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After her husband's abdication, she followed him into exile in the Netherlands, where she died in 1921.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"erinnerung-zur-beisetzung","title":"Commemoration of the funeral of Empress Auguste Victoria, 11 April 1921","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis \u003cstrong\u003eoriginal photograph of Empress Auguste Victoria\u003c\/strong\u003e, framed and with special provenance, is a \u003cstrong\u003eunique memento\u003c\/strong\u003e from the personal surroundings of the last German imperial couple. Auguste Victoria (*1858 in Dolzig, †1921 in Huis Doorn) was \u003cstrong\u003eGerman Empress and Queen of Prussia from 1888 to 1918\u003c\/strong\u003e as the wife of \u003cstrong\u003eKaiser Wilhelm II\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe photograph comes from the studio of \u003cstrong\u003eT.H. Voigt\u003c\/strong\u003e, likely taken around \u003cstrong\u003e1913\u003c\/strong\u003e, and shows the Empress in a dignified pose. The \u003cstrong\u003esignature below the portrait\u003c\/strong\u003e is probably printed. The photo measures approx. \u003cstrong\u003e10.5 × 16 cm\u003c\/strong\u003e and is set in a decorative frame of approx. \u003cstrong\u003e32.5 × 25 cm\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eParticularly noteworthy is the \u003cstrong\u003epasse-partout\u003c\/strong\u003e, which is printed with the date \u003cstrong\u003eApril 19, 1921\u003c\/strong\u003e – the day of the \u003cstrong\u003eEmpress's funeral\u003c\/strong\u003e. Even more interesting is the \u003cstrong\u003ereverse side\u003c\/strong\u003e: it bears a date of \u003cstrong\u003eMay 26, 1921\u003c\/strong\u003e and refers to the picture's function as a \u003cstrong\u003egift from the Kaiser to the funeral guests\u003c\/strong\u003e. It is probably the original \u003cstrong\u003eaccompanying letter\u003c\/strong\u003e that was enclosed with the photo. In this form – as a \u003cstrong\u003ememorial gift for the funeral\u003c\/strong\u003e – the object is \u003cstrong\u003enot yet documented\u003c\/strong\u003e and is therefore considered \u003cstrong\u003eunique\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe frame is \u003cstrong\u003ewell preserved\u003c\/strong\u003e, the back shows \u003cstrong\u003esome age-related stains\u003c\/strong\u003e. Overall, this is a \u003cstrong\u003ehighly significant piece of memorabilia\u003c\/strong\u003e with a direct connection to the \u003cstrong\u003eimperial family\u003c\/strong\u003e, to the \u003cstrong\u003emourning culture of the monarchy\u003c\/strong\u003e, and to the \u003cstrong\u003elast phase of Wilhelm II's life in exile\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eA real highlight for collectors of \u003cstrong\u003ePrussian memorabilia\u003c\/strong\u003e, \u003cstrong\u003eimperial portraits\u003c\/strong\u003e, and \u003cstrong\u003eobjects with documented provenance from the House of Hohenzollern\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"KAISER WILHELM","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51482268270929,"sku":null,"price":290.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0940\/4461\/9089\/files\/01-Kaiserin-Auguste-Victoria-Beerdigungs-Erinnerung-1921.jpg?v=1753004985"},{"product_id":"feuervergoldeter-geschenkrahmen-mit-portrait-von-kaiserin-auguste-victoria-1906","title":"Fire-gilt gift frame with portrait of Empress Auguste Victoria, 1906","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis exceptional fire-gilded \u003cstrong\u003eEmpress Auguste Victoria presentation frame\u003c\/strong\u003e dates from around \u003cstrong\u003e1900–1905\u003c\/strong\u003e and was crafted by \u003cstrong\u003ePreetz, Berlin\u003c\/strong\u003e. The frame is made of \u003cstrong\u003ebrass\u003c\/strong\u003e and bears the \u003cstrong\u003emonogram “A V”\u003c\/strong\u003e in \u003cstrong\u003eblue and white\u003c\/strong\u003e, crowned by the \u003cstrong\u003eEmpress's crown\u003c\/strong\u003e – a symbol of imperial dignity and personal gift-giving.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eInside the frame is an \u003cstrong\u003eoriginal signed photograph of Empress Auguste Victoria\u003c\/strong\u003e from \u003cstrong\u003e1906\u003c\/strong\u003e, taken by the renowned Berlin photographer \u003cstrong\u003eAnschütz\u003c\/strong\u003e. 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