Fotografie des 19. – 21. Jahrhunderts

Industrial Photography
Two early electric generators in the machine room of AEG
Los 4061

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Photographer unknown. Two early electric generators in the machine room of the AEG company. 1896. Vintage collodion paper print. 20 x 25,5 cm. AEG blindstamp and number in negative in lower left corner, mounted to board, annotated in ink above image on mount.
An early image of the AEG (Allgemeine Elektricitäts Gesellschaft Berlin) machine room. The photo bears the earliest AEG logo of 1896 as a blindstamp in upper left corner. – Some surface damage from moisture.

Italy
Views of Rome and surroundings
Los 4062

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Photographer: D'Alessandro Brothers, A. Olivieri and unknown. Views of Rome and surroundings. 1880s. 9 albumen prints. Circa 19 x 25 cm. Most with title and number in lower edge in the negative, 2 mounted to linen, 2 mounted to board (2 on both sides of board)
An attractive collection of Italian views, most with people and genre scenes. Two prints are by Wilhelm von Gloeden (1 illustrated). – Some handling creases, two with stronger surface scuff marks and creases, otherwise in good condition.

Koppmann, Georg
Views of Hamburg
Los 4065

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Views of Hamburg. 1884. 4 large-format albumen prints. Each circa 26 x 38 cm and 38 x 26 cm. Mounted to original board (soiled and some traces of use), some with photographer's blindstamp, some with with photographer's name G. Koppmann & Co., title and date printed/written in ink below the image on the mount.
W. Bokelberg/Will Keller. Hamburg in frühen Photographien, 1848-1888: Sammlung Bokelberg. Hamburg, ill. p. 169. – Georg Koppmann & Co. was one of the foremost photographers of Hamburg urban views in the second half of the 19th century. The views include: "Mührenfleth von der Brooksbrücke aus gesehen"; "Aussenkajen"; "Aussenkajen vom Steinhöft aus gesehen" and "Kehrwieder". – Prints in good to very good condition.

Koppmann, Georg
Views of Hamburg
Los 4066

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Views of Hamburg. 1882-1884. 4 large-format albumen prints. Each circa 26 x 38 cm and 38 x 26 cm. Mounted to original board (soiled and some traces of use), 2 with photographer's blindstamp, 2 with photographer's name G. Koppmann & Co., title and date printed/written in ink below the image on the mount.
W. Bokelberg/Will Keller. Hamburg in frühen Photographien, 1848 - 1888: Sammlung Bokelberg. Hamburg, ill. p. 207. – The views include: "Hohebrücke"; "Die Lübschen Buden in der Steinstr."; "Ansicht der Rathswaage" and "Stadtdeich". – Prints in good to very good condition.

Kotzsch, August
Kotzsch house with view over the Elbe river in winter, Loschwitz
Los 4067 [*]

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Kotzsch house with view over the Elbe river in winter, Loschwitz. 1870. Albumen print in oval. 15,5 x 19,5 cm. Mounted to original board (light foxing), photographer's blindstamp and number 214 and Loschwitz in pencil on lower corners on mount.
Ernst Hirsch/Matthias Griebel/Volkmar Herre (eds.). August Kotzsch. 1836-1910. Photograph in Loschwitz bei Dresden. Dresden 1986, compare ill. p. 73.
– This picturesque winter view shows August Kotzsch's house near the Elbe river. – Some light foxing in sky area and one small spot in sky area, otherwise in very good condition and with strong contrasts.

Krone, Hermann
View of the Brühlsche Terasse with Hofkirche, Dresden
Los 4068

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View of the Brühlsche Terasse with Hofkirche, Dresden. 1857/printed by the Dresden photographer Harald Hirsch from the original glass plate negative 1980. Contact gelatin silver print on heavy paper. 32,5 x 41,5 cm (40 x 50 cm). Annotated in pencil on the verso.
Hans-Ulrich Lehmann. Hermann Krone. Die Photographien. Werkverzeichnis. Dresden 2008.Some creases in margins, a few light handling marks within image, some small nicks in edges, otherwise in very good condition.

Laurent, Jean
Views of Spain
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Views of Spain: Aranjurez (Palacio Real); Granada; San Ildefonso (Palacio Real); Sevilla (Palacio de San Telmo, Alcazar) and many views of parks, temples and fountains. 1870s/80s. 34 albumen prints. Each circa 33 x 25 cm and reverse. Each with number and title in the negative in lower edge, tipped in corners to card (soiled, number in blue crayon on mount).
Jean Laurent opened a daguerreotype studio in Paris under the name Laurent & Company in 1843. Circa 1857 he moved to Spain and established a studio in Madrid, becoming one of the great photographers of nineteenth century Spain and Portugal. He photographed a vast variety of subjects including city views, architecture, historic monuments, old master paintings and local inhabitants of all social classes. He first published his armor studies in 1868. His output was prolific and over 11,000 negatives have been attributed to the J. Laurent studio. – Most with fading in edges, some with light foxing, some handling creases, some with stronger creases, otherwise in good condition, several with strong contrasts.

Mecca
View of Mecca and the Kaaba during the Hajj
Los 4071

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Photographer: Charles Albert. View of Mecca and the Kaaba during the Hajj. 1894/95. Collodion paper print. 20 x 25,5 cm. Title, number and photographer's name in lower edge in the negative.
La Ilustración española y americana. XXXIX. No. 30. Madrid, August 15, 1895.Light pressure marks in corners from album slits, a few light handling marks, otherwise in good condition.

Literature
Portraits of writers and artists
Los 4072

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Photographer: Nicola Perscheid (1864-1930), Elliot & Fry, Rudolph Dührkoop (1848-1918) and unknown. Portraits of writers and artists: W. Bölsche; A. Böcklin; R.W. Emerson; R. Browning; Longfellow; Sven Hedin. 1850-70s/printed circa 1906. 6 vintage photogravures on vellum. Each circa 22 x 17cm (45,5 x 33,5 cm). Photographer's name, title and Photographische Gesellschaft in Berlin printed and blindstamp Photographische Gesellschaft in Berlin below the image in margin.
Some toning in edges, otherwise fine tonal prints in very good condition.

Mill, John Stuart
Portrait of John Stuart Mill
Los 4074

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Photographer: Stereoscopic Company, London. Portrait of John Stuart Mill (1806-1873). 1870/printed circa 1906. Vintage photogravure on vellum. 19,5 x 14,5 cm (45,5 x 33,5 cm). Photographer's name, title and Photographische Gesellschaft in Berlin printed and blindstamp Photographische Gesellschaft in Berlin below the image.
Some toning in edges, otherwise fine tonal print in very good condition.