Dec 17, 2024 - Sale 2691

Sale 2691 - Lot 7

Price Realized: $ 531
?Final Price Realized includes Buyer’s Premium added to Hammer Price
Estimate: $ 600 - $ 900
(AVIATION)
Group of 3 albums containing more than 200 photographs belonging to Yvonne Maryse Hilsz. 1917-32.

Hilsz was a famous French aviatrix who flew from Paris to Tokyo. With pictures of Hills and her airplane, scenes of workers and soldiers, plus numerous photographs of Hilsz and her husband touring Japan, meeting with officials, or enjoying domestic life, each image captioned on mount recto; one is signed. Silver prints, the images measuring 3½x5½ inches (9x14 cm.), and smaller. Oblong 4tos, leatherette and wrappers, condition very good.

Provenance
The Collection of Neil Robert Berzak