Other printed work

postcard, greetings, Russia, beginning of 20th cent., 13.6х8.6 cm

postcard, propaganda, Russia, beginning of 20th cent., 13.8х8.8 cm

photography, Latvian Riflemen battalions, Latvia, Russia, beginning of 20th cent., 14х8.8 cm

photography, Imperial Russian Army, dirk, Latvia, Russia, beginning of 20th cent., 13.6х8.6 cm

photography, Imperial Russian Army, Latvia, Russia, beginning of 20th cent., 13.6х9 cm

advertising publication, 4 pcs., Latvia, 20-30ties of 20th cent., 15x10 cm

advertising publication, 4 pcs., Latvia, 20-30ties of 20th cent., 1.5x9 cm

document, with the signature and seal of the Baroness von der Recke-Schmucken, in Mitau (Jelgava), Latvia, Russia, 1881, 37 x 23 cm, All Baltic representatives of the ancient noble family von der Recke are descendants of the Master of the Livonian Order, Johann von der Recke (1480–1551), who served as Master of the Livonian Order from 1549 to 1551. In the memoirs of the Latvian writer and artist Jānis Jaunsudrabiņš, who worked at the Smukke Manor (Smuku muiža) from 1895 to 1896, there is a detailed description of Baron Friedrich von der Recke's unmarried sister, who lived permanently at the estate and practically managed the entire household. According to historical and genealogical sources, her name was Maria von der Recke. When the decision was made to sell the Smukke estate to Baron Budberg in 1896, it became a true personal tragedy for the baron's sister. She left her well-established home in tears, after which she moved to the town of Mitau (now Jelgava) along with her brother.

document, signed by Baronesse Catharina von Offenberg, official address to the Russian Emperor Alexander III, Russia, 1882, 36.8 x 23 cm, minor tears on the edges and along folding lines. Baroness Catharina von Offenberg, née Ekaterina Pavlovna Bibikova (1810 – April 5, 1900), was a maid of honor at the imperial court and the daughter of Lieutenant Colonel Pavel Gavrilovich Bibikov (1784–1812), a hero of the War of 1812, from his marriage to Elizaveta Andreevna Zakharzhevskaya (1788–1857). She was married to Baron F. P. Offenberg from 1829. Following her mother's second marriage in 1817 to Count A. Kh. Benckendorff, she was raised by her grandmother, E. A. Bibikova, in Moscow. As her grandmother's favorite granddaughter, she received a dowry of 1,500 peasant souls, and in 1835, she and her sister inherited the Bibikov city estate in Moscow. She spent the final years of her life in Dresden, where she passed away. The Bibikovs are an ancient Russian noble family whose lineage dates back to the 14th century. The document also mentions Baron Fyodor Petrovich Offenberg (Friedrich Karl Nikolaus von Offenberg, 1789–1857), a General of the Cavalry, commander of the 3rd Infantry Corps, and a veteran of the Napoleonic Wars. He was married to E. P. Bibikova from 1829. He hailed from the nobility of the Courland Governorate and was the son of Baron Peter-Georg von Offenberg. Offenberg took part in the Patriotic War of 1812 and the subsequent Foreign Campaigns. He was a Freemason and a member of the Moscow lodge "Alexander of the Triple Blessing," which operated under the Rectified Scottish Rite. On April 21, 1828, he was appointed commander of the Life Guards Horse Regiment (officially confirmed in the position on February 9, 1829). He commanded the regiment until May 27, 1833. On May 28, 1851, he was promoted to General of the Cavalry (equivalent to the modern rank of Colonel General).

lottery ticket, Latvian War Invalids’ Union, Latvia, 20-30ties of 20th cent., 14.4x13.8 cm

photography, SS legionnaires, 3rd Reich, Latvia, Germany, 40ties of 20th cent., 13.5х8.6 cm

photography, bicyclist, Latvia, 20-30ties of 20th cent., 13.8х8.8 cm