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Amazonia
Portraits and ethnographical studies of Peru
Los 4004

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9.920€ (US$ 10,667)

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Photographer: Charles Kroehle (1867-1902) and unknown. Portraits and ethnographic studies of indigenous people of Peru. 1890s. 20 albumen prints. Circa 14 x 9,5 cm. 14 signed by C. Kroehle in the negative in lower corners, each annotated in pencil on the verso.

The German photographer Charles Kroehle is considered one of the pioneering photographers of the Amazon. He travelled on several expeditions to the Amazon, Ecuador and Bolivia. During those trips some of the first photographs were taken of indigenous people. The rare portraits offered here are mostly from the Amazon in Peru. They show people such as the Pirus (Rio Pichis); Canelos (Rio Pastaza); Múra-Pirahã (Rio Pachitea); Huasheri (Rio Napo); Campa (Rio Palcazu); Cunibo (Rio Ucayali); Lorenzo (Rio Mayra); Cachivo (Rio Pchitea); Chipivas (Rio Ucayali); Cashiva, (Chonta Isla, Rio Pachitea).
– Some with creases, a few faded, otherwise most in very good condition and many with strong contrasts.

Lit.: Musée du quai Branly. D'un regard l'Autre. Photographies XiXe siècle. Arles 2006, ill. p. 90.
Séverine Charon (ed.). L'Amazonie disparue. Indiens et explorateurs 1825-1930. Paris 2005, ill. pp. 94,95, 98,100.

Bernhardt, Sarah
The actress Sarah Bernhardt
Los 4015

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496€ (US$ 533)

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Photographer: W.&D. Downey (3), P. Nadar (4) and Paul Boyer (2). The actress Sarah Bernhardt. 1880s. 6 albumen prints and 3 gelatin silver prints. Each circa 14 x 10 cm. Each mounted to cabinet card with photographer's name and logo above/below the image and on verso of the mount.

A few light surface scuff marks, some with fading in edges, otherwise in very good condition.

Lot 4017, Auction  118, Bisson frères, Rouen, remains of the Abbey Saint-Armand

Bisson frères
Rouen, remains of the Abbey Saint-Armand
Los 4017

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744€ (US$ 800)

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Rouen, remains of the Abbey Saint-Armand. 1858. Large-format albumen print. 44 x 34,5 cm (mount 71 x 55 cm). Mounted to thick vellum (strong traces of use in edges, soiled, foxing, backed paper loss in upper edge), photographer's circular FBF monogram blindstamp in lower left corner, photographer's signature stamp below image in lower right on the mount (strongly faded) and Heinr. Schrag Buch- und Kunsthandlung Nürnberg blindstamp in upper right corner on the mount.

A few light surface scuff marks, a few minimal foxing spots, otherwise a strong print in very good condition.

Lit.: Die Brüder Bisson. Aufstieg und Fall eines Fotografenunternehmens im 19. Jahrhundert. Munich 1999. ill. p. 132.

Lot 4019, Auction  118, Bridge Construction France, Bridge construction in France

Bridge Construction France
Bridge construction in France
Los 4019

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434€ (US$ 467)

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Photographer: Jules Duclus (1824-1879). Bridge construction in France. Late 1870s/ printed 1883. 3 collotypes. Each circa 23 x 31 cm. Each mounted to board (some traces of use) with title and Les Travaux Publis de la France printed above/below the image on the mount.

The views show Viaduc de Lorient; Eaux de Paris, Derivation de la Vanne and Pont de Saint-Saveur. – Some surface scuff marks, one with crease in lower right, otherwise in good condition.

Lot 4020, Auction  118, Cambodia and Vietnam, People, landscapes and villages of Cambodia and Vietnam

Cambodia and Vietnam
People, landscapes and villages of Cambodia and Vietnam
Los 4020

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471€ (US$ 507)

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Photographer: Emile Gsell and unknown. People, landscapes and villages of Cambodia and Vietnam. 1868-1870s. 6 albumen prints. Circa 21,5 x 16,5 cm.

Includes an image of a Hmong warrior. – Some creases, some slightly faded, otherwise in good condition.

Lot 4022, Auction  118, Ceylon, Kandyan woman

Ceylon
Kandyan woman
Los 4022

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992€ (US$ 1,067)

Details

Photographer: William L.H. Skeen & Co. (1847-1903). Kandyan woman. 1880s/90s. Albumen print. 27,5 x 21 cm. Photographer's blindstamp in lower right corner; annotated in pencil on the verso.

Some light handling marks/creases, some buckling in edges, otherwise in very good condition with rich strong tones.

Lot 4023, Auction  118, China, Views of Shanghai and Canton

China
Views of Shanghai and Canton
Los 4023

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682€ (US$ 733)

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Photographer unknown. Views of Shanghai and Canton. 1890s. 3 albumen prints. Each circa 21,5 x 27,5 cm. Annotated in upper edge in ink, 2 mounted to board (time-stained in edges).

Some handling creases, otherwise in good condition.

Lot 4024, Auction  118, China, View of the Jade Belt Bridge, Summer Palace, Peking, China

China
View of the Jade Belt Bridge, Summer Palace, Peking, China
Los 4024 [*]

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496€ (US$ 533)

Details

View of the Jade Belt Bridge, Summer Palace, Peking, China. Circa 1900. Vintage hand-colored gelatin silver print. 55,7 x 39 cm. Distributor's Hartung Photo Shop Peking blindstamp in lower right corner, flush-mounted to board.

Slight wear in edges, otherwise delicately hand-colored and in near excellent condition.

Lot 4025, Auction  118, Cloud Study, Cloud study, Darjeeling

Cloud Study
Cloud study, Darjeeling
Los 4025

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620€ (US$ 667)

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Photographer: Possibly Thomas Parr for Harrington & Co., Calcutta & Darjeeling. Cloud study, Darjeeling. 1880s/90s. Large-format albumen print. 23,5 x 26,5 cm.

Some handling/crease marks, some surface scuff marks, a few backed tears in edges, otherwise a strong print in good condition.

Lot 4026, Auction  118, Daguerreotypes, Portrait of a mother and daughter

Daguerreotypes
Portrait of a mother and daughter
Los 4026

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682€ (US$ 733)

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Photographer unknown (probably American). Portrait of a mother and daughter. Late 1840s. Quarter-plate daguerreotype with gilt ornamental surround, newly sealed behind glass in leather case (edges/corners rubbed/bumped) with embossed flower ornament.

Slight tarnishing in edges, otherwise in very good condition.

Lot 4028, Auction  118, Daguerreotypes, Portrait of a mother and son

Daguerreotypes
Portrait of a mother and son
Los 4028

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620€ (US$ 667)

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Photographer unknown (German). Portrait of a mother and son. Circa 1860. Quarter-plate gold-toned daguerreotype with gilt-lined glass surround, in ornate wooden frame.

A few small spots, otherwise a clear image in very good condition.

Deutsch-Ost-Afrika
Two souvenir albums of a German colonial official in East Africa
Los 4032 [*]

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595€ (US$ 640)

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Two souvenir albums of a German colonial official in East Africa. 1905/06. Circa 320 collodion paper prints, gelatin silver and platinum prints. Various sizes, most between circa 12 x 17 cm and 10 x 9 cm. Mounted to album boards (slightly soiled at beginning of album, some wear), bound in 2 contemporary half leather albums (traces of use).

Some surface rubbing/scuffing, some faded, some with silver mirroring in edges, otherwise most prints in good condition.

Egypt
Views of Cairo
Los 4034

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744€ (US$ 800)

Details

Photographer: Antonio Beato, Pascal Sebah and unknown. Views of Cairo. 1880s. 26 albumen prints. Each circa 20 x 27 cm. Most with photographer's name and/or title in the negative in lower edge.

Very attractive group of views of Cairo, also showing the pyramids and other antiquities. – Minimal scuff marks, some minimal fading in edges, otherwise in very good condition with strong rich tones.

Lot 4035, Auction  118, Ermakov, Dimitri N., Portraits of Kosaks

Ermakov, Dimitri N.
Portraits of Kosaks
Los 4035

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744€ (US$ 800)

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Portraits of Kosaks. 1880s. 7 albumen prints. Various sizes between 10 x 6 cm and 15,5 x 21,5 cm. Most with number and title in lower edge in the negative, 4 mounted to board, 2 with photographer's blindstamp, several annotated in pencil on the verso.

Dimitri Ermakov was active as a professional photographer as of 1868. He traveled to various regions of Georgia, the Caucasus, Persia, Turkey, central Asia and Russia. Ermakov is the most important documentartist of Georgian life of the nineteenth and early twentieth century. A large part of his negatives are in the collection of the National Museum of Georgia. – Some faded, a few with small spots, one with crease in upper edge and red circular stamp in lower right corner, otherwise in good condition.

Lot 4040, Auction  118, Gloeden, Wilhelm von, Youth with flower head wreath

Gloeden, Wilhelm von
Youth with flower head wreath
Los 4040

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620€ (US$ 667)

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Youth with flower head wreath. 1890s. Sepia-toned gelatin silver print on carte postale. 12 x 9 cm.

Some light scuff marks in lower right, minimal wear in edges, pinhole near upper edge, otherwise in very good condition.

Lot 4041, Auction  118, Gloeden, Wilhelm von, Three male nudes on terrace in Arcadian scene

Gloeden, Wilhelm von
Three male nudes on terrace in Arcadian scene
Los 4041

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2.108€ (US$ 2,267)

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Three male nudes on terrace in Arcadian scene. Circa 1900. Collodion paper print. 23 x 17 cm. Photographer's stamp and number 707 in pencil on the verso.

Horizontal crease mark in center, some handling marks/creases in lower and upper area, slightly faded, otherwise in good condition.

Lot 4042, Auction  118, Gloeden, Wilhelm von, Two male nudes on rocks

Gloeden, Wilhelm von
Two male nudes on rocks
Los 4042

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2.480€ (US$ 2,667)

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Two male nudes on rocks. Circa 1900/printed 1904. Vintage large-format, sepia-toned salt print. 28,4 x 38,5 cm. Photographer's stamp and number 22 in blue crayon on the verso.

Slight traces of use in edges, a few spots in upper area, some retouching in right area, otherwise in very good condition.

Lot 4043, Auction  118, Gloeden, Wilhelm von, Two male nudes against wall

Gloeden, Wilhelm von
Two male nudes against wall
Los 4043

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1.488€ (US$ 1,600)

Details

Two male nudes against wall. Circa 1900/printed 1910s/20s. Gelatin silver print. 23,2 x 17 cm. Photographer's stamp and number 737 in pencil on the verso.

Minimal silver mirroring in lower edge, a few light handling marks in lower portion, some retouching, otherwise in very good condition.

Lot 4044, Auction  118, Gloeden, Wilhelm von, Male nude on cliffs

Gloeden, Wilhelm von
Male nude on cliffs
Los 4044

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5.952€ (US$ 6,400)

Details

Male nude on cliffs. Circa 1913. Vintage large-format, sepia-toned salt print. 39,5 x 28,5 cm. Photographer's stamp on the verso.

Slightly faded in edges, some traces of silver fish in corners/edges, some creases in lower left corner and along right edge, otherwise a strong print in very good condition.

Lit.: Ulrich Pohlmann/Rudolf Scheutle (eds.). Nude Visions. 150 Jahre Körperbilder in der Fotografie. Heidelberg 2009, ill. p. 43.

Jamaica
Views of Kingston, Jamaica
Los 4048

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2.728€ (US$ 2,933)

Details

Photographer: Ernesto Bavastro (1837-1888), Adolphe Duperly & Sons and unknown. Views of Kingston, Jamaica. 1880s. 6 vintage collotype prints and 6 albumen prints. Most circa 19 x 22 cm and some smaller. Several with photographer's stamp and annotated in pencil on the verso.

Handling marks/creases, some slightly faded, otherwise in good condition.

Lot 4050, Auction  118, K & K Military Portraits, Group portraits of K&K military officers

K & K Military Portraits
Group portraits of K&K military officers
Los 4050

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422€ (US$ 453)

Details

Photographer unknown. Group portraits of K&K military officers. Early 1850s. 3 salt prints. Each circa 14 x 17 cm. Mounted to board (soiled, traces of use), 1 annotated in ink below the image on the mount.

One photo is annotated on the mount in ink: "Gewidmet vom Unteroffiziers Corps der II. Escadron des löblich:(en) kk. 8. Husz.(aren) Rgmts". – Photos in very good condition.

Koppmann, Georg
Views of Hamburg
Los 4051

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744€ (US$ 800)

Details

Views of Hamburg. 1879-1884. 4 large-format albumen prints. Each circa 26 x 38 cm. Mounted to original board (soiled and some traces of use), some with photographer's blindstamp, some with photographer's name G. Koppmann & Co., title and date printed/written in ink below the image on the mount, 2 with old collector's stamp on mount verso.

Georg Koppmann & Co. was one of the foremost photographers of Hamburg urban views in the second half of the 19th century. The views include: "Dammthorwall vom Dragonerstall aus gesehen (1879); "Bei den Mühren, Ecke der Reimerstwiete" (1884); "Dammthorwall" (1879) and "Brook nach dem Sande zu gesehen" (1883). – A few light surface scuff marks, otherwise in good to very good condition.

Provenance: Robert Lebeck Collection

Lit.: W. Bokelberg/Will Keller. Hamburg in frühen Photographien, 1848-1888: Sammlung Bokelberg. Hamburg.

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