Lot 8164

Karolina Gahr – a large-format portrait photograph with a handwritten ink signature, 1935.

Orders and Military Collectibles from 1919 onwards | A109r | Live auction | 1186 Lots

Starting Price € 800

Countdown for bids : 32 days and 7 hours left

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Description

Bust-length portrait in a black dress with a necklace; photograph dimensions 27.5 x 20.7 cm; signed by hand in ink (faint/difficult to read) "Karolina Gahr 1935" at the bottom right edge. In passepartout bearing the imprint of the Nuremberg photographer "Hagendyk" and a second signature, "Karolina Gahr 1935," in violet ink. Mounted in a protective folder with an exterior finish resembling watered silk rep. Dimensions 39.5 x 29.7 cm. Housed in a matching envelope with the company imprint "Brend'amour, Simhart & Co. - Graphische Kunstanstalt München Nymphenburgerstraße 20" and a handwritten address: "Frau Karolina Gahr - Goldschmiede Werkstätte - München Mariannenstr. 3". Extremely rare photograph.

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General Information

The auction starts on Wednesday, November 25, 2026 at 4 pm (CET), start subject to the timing of the preceding auction, with Lot no. 8001 - 8488 and continues on Thursday, November 26, 2026 at 10 am (CET) with Lot no. 8489 - 9186. The pre-sale view will take place from May 12 - May 15 2026 in our auction rooms at Bretonischer Ring 3 in 85630 Grasbrunn / Munich from 11 am to 5 pm (CET). Please make an appointment if possible to avoid waiting times.