Photographer: August Sachtler (c. 1839-1873). Dayak house with skull trophies, Borneo. 1870s. Albumen print. 21,5 x 27,5 cm. Mounted to board, annotated in pencil on mount verso.
Among the ethnic groups of the Sarawak area in northwestern Borneo, the Dayaks were the best known. These groups practiced headhunting, which is why they attracted the interest of ethnologists early on. The skulls of killed enemies were considered trophies and status symbols, which were gladly presented in public, as seen in the photo offered here. A print of this image is in the collection of the Philadelphia Museum of Art. – A few light surface scuff marks, some fading, otherwise in good condition.
Lit.: Georg Buschan: Illustrierte Völkerkunde. II:I. Stuttgart 1923, ill. plate 40, p. 801.
Thomas Theye (ed.). Der geraubte Schatten. Photographie als ethnographisches Dokument. Munich 1989, ill. p. 344.
Views of Prague. Circa 1870. 3 albumen prints. Each circa 25,5 x 20,5 cm and 25,5 x 20,5 cm. Each mounted to board (slightly soiled), mounts with printed text Phot u. Verlag von F. Fridrich k. Preuss. Hoflieferant in Prag in lower right corner and printed title below the image on the mount.
The images show Hradschin (East side), a panoramic view of the city and the Old Jewish Cemetery. – A few light surface scuff marks, otherwise strong prints in very good condition.
Gloeden, Wilhelm von
Youth in toga with ivy head wreath
Los 4056
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Youth in toga with ivy head wreath. 1890s. Albumen print. 16 x 11,4 cm. Photographer's Napoli stamp on the verso.
Light handling marks, edges slightly curled, otherwise a strong print in very good condition.
Gloeden, Wilhelm von
Group of nude youths in front of Arcadian landscape
Los 4057
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Group of nude youths in front of Arcadian landscape. Circa 1890. Vintage large-format salt print. 38 x 27 cm. Photographer's stamp, 1898 and number 30 in pencil on the verso. Framed under glass in gilt wooden frame, 66 x 46 cm.
Some handling marks, 2 small backed tears in upper right, otherwise a fine print in very good condition.
Gloeden, Wilhelm von
Male nude on cliffs
Los 4059
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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.
Photographer unknown. The composer Edvard Grieg. Circa 1890. Vintage gelatin silver print. 29,5 x 19 cm. Name and number in the negative in lower corners, mounted to board.
One retouched nick in upper edge, otherwise in very good condition.
Photographer unknown. General view of Bologna. Mid-1850s. Salt print, round, diameter 21 cm.
Some light handling marks, otherwise in very good condition.
Kimball, Myron H.
White and black slaves from New Orleans
Los 4066
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White and black slaves from New Orleans. 1863. Albumen cartes-de-visite. Mounted to board. Title and caption printed below the image on the mount.
The portrait shows three emancipated slaves, Mary Johnson, Isaac White, and Augusta Boujey, who were accompanied by Colonel George Hanks to New York City to be photographed. – Some light foxing spots, otherwise in good condition.
Lambert, Gustave Richard
Fruits of Singapore
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"Fruits of Singapore". 1881 or later. Albumen print. 20,5 x 27 cm. Annotations in English in pencil naming various fruits on the verso.
Among a variety of fruits a bottle of Rhine wine from the year 188? is also placed. This wine was distributed by the company Behn, Meyer & Co. in Singapore, founded in 1840 by two Hamburg merchants, Theodor August Behn and Valentin Lorenz Meyer. The company initially traded in tropical fruits and other products, such as coconut oil, tobacco, copra, pepper, camphor and rattan, etc., before later expanding into other areas. This bottle can also be seen in one other photo of a total of five similar still lifes. It is quite possible that these photographs were commissioned by this company. This is an earlier print which does not bear Lambert's name, stamp or number, which later prints often do have. – Traces of previous mounting on the verso, slightly buckled and light crease marks, otherwise a strong and very good print.
Lit.: Joachim K. Bautze. "G.R. Lambert & Co.: Creators of the lasting Image of Nineteenth-Century Singapore" in: Amek Gambar. Takng Pictures. Peranakans and Photography. Edited by Peter Lee. Singapore: Asian Civilisations Museum 2020, pp. 390-415, Ill. p. 402.
Lambert, Gustave Richard
Higher ranking Dayak woman at Kuching in Sarawak, Borneo
Los 4069
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Higher ranking Dayak woman at Kuching in Sarawak, Borneo. Before 1888. 2 albumen prints. 26,5 x 21 cm and 26 x 20 cm. Each mounted in corners to board, annotated in German in ink below the images on the mount.
One with small tear in upper edge, some light handling marks, some fading in edges, otherwise in very good condition with strong tones.
Lit.: G.R. Lambert & Co.’s Catalogue of Photographic Views of Singapore, the Malay Archipelago, and Siam, Borneo, Java & Sumatra, including Photographs Illustrative of Plantations, Native Scenes and Characters. Singapore: G. R. Lambert & Co., 1899.
Lambert, Gustave Richard
Dayak chief, Borneo
Los 4070
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Dayak chief, Borneo. Mid 1880s. Albumen print. 21 x 16,5 cm.
A few nicks in edges, a few light handling marks, traces of previous mounting on the verso with small paper loss in left edge, otherwise in very good condition with strong tones.
Lit.: Thomas Theye (ed.). Der geraubte Schatten. Photographie als ethnographisches Dokument. Munich 1989, ill. p. 340.
G.R. Lambert & Co.’s Catalogue of Photographic Views of Singapore, the Malay Archipelago, and Siam, Borneo, Java & Sumatra, including Photographs Illustrative of Plantations, Native Scenes and Characters. Singapore: G. R. Lambert & Co., 1899, p.12, no.75: "Dyak Chief, Borneo".
Nineteenth Century Portraits
Portrait album of 19th century European royalty and nobility
Los 4072
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Portrait album of 19th century European royalty and nobility.1860s. 76 albumen cartes-de-visite (including 7 cabinet cards). Inserted in album board windows, some annotated in pencil in French below the images on album board, bound in leather album with metal corners and clasp and metal shield on front cover (album boards slightly damaged).
The portraits include Napoleon III, King and Queen of Naples, King Maximilian II of Bavaria and his wife Marie Friederike of Prussia, Otto of Bavaria, Ludwig I of Bavaria, Tsar Alexander II and his wife, Prince Albrecht of Prussia, Prince Friedrich Carl of Prussia with family, Prince Wilhelm (later Kaiser Wilhelm II) and Viktoria, Major General von Dassel and family, Adolf Stoecker and many others. The photographers include Hanns Hanfstaengl, Theodor Prümm, Hermann Selle, Edmund Risse, Henri Thibaud, Levitsky, Schwartz & Co., Heinrich Graf, Franz Werner and others. – Some surface scuffing to photos, some slightly faded, some with spots, otherwise most in good condition.
(Attributed to). Views of Venice: Palazzo Vendramin seen from Fondaco di Turchi and Canal Grande seen from Corte del Duca Sforza. 1890s. 2 large-format, hand-colored albumen prints. Each circa 40,5 x 51 cm. Each with title in the negative in lower edge and mounted to board (soiled, some traces of use), photographer's blindstamp in lower right.
Some surface scratch marks/rubbing, one with small tear in lower right, otherwise in good condition.
Photographer: Fritz Luckhardt and unknown. Portraits of Clara Schumann. Circa 1865 and 1890. 2 albumen cartes-de-visite. 1 with photographer's blindstamp in lower right corner, each mounted to studio board, 1 with photographer's name printed below the image on the mount, 1 annotated in ink on mount verso.
In very good condition.
Photographers: Lambert & Co., William Kennett Loftus, Chit & Son and Samuel Bourne. Views of Siam. 1890s. 6 albumen prints. Most circa 28 x 23,5 cm and smaller. All but 1 mounted to board (some foxing).
The views show Pukao Thong (Golden Mount); Klong Ban lam poo; Bangkok; Birma, Shwe Dagon Pagoda; Rangoon; Birma, interior view of a temple, unknown Chinese bonsai garden. – Some fading in edges, a few light surface scuff marks, some with handling creases, otherwise most in good condition.
Lit.: Joachim K. Bautze. Unseen Siam: Early Photography 1860 - 1910. Bangkok 2016. ill. pp. 145, 197, 222.
Taber, Isaiah West
Views of San Francisco
Los 4082
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Views of San Francisco. 1890s. 9 albumen prints. Each circa 20 x 24,5 cm. Each with photographer's name, title and number in lower edge in the negative, mounted to board (minimal soiling in edges).
Together with the creditor John G. Cook, Taber took over Carleton E. Watkins' negatives and gallery in the 1870s when Watkins went bankrupt. Later in 1906, Taber himself lost his gallery and negatives, which included 80 tons of portrait negatives and 20 tons of view negatives, in the devastating fire that followed the San Francisco earthquake. This group includes various views of street life in San Francisco showing larger boulevards and interiors of a Chinese restaurant and an opium den. – Some photos with light surface scuffing, San Francisco Bay image with slight discoloraton in sky area, some fading in upper or lower areas, otherwise strong prints in good to very good condition.
Photographer: Oscar Kramer (1835-1892), Miethke & Wavra and unknown. Views of Vienna. 1870s-80s. 37 albumen prints. Each circa 20,5 x 27 cm. Most numbered and titled and some with photographer's name in the negative in lower edge, mounted to board (brittle, some time-staining).
Includes the following views: St. Stephan and Stephansplatz, Kunsthist. Museum, Votivkirche, Karlskirche, World's Fair Rotunda, Opera House, Rathaus, Künstlerhaus und Musik-Verein, panoramic view of Vienna, der Graben, Schönbrunn, Heldenplatz, Neuer Markt, Parlamentsgebäude, k.k. Hofburg, Christinengrabdenkmal by Canova and many others. – Most in very good condition. With: Views of the Semmeringbahn. 1880s. 2 albumen prints. 19 x 26 cm. Number and title in the negative in lower edge, mounted on both sides of board.
Lit.: Otto Hochreiter/Tim Starl (eds.). Geschichte der Fotografie in Österreich. Vol. II. Bad Ischl 1983, see p. 140.
Photographer: M. Panov. Portrait of the writer Ivan Turgenev. 1870s. Albumen print, oval. 33,5 x 26 cm. Mounted to original board (tear in right edge), signature stamp of Turgenev below image on mount.
Some retouched spots, a few surface scuff marks, otherwise in good condition.
Lit.: David Elliott. Photography in Russia: 1840-1940, London 1992, ill. p. 36.
Wagner, Richard
Portrait of Richard Wagner
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Photographer: Pierre-Louis Pierson (1822-1913). Portrait of Richard Wagner. 1867/ printed circa 1900. Large format sepia-toned contact gelatin silver print from an enlarged duplicate negative, based on an 1867 studio portrait by Perre-Louis Pierson. 27 x 22 cm. Mounted to board.
Some minor surface rubbing/scratches, more visible at an angle, otherwise a strong print in very good condition.
World's Fair Paris 1889
World's Fair Paris 1889
Los 4086
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Photographer unknown. World's Fair Paris. 1889. 9 collotypes, 3 albumen prints. Each circa 27 x 21 cm. Albumen prints mounted.
The Paris World's Fair of 1889 coincided with the centenary of the French Revolution and was the most spectacular event of that year. The strongest attraction of this World's Fair was the Eiffel Tower, built especially for the occasion, the tallest structure on earth at that time. By the end of the World's Fair, 32 million visitors had been to Paris. – In good condition.
"Heather". 1999. Chromogenic print on Fujicolor Professional paper. 45,5 x 30,5 cm (51 x 39,5 cm). Signed, titled and editioned 14/20 by the photographer in ink on the verso.
In excellent condition.
Provenance: Schirmer/Mosel Showroom, Munich
Lit.: Marion de Beaupré/Stéphane Baumet/Ulf Poschardt (eds.). Archeology of Elegance. Modephotographie 1980-2000. Munich 2002, illustrated.
Nude on bed. 1990s. Black and white print on RC paper. 25 x 21 cm. Signed by the photographer in pencil on the verso.
A few light handling marks, light spot in upper right edge, otherwise in good condition.
Study of roses. 1938. Vintage gelatin silver print on thick structured paper. 51 x 41,7 cm. Signed and dated by the photographer in white crayon in lower left corner; archive stamp on the verso.
Jean-Marie Auradon belonged to the French 'Group XV', which included such well-known photographers as Robert Doisneau and Willy Ronis. Between 1946 - 1956 the group promoted French photography by organizing frequent exhibitions while stressing the importance of technique and quality in photographic prints. – A beautiful large print with a velvety surface and strong tones.
Automobiles
Small automobile factory, Germany
Los 4091
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Photographer: Hugo Schmölz (1879-1938). Small automobile factory, Germany. 1920s. 2 vintage gelatin silver prints. Each circa 17 x 21 cm. Each with photographer's stamp on the verso.
Some fading/silvering in edges, traces of previous mounting on verso.
Photographer: Nicola Perscheid (1864-1930). Max von Baden. Circa 1910. Vintage gelatin silver print. 19 x 16 cm. Mounted to original studio board, annotated in pencil on the verso.
Max von Baden was the last Reichskanzler of the German Empire in 1918. – Slight mirroring in edges, otherwise in very good condition.
Becher, Bernd and Hilla
Transformator Silo
Los 4095
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Transformator - Silo. 1971. Collotype. 34,5 x 39,7 cm (54,5 x 60 cm). Signed and dated 71 by the photographer in pencil in lower right corner in margin; annotated in pencil on the verso.
In very good condition.
Bergemann, Sibylle
Backstage at fashion show
Los 4096
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Backstage at fashion show. 1980s. 2 vintage gelatin silver prints. Each circa 17 x 25,5 cm. Each with photographer's/copyright stamp on the verso.
Some retouched spots, one print with crease mark in lower right, one with stronger vertical crease in left side.
Berlin
Views of Berlin during reconstruction
Los 4098
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Photographer: Kessler. Views of Berlin during reconstruction. 1950s. 11 vintage ferrotyped gelatin silver prints on Agfa-Brovira paper. Each circa 18 x 24 cm. 1 with photographer's stamp and some with German typed press text label on the verso.
This interesting group of images shows well-known newly constructed buldings in Berlin after WWII such as the Henry Ford building in Dahlem, Otto-Suhr-Allee, Ernst-Reuter-Platz, the Academy of Arts, Hansaviertel and others. – Some light handlling marks, otherwise in good to very good condition.
Photographer unknown. Album with views of Berlin. 1920s-30s. 40 vintage photo postcards. Each circa 9 x 14 cm. Mounted in album page slits, bound in contemporary paper album with chord binding.
Most photo postcards unused and in good to very good condition.
"Sonne im Herbstwald". 1930s. Vintage ferrotyped gelatin silver print on Agfa-Portriga-Rapid paper. 23,7 x 16,8 cm. Annotated by the photographer in ink, as well as photographer's Stgt.-Wangen Wasenstr. 4 stamp on the verso.
Robert Bothner was employed as master photographer at the Landesbildstelle Württemberg in Stuttgart from 1927-1963. Between 1925-1927 he travelled through Italy and France taking photos with his 9 x 12 camera. He also worked in Russia during WWII as a war correspondent for the German Air Force. His photographs are often marked by technical and compositional perfection and his work was published in "Das Deutsche Lichtbild" 1936, 1937 and 1957. – In excellent condition.
Provenance: The estate of the photographer.
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