German Pre WWI Photo & Frame, Kaiser Freidrich Wilhelm I
This item is listed for historical interest only. It was listed on our site previously but has been sold and is no longer available for purchase.
Sold for: $95.00

Original era manufacture. Period photographic image which measures roughly 8x12 inches, dark sepia tone patina with spotting from age and exoposure. He is shown wearing a cuirass and holding his Marshalls Baton. Wonderful old wooden frame with a royal crown at top. Old period repair to the base of the crown. During the Franco-Prussian War, then Crown Prince Friedrich Wilhelm commanded the Third Army. He was an able commander leading his Army to victory in many of the early battles. He was crowned Kaiser in 1888, but died after ruling for only three months.