Fotografie des 19. – 21. Jahrhunderts (Katalog nur online verfügbar)

Brandt, Christian Friedrich
German-Danish War
Los 4016

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750€ (US$ 781)

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German-Danish War. 1864. Salted paper print. 17,5 x 21 cm. Mounted to original board (slightly soiled), with photographer's embossed stamp below the image on the mount.

This rare and well-preserved photograph captures a group of Prussian officers and soldiers, posing for a souvenir photo amid the destroyed trenches surrounding the village of Düppel. Similar to Roger Fenton and Matthew Brady, the photographer C.F. Brandt faced the challenge of capturing war images only after the fighting had ceased, as exposure times were still lengthy. An experienced photographer, Brandt participated in the International Photography Exhibition in Berlin in 1865, where he was awarded a medal for his exceptional landscapes. – Minimal fading in lower and side edges, light spot in upper right corner, otherwise a strong print in very good condition.

Provenance: Robert Lebeck Collection

Brazil & Portugal
Views of Botanical Gardens, Rio; National Livestock exposition in Portugal, 1888
Los 4017

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438€ (US$ 456)

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Photographers: Théophile Auguste Stahl (1828-1877) and Augusto Bobone (1852-1910). Views of Botanical Gardens, Rio; National Livestock exposition in Portugal, 1888. 1860s/80s. 3 albumen prints with rounded corners. Each circa 21,5 x 17 cm. Each mounted to board (slightly soiled, foxing), 2 with photographer's blind stamp on the mount in upper left corner.

Théophile Auguste Stahl is regarded as one of the most significant photographers in 19th-century Brazil. Born in Italy, he arrived in Brazil in 1853 and settled in Recife, where he established three studios. In 1858, he partnered with photographer and chemist Adolpho Schmidt and Hamburg painter Germano Wahnschaffe. The photographer’s blind stamp on the mounts indicates their joint venture, which operated until 1861. – A few light creases, one with light fold mark, some fading in edges, otherwise in good condition.

Lit.: Gilberto Ferrez/Weston J. Naef. Pioneer Photographers of Brazil 1840-1920, Center for Inter-American Relations 1976.

British Military Souvenir Album
British military souvenir album showing warships, Mediterranean cities and harbors and West Indian islands
Los 4018

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500€ (US$ 521)

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Photographers: Dimitrios Constantinou (active 1858-1860s), Pascal Sébah (1823-1886), Hippolyte Arnoux (active ca. 1860-1890), Giorgio Sommer (1834-1914) and unknown. British military souvenir album showing warships, Mediterranean cities and harbors as well as West Indian islands. 1874-78. 52 albumen prints mounted to album pages (some soiled, partially loose, covers missing). Various sizes, most 23 x 29 cm and reverse, a few larger or smaller. Some with photographer's name and/or title in the negative in lower margin.

This souvenir album likely belonged to an officer of the HMS Topaze, possibly even its commander, Edward Hardinge. The Topaze, a 51-gun, three-masted frigate, was part of a British squadron that included other warships such as the Narcissus, Immortalité, Endymion, Doris, Charybdis, and several others. The photographs, some in large format, document key harbor cities visited by the squadron in the Mediterranean and Caribbean, including a striking panoramic view of Gibraltar. The album also features views of Palermo, Athens, Rhodes, Smyrna, Suez, Malta, as well as Ceylon, India, and the West Indies, including Trinidad and Jamaica. Notable group portraits of the ships’ crews are also included. – Some prints with fading, otherwise in good to very good condition.

Charnay, Claude-Joseph Désiré
Andrian Mandrousso, Governor of Tamatave Province, Madagascar
Los 4020

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Andrian Mandrousso, Governor of Tamatave Province, Madagascar. 1863. Gold-toned albumen print from a wet collodion negative. 17,2 x 11,8 cm. Mounted to board (foxing), annotated in pencil below the image on the mount.

Claude-Joseph Désiré Charnay traveled to Madagascar in 1863 as part of a French scientific expedition to document the island’s native inhabitants and architecture. His photographs and writings were subsequently featured in the journal Le Tour du Monde. – Some discoloration in upper portion, some surface scuff marks, otherwise a strong print.

Provenance: Robert Lebeck Collection

Lit.: Le Tour du Monde, vol. 2, 1864, ill. p. 215.

China/Japan
Travel abum with views of Egypt, China and Japan
Los 4023 [*]

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2.750€ (US$ 2,865)

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Photographers: Hyppolite Arnoux (active 1870-1890), Zangaki Brothers (active 1870-1900), Lai Afong (1838-1890), Charles William Wason (1854-1918), Felice Beato (1832-1909), Adolfo Farsari (1841-1898), Kusakabe Kimbei (1841-1934), and others. Travel abum with views of Egypt, China and Japan. 1880s. 88 albumen prints mounted to gilt-edged album pages (some foxing). Each ca. 22 x 28 cm or reverse. Most titled, numbered and/or signed in negative in lower margin. Bound in original lacquerwork album with ivory imitation and mother-of-pearl inlays (slightly chipped).

This album comprises a diverse array of historical landmarks and portraits of people from Egypt, China, and Japan. Notable photographs include views of the Kasr el Nil Bridge in Cairo, ships anchored at Port Said, and various early depictions of Amoy (modern-day Xiamen) and Hong Kong. The collection also features images from British Weihaiwei, Port Arthur, and key locations in Japan, such as Nagasaki, Yokohama, and Kobe, accompanied by genre scenes that depict local customs and daily life. Likely compiled by a German officer of the Imperial German Navy, the album offers a rich and varied visual narrative of life in the Far and Middle East during the late nineteenth century. – Some scuff marks, some light fading along edges of prints, otherwise all in good to very good condition.

Lit.: Carmen Pérez González. From Istanbul to Yokohama: The Camera meets Asia 1839-1900. Köln: Walter König, 2014,ill. pp. 81, 235 and 239.

Cologne
Views of Cologne
Los 4024

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375€ (US$ 391)

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Photographer unknown. Views of Cologne. Late 1870s. 5 albumen prints (1 large-format). Circa 22 x 26 cm and 47,5 x 41 cm. 1 annotated in pencil on the verso.

This group includes an oversized view of the interior of Cologne cathedral as well as an exterior view showing it while still under construction. The other images comprise views of Cologne. – Some handling marks/creases, especially in corners, one backed tear, otherwise in good condition.

Constantinople
Panorama of Constantinople from Galata Tower
Los 4025

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1.250€ (US$ 1,302)

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Panorama of Constantinople from Galata Tower. Circa 1880. Panorama consisting of 10 albumen prints. Each circa 21 x 23 cm (entire size circa 21 x 190 cm). Numbers in ink in lower edge, mounted to original boards (slightly soiled, slight traces of use), bound together with linen tape at folds.

A large and complete panorama with a view from the Galata Tower over the Bosporus, from the Asian side of Üsküdar to the Topkapi Serail over the Golden Horn into the west of the city. – Some fading in hinge parts, some light surface scuff marks, otherwise in very good condition and with strong contrasts.

Daguerreotypes
Mother and son
Los 4026

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813€ (US$ 846)

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Photographer: Louis Auguste Bisson (1814-1876). Mother and son. 1845. Sixth plate daguerreotype in wooden frame. 8,5 x 7 cm (19,5 x 17,5 cm). Photographer's initials embossed below image on mount. With original studio label, dated "juillet 1845" in black ink on frame verso.

Louis-Auguste Bisson was a pioneering French photographer known for his early use of daguerreotypes in portrait photography. His detailed, high-quality images contributed to the rise of portraiture in mid-19th century France, and though he later became renowned for architectural photography, his work with daguerreotypes helped establish the medium’s popularity. – Some light signs of oxidation and silver mirroring along edges of plate, otherwise in very good condition.

Daziaro, Joseph
Views of Moscow
Los 4029

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500€ (US$ 521)

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Views of Moscow. 1880s. 6 albumen prints (1 finely hand-colored) mounted to board. Each ca. 27,5 x 20,8 cm (30 x 23,2 cm). Each titled in ink below image, some annotated by another hand in pencil below image on mount.

J. Daziaro, founded by Giuseppe Daziaro in 1827, became a leading publisher and photographic studio in 19th-century Russia, renowned for its high-quality lithographs and photographs of Russian cityscapes, portraits, and cultural scenes. After Giuseppe’s death, the business was carried on by his son Joseph and later by his grandson Alexander, until it closed in 1918. The legacy of J. Daziaro endures through its significant contributions to Russian art and photography, with works held in prestigious collections such as the Getty Museum and the New York Public Library, and even referenced by literary figures such as Leo Tolstoy. – Some scuff marks and signs of fading along edges of print, otherwise in good condition.