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Up for sale is an extraordinary, investment-grade turn-of-the-century cabinet card portrait photograph (circa 1900–1905) featuring spectacular, fully documented Baltic/Imperial Russian history on both the front and back.
The front of the heavy stock mount features a crystal-clear portrait of a dapper gentleman with a handlebar mustache gently resting his hand on his massive, muscular guard dog companion—highly characteristic of a classic early Great Dane or an early European working Doberman/Mastiff lineage. The lower right corner displays the original silver/white embossed lithographic signature: \"E. Jacobowitsch, LIBAU.\"
The reverse side of the mount features a stunning, museum-quality Art Nouveau lithographed advertisement entirely printed in pre-revolutionary Russian Cyrillic script. The design showcases an ornate illustration of an early studio box camera on a tripod and detailed text mapping out the photographer\'s exact studio addresses within the historic ice-free seaport of the Russian Empire:
- Studio Header: (Baltic Photography)
- Photographer Name: \"Э. М. (E. M. Jacobowitsch)
- Primary Studio: 41\" (Libau, Zernovaya Street 41)
- Branch Office Улица № 4, домъ Д-ра (Big Street No. 4, Dr. Friedberg\'s House)
Features & Condition:
- Format: Ornate Original Imperial Russian Cabinet Card Mount
- Era: Late Imperial Era / Pre-1918 Russian Revolution (Circa 1900–1905)
- Location of Origin: Libau / Libava (Now Liepāja, Latvia)
- Subject: Formal Baltic high-society portrait with a massive Great Dane guard dog companion
- Condition: Exceptional antique condition with outstanding front-facing focus and dark, crisp charcoal tones. The reverse side features a completely unwritten, flawlessly preserved lithograph display with crisp, legible Cyrillic text. Minimal corner wear and light natural age toning appropriate for a 120+ year old artifact.
Shipping & Packaging Protection:
To preserve its excellent antique condition and historic integrity, this historic cabinet card will be shipped with extreme care. It will be securely sandwiched flat between two sturdy pieces of thick cardboard and mailed out inside a rigid, bend-resistant cardboard mailer to fully guarantee safe transit to your doorstep.
