145.00€
This lot consists of three original vintage black-and-white photographs documenting King Constantine II of Greece during Greek Orthodox Easter in 1967, shortly after the military coup of 21 April 1967.
The photographs show the King at a Royal Guard (Evzones) camp, including scenes of the traditional Greek Easter celebration. In the two larger photographs, King Constantine II is shown interacting with members of the Royal Guard and participating in the traditional Easter egg-cracking custom known as tsougrisma.
The smaller photograph shows members of the Evzones in ceremonial dress performing a traditional dance.
The photographs are accompanied by the original photographic backing paper, bearing the typography of Studio Alpha / Vassilis Psychos, Satovriandou 19, Athens. The paper also carries a handwritten date notation from 1967.
The photographs date from Greek Orthodox Easter 1967, only nine days after the military coup of 21 April 1967. They therefore provide contemporary photographic documentation of the Greek monarchy and Royal Guard during the opening period of a major and turbulent chapter in modern Greek history.
King Constantine II was King of Greece from 1964 until the abolition of the monarchy in 1973.
2 large vintage photographs, approximately 18 cm × 13 cm each
1 smaller vintage photograph, approximately 9 cm × 7 cm
Original Studio Alpha / Vassilis Psychos photographic backing paper
Handwritten period date notation
Original vintage black-and-white photographic prints.
Studio Alpha – Vassilis Psychos, Athens
The original studio information is present on the accompanying photographic paper. The photographs are offered as historical photographic material; the studio attribution is based on the surviving period photographic backing.
The photographs are in very good vintage condition. Please study the photographs carefully, as the images provide an important part of the condition description.
No modern reproduction is intended or represented; these are period physical photographic prints.
This lot may be of interest to collectors of:
Greek royal history
King Constantine II memorabilia
Evzones and Greek military history
20th-century Greek political history
Greek Orthodox traditions
Vintage press and documentary photography
European royal photographic memorabilia
Greek historical ephemera
