s. In a gilded metal frame. rectangular form. Visible size c. 8×5 cm. Frame size c. 11.5×8.5 cm.
Portrait of Duke Friedrich of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg (1814–1885), mounted in passepartout. C. 1880. Visible size c. 19×15. Frame size c. 35×30 cm.
“Fürstliches Residenz - Schloss zu Arolsen”. C. 1900. Mounted on paper. Sheet size c. 23×37 cm. Frame size c. 40×53 cm.
Wedding photo anno 22 October 1908 with Princess Alexandra Victoria of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg and Prince August Wilhelm of Germany. Among the many guests are the bride couple standing in the middle and no. two just to the right is Imperor Wilhelm II of Germany. Mounted on cardboard. Sheet size c. 26×38 cm. Frame size c. 36×47 cm.
At a princely carnival. Among the guests are known Prince August Wilhelm of Germany. Mounted on cardboard. Early-20th century. Sheet size 22×30 cm. Frame size c. 33×40 cm.
Portrait of Priness Ortrud of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg (1879–1918), née Countess of Ysenburg and Büdingen. 1907. C. 10.5×6.5. Unframed.
Portrait of Grand Duke Friedrich August II of Oldenburg (1852–1931) with three chilrdren, mounted on cardboard. 1912. Sheet size 20.5×12.5 cm. Frame size c. 34×27 cm.
Portrait of Prince Albert of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg (1863–1948), mounted on cardboard. 1934. Unframed.
Portrait of Queen Alexandrine of Denmark (1879–1952). Inscribed “Tante Adini”. C. 1935. Mounted on cardboard. Sheet size c. 16×13 cm. Frame size c. 24×20 cm. (11)
Provenance: ”The Historical Collection of Four Princesses From the Cavalier House of Glücksburg Castle”. The cultural heritage after the sisters, Her Highness Princess Elisabeth of Ysenburg and Büdingen, née Princess of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg (1945–2024), Her Highness Princess Irene of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg (b. 1946), Her Highness Princess Margaretha of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg (b. 1948), and Her Highness Princess Sibylla Ursula of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg (b. 1955). Online auction no. 2545 at Bruun Rasmussen Arts Auctioneers in Lyngby, 3 November, 2025.
Wear due to age in various degrees on photos and passepartous, including some foxing and damp colourations, chips and yellow paper.
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