Monaco Principality
View of the Principality of Monaco
Los 4062
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9.375€ (US$ 10,081)
Photographer unknown: View of the Principality of Monaco. Circa 1864. Large-format albumen print. 25,5 x 36,8cm. Mounted to board (slightly soiled, some foxing), annotated in pencil below the image on the mount.
One of the earliest photographic views of Monaco showing the Prince's Palace and the bay with some early settlements. Monaco's rise to a glittering tax haven began on February 2, 1861. In the treaty between Charles III and Emperor Napoleon III, Monaco lost 80% of it's territory but France guaranteed the sovereignity of the principality. Due to the simultaneous abolition of the customs border, trade experienced an upswing. As a result, France built a railroad line from Nice to Genoa and agreed to build a station (1868) in Monaco. This laid the foundation for growing tourism. Finally, in 1866, the casino was built in the Monte Carlo district. The revenues of the new casino were so significant that in 1869 direct taxation of the still few residents could be abolished. The large format photo offered here shows this early state of the still young principality with barely any visible infrastructure and largely undeveloped building land. Photographs from the 1860's are extremely rare.
– A few light foxing spots in sky area, retouched line in upper left, a few light surface scuff marks, otherwise a strong print in very good condition.
Montenegro
Portrait of Nicholas I, King of Montenegro and a portrait of his son Danilo I
Los 4063
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188€ (US$ 202)
Photographer: Giuseppe Podkrainik and A. Jellasca. Portrait of Nicholas I, King of Montenegro (1841-1921) and a portrait of his son Danilo I, the Crownprince of Montenegro. 1880s. 2 albumen prints mounted to cabinet cards. Circa 14 x 9,5 cm. Annotated in ink on mount verso.
Some surface scuff marks, otherwise in good condition.
Nigeria
Portrait of a Nigerian (?) man with scarification
Los 4066
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1.625€ (US$ 1,747)
Photographer unknown. Portrait of a Nigerian (?) man with scarification. 1899. Albumen print. 21 x 16 cm. Mounted to board (some soiling and traces of use), annotated in ink on mount verso.
Some light surface scratches/crease marks, otherwise in good condition and with strong contrasts.
Oppenheim, F. August
Puerta de las Campanillas, Sevilla Cathedral (Santa Maria de la Sede)
Los 4067
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1.250€ (US$ 1,344)
Puerta de las Campanillas, Sevilla Cathedral (Santa Maria de la Sede). 1852. Large-format albumen print from a paper negative. 30 x 19 cm (mount 54 x 23 cm). Mounted to original card (slightly soiled, some traces of use), photographer's blindstamp in lower right corner and annotated in pencil in lower edge on mount.
Oppenheim was one of the first German photographers to work with the calotype process. He learned the process with Gustave Le Gray and already used it in 1852 while in Spain. One year later he photographed the Acropolis and circa 1858/59 he worked in Regensburg, where he made a series of the cathedral and the St. Jakob church. – In very good condition.
Ottoman Empire
Group portraits of Turkish Dervishes
Los 4068
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375€ (US$ 403)
Photographer unknown. Group portraits of Turkish and Persian Dervishes. 1870s. 2 albumen prints. 10 x 6 cm and 15,5 x 21,5 cm. Each annotated in Russian in negative, each mounted to board.
One with small paper tear with emulsion loss in upper left, otherwise in good condition.
St. Petersburg
Souvenir album of St. Petersbourg
Los 4070
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1.750€ (US$ 1,882)
Photographer: Joseph Daziaro and William Carrick (?) and others. Souvenir album of St. Petersburg. 1880s/90s. Circa 100 albumen prints. Various sizes between 21 x 26 cm and 9,5 x 5,5 cm. Some with number in the negative, mounted to gilt-edged album boards (time-stained in edges, some light soiling in edges, warped), most annotated in ink below images in French on mount, bound in contemporary blue full canvas album (edges rubbed) with gilt-embossed title Souvenir de St. Petersbourg on front cover.
This album has a large range of images that give a view of St. Petersburg around the turn of the century. Also inlcudes many portraits of farmers, monks, rural types, merchants and costume studies. These images are most likely by Williiam Carrick. – First pages soiled, two last pages soiled and with moisture staining, some prints faded, some with light surface scuff marks, otherwise in good to very good condition.
Lit.: David Elliott. Photography in Russia. 1840-1940. Berlin 1992, see pp. 130-131 (comparable images of peasants by Carrick).
Photochromes
Views of Cairo and Egyptian people
Los 4071 [*]
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375€ (US$ 403)
Views of Cairo and Egyptian people. 1890s. 8 photochromes. Circa 20 x 26,5 cm. Each with gilt-stamped title in French, number and logo P.Z. within the image in lower edge.
Also includes one image of Port Said by moonlight. – One with foxing, some light scuff marks, some handling marks/creases, otherwise in good condition and with bright colors.
Photochromes
Studio portrait of a Native American family
Los 4072
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525€ (US$ 565)
Detroit Photographic Co. Studio portrait of a Native American family. 1899. Photochrome. 22 x 16 cm. With gilt-stamped title in English, number, date and company name in lower edge, sandwich-mounted in original dark green mat ((33 x 26 cm, corners slightly bumped), company logo stamped on the verso.
A few light scuff marks, otherwise in very good condition and with rich bright colors.
Photochromes
Views of Jerusalem and Palastine
Los 4073 [*]
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813€ (US$ 874)
Views of Jerusalem and Palastine. Circa 1900. 40 photochromes. Circa 22,3 x 16,3 cm and 16,3 x 22,3 cm. Gilt-stamped title, number and logo P.Z. in lower edge, a few mounted to board.
Some light surface scuff marks, some with slight edge wear/ light crease marks, some slightly buckled, otherwise most in very good condition with bright colors.
Rome
View of Castel Sant'Angelo over the Tiber River; View of the Forum Romanum
Los 4078
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813€ (US$ 874)
Photographer: possibly Alinari. View of Castel Sant'Angelo over the Tiber River; View of the Forum Romanum. 1870s. 2 mammoth albumen prints. Each circa 41 x 54 cm. Each with title and number in the negative in lower edge, mounted to board (brittle, toned, some tears).
Some surface scuff marks, one with tear in upper left corner, otherwise in very good condition.
Provenance: Estate of Dr. Tilman Falk
Photographer unknown. Views of Rome. 1860s/70s. 5 albumen prints. Each circa 27 x 37 cm and smaller. Each mounted to board (soiled, traces of use), annotated in ink below the image on the mount.
The views include the Colosseum, Forum Romanum, Ponte et Castel Sant'Angelo, St. Peter's over the Tiber River and St. Peter's. – Some light surface suff marks, otherwise strong prints in very good condition.
Provenance: Estate of Dr. Tilman Falk
Rome
Views of the excavation of the Forum Romanum
Los 4080
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1.500€ (US$ 1,613)
Photographer: Edition Alinari. Views of the excavation of the Forum Romanum. 1890s/1900. 7 albumen prints. Each circa 20 x 25 cm. Each titled and numbered and with photographer's name in the negative in lower edge.
A very interesting and rare documentation of the late excavation phase of the Roman Forum under the direction of archaeologist Giacomo Boni (since 1898). Boni was a pioneer of modern historic preservation, who learned his craft early on from John Ruskin in Venice. All ancient artifacts, including those of the Middle Ages, were meticulously documented in drawings and photographs for the first time. During this period, the Basilica of Aemilia, the Temple of Vesta, the Juturna Well and many others were uncovered. – Edges curled, some handling marks, otherwise strong prints in very good condition.
Photographer: Edition Alinari. Views of Rome and Venice. 1890s/1900. 26 albumen prints. Each circa 20 x 25 cm. Each titled and numbered and with photographer's name in the negative in lower edge.
Edges curled, some handling marks, otherwise strong prints in very good condition.
Schwarz, C.
Old "Wilhelma" greenhouse, Botantical Gardens, Stuttgart
Los 4084
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500€ (US$ 538)
Old "Wilhelma" greenhouse, Botantical Gardens, Stuttgart. 1860s. Large-format albumen print with rounded upper corners. 42 x 32,5 cm. Mounted to board (slightly soiled), photographer's blindstamp below the image on the mount.
A rare early view of this impressive greenhouse constructed in 1846 in the Botanical Gardens, Stuttgart. It was destroyed in WWII and not reconstructed until 1971 in an altered form. – Some surface scuff marks, otherwise a strong print in very good condition.
Orchid details, Ceylon. 1880s. 2 albumen prints. Circa 27 x 21 cm and reverse. 1 with photographer's blindstamp in lower right corner and title and number in the negative in lower edge, each mounted to board, annotated in ink/pencil on the mount.
Some light foxing spots, a few light surface scuff marks, otherwise in good condition.
Sevruguin, Antoine
Kurdish group portraits
Los 4086
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1.000€ (US$ 1,075)
Kurdish group portraits. 1880s. 3 albumen prints. Each circa 21,5 x 15,5 cm and 16 x 22 cm. Number 193 and 204 in lower corners in the negative; annotated in pencil on the verso.
A few light handling marks, one with repairs in edges, otherwise in very good condition.
Persian prostitute. 1880s. Albumen print. 16 x 22 cm. Number 796 in upper left in the negative; annotated in pencil on the verso.
Restored tear upper left corner, a few light handling marks, otherwise in good condition.
Tierra del Fuego Archipelago
Portrait of "Grethe" and "Dickkopf" of Tierra del Fuego archipelago
Los 4091
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1.375€ (US$ 1,478)
Photographer unknown. Portrait of woman with child of Tierra del Fuego archipelago; Group portraits of indigenous people of Tierra del Fuego archipelago. Early 1880s. 3 albumen prints, 2 mounted to cabinet board. 13 x 9 cm and 10 x 15 cm. Each annotated in pencil on verso.
These are rare photographic documents of the indigenous Tierra del Fuego people, now completely extinct. These people were extraordinarily hardy and tough inhabitants of the most inhospitable and southern places on earth. Around 1880, a small group of these people was brought to Hamburg by a captain of a merchant ship and sold to the animal trader Carl Hagenbeck. During this time, Hagenbeck toured Europe and regularly showed these and other indigenous groups in so-called 'Völkerschauen' (human zoos). In the Paris Jardin d'Acclimatation Antropologique, where the show attracted more than half a million spectators, similar photos, as this one (woman with child) were offered for sale to the interested public on such occasions. A similar photo by Pierre Petit is in Ethnologisches Museum Berlin (inventory no. CCBY-NC-SA). In 1982, "Die Wilden von den Feuerlandinseln" (The Wild Ones of the Tierra del Fuego Islands) were brought to Zurich to entertain the crowds at the sold-out Plattentheater am Zürichberg. The unfortunate people continued to be exploited despite increasing exhaustion until they died one by one soon after. The woman in the portrait offered here was a member of this group. She died already on the way to Zurich (her body, as well as those of the other indigenous people, was brought to the anatomical dept. of the University of Zurich). In 2010, after long negotiations, the university handed over the remains of the Tierra del Fuego people to a Chilean delegation of various indigenous people so that they could make their final journey. – A few surface scuff marks/scratches, otherwise in very good condition.
Lit.: Rea Brändle. Wildfremd, hautnah: Zürcher Völkerschauen und ihre Schauplätze 1835-1964, Zurich 2013.
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