“Austro-Russki Zeppelin.”
AUCTION 75 |
Thursday, March 08th,
2018 at 1:00 PM
Auction of Fine Judaica: Printed Books, Manuscripts, Autograph Letters, Antiquities, Ceremonial Objects & Graphic Art
Lot 77
(WORLD WAR I)
“Austro-Russki Zeppelin.”
Russia, c. 1915:
Est: $1,000 - $1,500
The poster depicts representatives of Russia’s varied classes and ethnic groups (including a Hassidic Jew) surveying a downed German zeppelin and its enemy crew. To the right below, a poem taunts Austria and Germany, the last lines reading: “Two friends with a like mind, two villains. Despite all their threats, their dreams will not be realized.”