Photographer unknown. Anglo Burmese War. 1885-87. 13 albumen prints. Each circa 10 x 15 cm and reverse. Most annotated in pencil on recto.
In good condition.
Provenienz: Günter Heil Collection
Braunschweig (Brunswick)
Selected views of old Brunswick
Los 4032
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248€ (US$ 267)
Photographer unknown. Selected views of old Braunschweig. Late 1850s. 6 albumen prints. Each circa 18 x 12,5 cm. Mounted to board (light soiling).
A few light surface scuff marks/scratches, otherwise in near excellent condition and with strong tones.
Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show
Images of Buffalo Bill's Wild West show
Los 4033
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3.720€ (US$ 4,000)
Photographer: John C.H. Grabill, Elliot & Fry and unknown. 1885-1910/printed 1930s. Images of Buffalo Bill's Wild West show. 20 gelatin silver prints and 20 celluloid copy negatives (20 x 12,5 cm). Each circa 11,5 x 16 cm or reverse. 2 with text in the negative in lower area.
The images show many of the important figures of the earlier days of Buffalo Bill's Wild West show (1887) such as Annie Oakley, John Nelson, Sitting Bull, and of course Buffalo Bill himself. Some later shots circa 1910 were taken during the performances. Also includes a group portrait of Indian chiefs by John C.H. Grabill, Deadwood from 1891. – Edges curled, some fading in edges, otherwise in very good condition.
Photographer: Charles T. Scowen (1852-1948), William L.H. Skeen & Co. (1847-1903), Colombo Apothecaries & Co and unknown. Views of Ceylon. 1880s/90s. 24 albumen prints. Each circa 21 x 27 cm. Most with photographer's name in the negative in lower left/right corner, each inserted in album page slits, bound in cloth album.
Some handling creases/marks, some with slight fading in edges, otherwise many in very good condition with rich strong tones.
China
Panoramic view of the Shanghai Bund
Los 4036
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5.580€ (US$ 6,000)
Photographer: Kung Tai (Gong Tai, active 1877-1890s). Panoramic view of the Shanghai Bund. 1880s. 8 albumen prints (each 19,5 x 27 cm., the whole panorama circa 19,5 x 218 cm.), mounted on board mounts, joined by cloth, folding concertina style into red half morocco cloth boards (edges rubbed) gilt upper cover with morocco label titled Shanghai Bund. Kung Tai. Photographer.
Terry Bennett History of Photography in China - Chinese Photographers - 1844-1879, Quaritch 2013, see pp 137-146. – The Kung Tai studio flourished from the late 1870s to 1890s. It produced important photographs and was perhaps the most popular commercial Chinese studio in Shanghai during this period, noted for its multi-part panoramas of Shanghai's Bund. – Some fading, especially in edges and along folds, some scuff marks/ surface rubbing, otherwise in good condition.
China
View of the Great Wall, China
Los 4037 [*]
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1.860€ (US$ 2,000)
View of the Great Wall, China. Circa 1900. Vintage hand-colored gelatin silver print. 59 x 36 cm. Distributor's Hartung Photo Shop Peking blindstamp in lower right corner, flush-mounted to board.
Delicately hand-colored and in excellent condition.
Private souvenir album of China. Circa 1907. Circa 50 vintage collodion paper prints. Each circa 17 x 12 cm and reverse. Mounted to album boards, bound in half canvas album (edges rubbed, spine damaged/cracked).
Very interesting album compiled circa 1907. The images include the beginning of the famous Peking-Paris rally 1907, some rare images of monuments and temples in a ruinous state, the Peking train station, pagodas and daily rural life. – Some prints with surface rubbing/buckling, some faded, otherwise some in good condition.
Photographer: Carl Staritz (active in Breslau, 1845-1850s). Portrait of a man. 1846. Sixth-plate gold-toned daguerreotype with gilt ornamental surround and ornamental gilt tape around glass (small piece missing at bottom), taped behind glass.
Zygmunt Wielowiejski. The Beginnings of Photography in Breslau. Instytut Sztuki Polkiej Akademii Nauk, Wroclaw 2012. A clear image in very good condition.
Daguerreotypes
Berlin Biedermeier scene
Los 4043
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21.080€ (US$ 22,667)
Photographer: Carl Gustav Oehme (1817-1881). Berlin Biedermeier scene. Circa 1844. Quarter-plate gold-toned daguerreotype, in original paper surround with gilt ornament, photographer's Gustav Oehme, Opticus Mechanicus & Daguerreotypist in Berlin, Jägerstr. No. 20 label on the verso.12,4 x 15 cm.
Bodo von Dewitz and Reinhard Matz (eds.). Silber und Salz. Zur Frühzeit der Photographie im deutschen Sprachraum 1839-1860. Cologne 1989, see p. 675. – Originally a mechanic, Oehme learned the daguerreotype technique from Daguerre himself during a stay in Paris in 1840-1842. As early as 1841 he publically displayed his daguerreotypes, and in 1843 he established a studio as a professional daguerreotypist in Berlin. He was especially well-known for his carefully composed group portraits such as the daguerreotype offered here. He was considered one of the best and prominent daguerreotypists in Berlin in the 1840s. – Some oxidation in lower and left edge, glass renewed and resealed with paper tape, otherwise in very good condition and in original state.
Deutscher Krieg (Austro-Prussian War)
Bahnhof Eger
Los 4044
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1.116€ (US$ 1,200)
Photographer: JohannTheodor Meier. Bahnhof Eger. June 19, 1866. Albumen print with rounded corners. 14 x 30 cm. Mounted to original board (traces of use, strong vertical crease in left side, soiled), with gilt title and date printed below the image on the mount.
The location and date "Bahnhof Eger am 19. Juni 1866" is printed in gilt letters below the image on the mount. On this day Prussia declared war against Austria and its federal troops. The direct cause was the mobilization, by the Bundestag in Frankfurt, under the leadership of Austria. The railroad station at Eger was obviously one of the most important railroad junctions for troop transports towards Königgrätz and other war locations. In this image one can see over 30 locomotives and a large number of wagons on 6 or 7 rails ready for departure. The importance of railroads was quickly recognized by Prussia after the American Civil War of 1861/65, where for the first time the crucial role of railroads in the rapid transport of troops had been clearly demonstrated. Such an early German photograph that so keenly demonstrates the importance of the railroad during the war is extremely rare.
– Some scuff marks and surface soiling, stronger verticle crease in left side, otherwise in good condition.
Photographer: possibly Knud Knudsen (1832-1915) and unknown. Travel album with views of Denmark, Sweden and Norway. 1890s. 30 albumen prints, each between 17 x 23 cm. Most with title/number and initials in lower right/left corner in the negative, mounted to album boards bound in half leather album with gilt-stamped title on front cover.
The views comprise nice harbor scenes of Copenhagen and Stockholm, some views of Drontheim including a panoramic view of the city as well as Tromso, Hammerfest and Nordkap. – Some light surface scuff marks, otherwise most photos in good to very good condition.
Egypt
Panoramic views of Cairo and street life, monuments and landscapes
Los 4047
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1.054€ (US$ 1,133)
Photographer: F. Bonfils and H. Arnoux. Panoramic views of Cairo and street life, monuments, landscapes and two views of Alexandria harbor. 1880s/90s. 13 albumen prints. Each circa 22 x 28. Most with photographer's name and/or title in the negative in lower edge, unmounted.
Some with light handling creases, otherwise in good to very good condition and with strong tones.
Ermakov, Dimitri N.
Studio group portrait of women in national dress
Los 4048
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992€ (US$ 1,067)
Studio group portrait of women in national dress. 1880s. Albumen print. 13,7 x 10,5 cm. Number 12011 and title in lower edge in the negative.
Masters of 19th Century Photography. Dmitri Ermakov. Photographer and Collector. Georgian National Museum, Tbilisi, 2014. – 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 light handling marks, otherwise a strong print in very good condition.
Views of Westfalen. Circa 1896. Circa 60 collodion paper prints. Each 9,5 x 13,5 cm. Some with number in the negative in lower right corner, mounted to cabinet cards, inserted in album mat windows of album boards (time-stained in edges, some with tears), each annotated in ink below the images on the mounts, first page with dedication in calligraphic letters, bound in full leather contemporary album with gilt-stamped title Westfalen and brass clasp (edges rubbed, some scratches).
A comprehensive album which includes views of Hagen, Arnsberg, Herdecke, Volkmarstein, Hohen Syburg, Hohen Lindburg, Altena, Iserlohn, Marsberg, Siegen, Bielefeld, Dortmund, Soest and others. – Some photos with minamal surface rubbing, otherwise in very good condition.
Gloeden, Wilhelm von
Young boy in toga with headband
Los 4054
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806€ (US$ 867)
Young boy in toga with headband. 1890s. Albumen print. 21,7 x 16,5 cm. Photographer's stamp and number 313 in blue crayon on the verso.
Light handling marks, minimal fading in edges, a few light surface scuff marks, otherwise in very good condition.
Gloeden, Wilhelm von
Young male nudes by fountain
Los 4055
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3.720€ (US$ 4,000)
Young male in toga with young male nude in landscape. 1900. Vintage large-format albumen print. 36,5 x 28 cm. Photographer's stamp and number 93 in blue crayon on the verso.
This and the following lot are unusually large albumen prints by von Gloeden. – Some spotting as well as light foxing spots in upper area, some handling marks, otherwise in very good condition.
Gloeden, Wilhelm von
Three male nudes and boy on terrace
Los 4056
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1.488€ (US$ 1,600)
Three male nudes and boy on terrace. Circa 1900. Vintage large-format, sepia-toned salt print. 28 x 38,7 cm. Signed and dated by the photographer in the negative in lower right; photographer's stamp and number 224 and other numbers in pencil on the verso.
This image was also printed in reverse by von Gloeden as an albumen print. – Some fading in edges, some repaired tears in lower edge, otherwise in very good condition.
Gloeden, Wilhelm von
Young male nude in doorway with blossom branch
Los 4057
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1.736€ (US$ 1,867)
Young male nude in doorway with blossom branch. Circa 1900/printed later. Gelatin silver print. 24 x 18 cm.
Small nicks in edges, otherwise in very good condition.
Hase, Gottlieb Theodor
Freiburg Münster from the Schlossberg
Los 4060
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372€ (US$ 400)
Freiburg Münster seen from Schlossberg. 1850s. Albumen print with rounded corners. 16 x 12 cm. Mounted to original card (traces of use), with gilt lettering G. Th. Hase, Maler & Hofphotograph in Freiburg i. B. and gilt border around image on mount.
Richard Pare. Photography and Architecture: 1839-1939. Montreal 1982, ill. plate 31 (variant).
Peter Kalchthaler (ed.)/Dargleff Jahnke: Gottlieb Theodor Hase. Freiburgs erster Fotograf. (exhibition catalogue) Michael Imhof Verlag, Petersberg 2020. – Gottlieb Theodor Hase participated in the International Photography Exhibition in Berlin in 1865 where he showed thirty of his Schwarzwald images, which established him as an accomplished photographer. Such early photos by Hase are very rare on the art market, and this image is one of the earliest views of Freiburg. – A few light foxing spots in sky area, otherwise a strong print in very good condition.
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Telefon: +49 30 8938029-0
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