Two Carte-de-visites and Two Period Postcards of European Royalty

Description:

Two Carte-de-visites and Two Period Postcards of European Royalty, 19th century, the carte-de-visites depicting Queen Victoria and her daughter Princess Alice, 3 7/8 x 2 3/8; the postcards of Empress Alexandra Feodorovna and Tsarevich Alexei Nikolaevich, size to 5 1/4 x 3 1/2; in a common frame, 12 x 19 3/4 in.

N.B. The photographs depict the maternal line of hemophilia passed down to Alexei from Queen Victoria.
Estimate $500-700

Each with minor wear to corners. Not examined out of frame.


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