Money, like a Queen, Gives Rank and Beauty
“Money, like a queen, gives rank and beauty.” – Latin Proverb
An old proverb, it suggests that money speaks loudly, and no-one disagrees with it, even if they think otherwise, just as you would not disagree with your sovereign, even if you thought otherwise.
The theme for “Smile on Saturday” for the 12th of October is “picture a proverb”, a theme where it is required to take a photo that shows some kind of saying or proverb. To illustrate the proverb I have used the queens from the four suits of cards from one of my antique Dandorf decks, and some gold coins featuring our Late Majesty Queen Elizabeth. These beautiful whist playing cards were made in Germany by the card firm B. Dondorf in 1873. The deck, which is in immaculate condition, features beautiful chromolithographed images of people dressed richly in stylised Renaissance costume. The coins feature Her Late Majesty’s profile at different times in her reign. I hope you like my choice to illustrate a proverb for this week’s theme, and that it makes you smile!
The firm of B. Dondorf was founded in April 1833 by the lithographer Bernard Dondorf, who headed the company until July 1872. In that year, Dondorf's sons Carl and Paul, as well as his son in law Jacob Fries, assumed control of the firm which continued to operate under the original trademark. Jacob Fries left the firm in the early part of 1890. From the beginning, the company specialised in all branches of lithography. In cooperation with the printing firm of C. Naumann, Dondorf also printed paper bank notes for the Italian National Bank and for the Imperial Japanese Government. In 1871, the firm moved within Frankfurt from the Saalgasse to a new and larger factory site in the Bockenheimer Landstrasse 136. The steady growth of the company required the building of still additional subdivisions in 1890 and 1895. Principal products of the firm were playing cards, various games, greeting and post cards and various religious prints. The export of playing cards at Dondorf's accounted for much of the firm's business. The Scandinavian countries of Denmark, Norway and Sweden in the period before World War I, for example, imported nearly all of their playing cards from Dondorf. Similarly, the Dutch East Indies, now Indonesia were excellent customers. Bernard Dondorf, the founder died in his 94th year. He earned an enviable reputation as a lithographer, especially for his technique of etching the stone with a diamond stylus. His special methods of engraving bank notes were also unique. In 1929 the decision was reached to liquidate the firm.
Money, like a Queen, Gives Rank and Beauty
“Money, like a queen, gives rank and beauty.” – Latin Proverb
An old proverb, it suggests that money speaks loudly, and no-one disagrees with it, even if they think otherwise, just as you would not disagree with your sovereign, even if you thought otherwise.
The theme for “Smile on Saturday” for the 12th of October is “picture a proverb”, a theme where it is required to take a photo that shows some kind of saying or proverb. To illustrate the proverb I have used the queens from the four suits of cards from one of my antique Dandorf decks, and some gold coins featuring our Late Majesty Queen Elizabeth. These beautiful whist playing cards were made in Germany by the card firm B. Dondorf in 1873. The deck, which is in immaculate condition, features beautiful chromolithographed images of people dressed richly in stylised Renaissance costume. The coins feature Her Late Majesty’s profile at different times in her reign. I hope you like my choice to illustrate a proverb for this week’s theme, and that it makes you smile!
The firm of B. Dondorf was founded in April 1833 by the lithographer Bernard Dondorf, who headed the company until July 1872. In that year, Dondorf's sons Carl and Paul, as well as his son in law Jacob Fries, assumed control of the firm which continued to operate under the original trademark. Jacob Fries left the firm in the early part of 1890. From the beginning, the company specialised in all branches of lithography. In cooperation with the printing firm of C. Naumann, Dondorf also printed paper bank notes for the Italian National Bank and for the Imperial Japanese Government. In 1871, the firm moved within Frankfurt from the Saalgasse to a new and larger factory site in the Bockenheimer Landstrasse 136. The steady growth of the company required the building of still additional subdivisions in 1890 and 1895. Principal products of the firm were playing cards, various games, greeting and post cards and various religious prints. The export of playing cards at Dondorf's accounted for much of the firm's business. The Scandinavian countries of Denmark, Norway and Sweden in the period before World War I, for example, imported nearly all of their playing cards from Dondorf. Similarly, the Dutch East Indies, now Indonesia were excellent customers. Bernard Dondorf, the founder died in his 94th year. He earned an enviable reputation as a lithographer, especially for his technique of etching the stone with a diamond stylus. His special methods of engraving bank notes were also unique. In 1929 the decision was reached to liquidate the firm.