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Estimate: $ 1,200 - $ 1,800
DESIGNER UNKNOWN VICTORIA-HOTEL. Circa 1912. 28x39 1/4 inches, 71x99 1/2 cm. A. Trüb & Co., Aarau & Lausanne. Condition A- / B+: repaired tears at edges; restored loss in right margin. No information exists about a grand hotel on Genoa's Piazza Nunziata, but it was likely a former palace. In 2006, several prominent buildings in that area were included on UNESCO's World Heritage List. The "Palazzi dei Rolli . . . [are] wonderfully ornate and very original private residences belonging to the city's aristocratic families which, in 1576, started to host the distinguished guests of the Republic of Genoa" (www.genova-turismo.it). This hotel must have been grand and completely up-to-date, as the poster shows automobiles and even an airplane, implying the sophistication and modernity of the "albergo."
