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.
Industrial Photography
Two early electric generators in the machine room of AEG
Los 4061
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744€ (US$ 800)
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.
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.
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.
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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744€ (US$ 800)
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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372€ (US$ 400)
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.
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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372€ (US$ 400)
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.
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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248€ (US$ 267)
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.
Ottoman Empire
Views of Constantinople, Cairo, Bedouin portraits, rural scenes etc.
Los 4076
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372€ (US$ 400)
Photographer: Felix Bonfils, P. Sebah, Emil Frechon, G. Lékégian and Zangaki. Views of Constantinople, Cairo, Bedouin portraits, rural scenes, monuments and buildings and Jerusalem (2). 1890s. 27 albumen prints and 1 sepia-toned gelatin silver print (Frechon). Each circa 20 x 27 cm. Most with photographer's name and/or title in the negative in lower edge, some mounted to board.
Some with creases, otherwise most in good condition.
Plüschow, Guglielmo
Cloaked youth in park of Villa Falconieri
Los 4077
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1.054€ (US$ 1,133)
Cloaked youth in park of Villa Falconieri, Frascati. Late 1890s. Albumen print. 16,5 x 22,3 cm. Photographer's G. Plüschow, Corso Umberto I 333, Roma and number 1833 in blue crayon on the verso.
Ulrich Pohlmann. Guglielmo Plüschow. Ein Photograph aus Mecklenburg in Italien. Munich 1995, ill. unpaginated (images from the same series). Some light handling marks, a few light surface scuff marks, otherwise a rich dark print in very good condition.
Male portrait. Circa 1900. Albumen print. 22,5 x 16,5 cm. Number 6863 in blue crayon and photographer's stamp on the verso.
Ulrich Pohlmann (Text). Guglielmo Plüschow. Ein Photograph aus Mecklenburg in Italien. Grevesmühlen 1995, ill. unpaginated (variant).Some fading in edges, a few light handling marks, otherwise in good condition.
Portrait Album
Commemorative album for Dr. W. Hertzberg
Los 4079
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1.054€ (US$ 1,133)
Commemorative portrait album for Dr. W. Hertzberg in Elbing. 1858. 13 salt prints (most oval). Each circa 14,5 x 11,5 cm. Each mounted to gilt-edged album page (slightly soiled, light foxing) and with gilt decorative frame line, bound in contemporary red velvet and gilt-stamped album (some scuff marks, lower corners slightly bumped).
This very richly decorated commemorative album for "Dr. W. Hertzberg, Director der höheren Bürgerschule in Elbing", with a handwritten and drawn title page, contains a collection of intriguing portraits of teachers. There is also a very rare view of Elbing at the front, probably one of the earliest known views of this town. – Some with slight fading in edges, otherwise most with rich tones and in very good condition.
Raoult, Ivan Petrovic
People and landscapes of southern Russia
Los 4081
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4.340€ (US$ 4,667)
People and landscapes of southern Russia. Circa 1875. 12 albumen prints. Each circa 18 x 22 cm. Mounted to both sides of board (toning in edges, some foxing/soiling, warped) and annotated in French in ink below the images.
Rare and attractive group showing militia groups, farmers of Bessarabia, farmers of the Poltava district, armed militia man of Mingelia, people of Ekaternioslav (Dnipro), Cossacks of the Kuban district, soldiers of the escort of the emperor in the Russian Caucasus and a praying Jewish man. – Some surface scuff marks, surface soiling/foxing, otherwise most in good condition.
Schliemann, Heinrich
Portrait of Heinrich Schliemann
Los 4083
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496€ (US$ 533)
Photographer: Adolf Halwas, Berlin. Portrait of Heinrich Schliemann. Circa 1880. Photogravure by H. Riffarth. 19,5 x 13 cm. On vellum with letterpress and facsimile signature below the image.
A fine tonal gravure in very good condition.
Schliemann, Sophia
Portrait of Sophia Schliemann wearing the Treasure of Priam
Los 4084
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248€ (US$ 267)
Photographer unknown. Portrait of Sophia Schliemann wearing the Treasure of Priam. 1873. Photogravure in oval printed by the Graphische Kunstanstalt von H. Riffarth, Berlin. 11,2 x 7,5 cm. Letterpress text and facsimile signature of S. Schliemann below image.
A few small spots in margins, otherwise in very good condition.
Schliemann Excavation / Greece
Views of the Heinrich Schliemann excavation, Greece
Los 4084a
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1.984€ (US$ 2,133)
Photographer unknown. Views of the Heinrich Schliemann excavation, Greece. 1870s. 2 albumen prints. 28 x 26 cm and 27 x 37 cm. 1 with number 82 in the negative in lower right.
One image shows Schliemann's wife Sophia in front of the entrance of the Treasury of Atreus. during the excavation. The other is a view of the Lion Gate of Mycenae, Greece. – Each with handling creases throughout and several backed tears in edges, Lion Gate print with some cracks to emulsion layer and small loss of paper in upper area, otherwise in good condition.
Sachtler, August
Views of Gopuram of the Sri Mariamman Temple and a Chup Tazia used for Islamic ceremonies, Singaporef
Los 4085
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446€ (US$ 480)
Views of Gopuram of the Sri Mariamman Temple and a Chup Tazia used for Islamic ceremonies, Singapore.1863. 2 large-format albumen prints. 32,5 x 22,5 cm. Mounted to card (buckled).
Faded, some buckling from glue, some small paper loss, otherwise in good condition.
Provenienz: Günter Heil Collection
Photographer: Hauser y Menet, Angel and Garcon. Two souvenir albums of Spain. 1880s-1890s. Circa 172 albumen prints and collotypes. Most 20 x 27 cm and some smaller. Some with photographer's name and/or title/number in lower edge in the negative. Mounted to album boards (warped, time-stained in edges, some foxing), inscribed in German in ink below the images on the mount and bound in 2 brown canvas albums with ornamental gilt stamped title Spanienreise 1898.
Views of Spain showing picturesque landscapes and cities such as Montecarlo, Marseilles, Barcelona, Montserrat, Zarragosa, Valencia, Cordoba, Granada, Sevilla, Cadiz, Lissabon and Madrid. Also includes circa 11 Spanish and Arabian portraits and types in traditional costume. – Some slightly faded, otherwise most in good to very good condition with strong contrasts. – Views of Spain. 1880s. J. Laurent. 8 large-format albumen prints. 33 x 25 cm.
Views of Berlin. 1890s-1920s/printed later. 22 ferroytped gelatin silver prints. Each circa 12 x 17,2 cm. Each mounted to album board with captions in German in white crayon below the images on the mount, bound in a 1920s cloth album.
Landesbildstelle Berlin (ed.). Berlin. Photographien von Waldemar Titzenthaler, Berlin 200, ill pp. 32, 39 (variant) and 61. – A very attractive collection of Berlin views showing the hustle and bustle on the streets with automobiles and crowds. – Some surface dents, otherwise in very good condition. – Two views of Berlin, also by Titzenthaler. Circa1900/printed later. 2 gelatin silver prints mounted to board.
Photographer unknown. Views and monuments of Trier. 1865. 5 albumen prints, arch-topped. Circa 14,5 x 22 cm and reverse. Mounted to board (some with light foxing), each with title and P. Braun's Verlag in Trier printed below the images on the mounts.
The views show the Porta Negra, the Basilica, the Roman Baths, portal of Liebfrauenkirche and the marketplace with the Rothe Haus (illustrated) in Trier. – A few surface scuff/rubbed marks, one slightly buckled, otherwise with strong tones and in very good condition.
Woodbury, Walter Bentley / James Page
Atjeh (Aceh), Entrance to the Kraton, Poeloe bras and Lingga near Singapore
Los 4094
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744€ (US$ 800)
"Atjeh (Aceh) - Eingang in den Kraton" (entrance to the Palace district); Poeloe bras and "Lingga bei Singapore". 1865 - 1870. 3 albumen prints with rounded corners. Each circa 19 x 24 cm. Each mounted to album page, annotated in German in ink below the images on the mount, 1 with Woodbury & Page, Java in the negative lower right one with number 32 in the negative lower left.
After an apprenticeship in Manchester (1849-51) in a patent office, Walter Woodbury traveled to the Australia gold mines in 1852. After a number of jobs he took up professional photography and emigrated with James Page to Java in 1858, where the photographic firm of Woodbury & Page was founded in Batavia. He returned to England via Singapore, where in January 1863 he advertised his photographhic views for sale at John Little & Co. – Some handling creases, especially near edges, some light fading in edges, one with small spot near upper edge, one with small tear, otherwise strong prints in very good condition with a rich dark brown tone.
Zeppelin
Photographer unknown. The airship Italia in Seddin. 1928. Vintage gelatin silver print. 13 x 18 cm. Agency stamp and typed press text label (partly torn) on the verso.
This rare photo shows the airship Italia in the large hangar at the Seddin airfield in April 1928. The airship was repaired in Seddin near Stolp before it set off for Spitsbergen and flew towards the North Pole on May 23 with a crew of 16, including the Italian polar explorer Umberto Nobile. On the return flight it suddenly lost altitude and was damaged when landing. The rudderless airship flew loose with six crew members and was subsequently lost. An amateur radio operator was able to receive radio signals from the remaining crew and to organize help. The famous polar explorer Roald Amundsen also died in the rescue operation. Finally, a Swedish plane was able to rescue Umberto Nobile. The last survivors of the Italia were picked up by a Soviet icebreaker after 49 days. The spectacular accident received much attention and sympathy in the international press. – Some light surface soiling, corners bumped, otherwise in good condition.
Milk drops. 1930s. 2 vintage ferrotyped gelatin silver prints on Agfa-Brovira paper. Each circa 16,6 x 23 cm.
Carl Albiker, the son of the sculptor Karl Albiker, started technical training in photography at the Lette-Verein, Berlin in 1928. – A few retouched spots, edges curled, otherwise in very good condition.
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