Photographer: Robert Lenz (1864-1929). Views and types of Siam. 1893-1907. 34 albumen and collodion paper prints mounted to gilt-edged album pages (some foxing and signs of previous mounting). Each between 15,5 x 21 cm and 21,5 x 29 cm (25,5 x 33,5 cm). Most numbered in negative, annotated in pencil above image on mount.
Robert Lenz, one of the most prolific photographers based in Southeast Asia during the late 19th and early 20th centuries, opened his Bangkok studio in 1893, quickly gaining renown and securing the coveted role of court photographer for the Siamese royal family. His photographs, distributed as cabinet cards and postcards at the time, vividly documented the region’s architecture, culture, and people, including portraits of Thai royalty, nobility, and everyday citizens, as well as architectural and topographical views. This collection of photographs features landmarks such as Wat Phra Si Sanphet, Wat Saket, Wat Phra Kaew, Wat Pho, and Tham Khao Luang cave, alongside scenes of rural life, the royal elephant hunt, and King Rama V in a ceremonial palanquin during a procession. – Some fading, foxing and light surface irregularities, small tear in top right corner of one print, otherwise in good to very good condition.
Lit.: Joachim K. Bautze. Unseen Siam: Early Photography 1860-1910. Bangkok: River Books, 2016. ill., p. 309, pl. 44; p. 313, pl. 59; p. 314, pl. 61; p. 322, pl. 88; p. 324, pl. 94.
(Attributed to). Panorama of Cairo. 1870s. Panorama consisting of 6 albumen prints mounted to boards (soiled, larger tear in cover board). Each ca. 25 x 31 cm (63,5 x 209 cm overall).
This six-part panorama of Cairo, attributed to Pascal Sébah, depicts a sweeping view of the city’s historical and architectural landmarks, including such sites as the Muhammad Ali Mosque, the Cairo Citadel, the aqueduct, the northern cemetery, and the mosques of Sultan Hassan and al-Rifa’i among others. – Some light fading, scuff marks and signs of oxidation along edges of prints, otherwise in very good condition.
Portraits of people of the Ottoman Empire. 1870s. 34 albumen prints. Each circa 14,2 x 10 cm. Most with title and/or number in lower left corner in the negative; annotated in pencil on verso.
Pascal Sébah was a pioneering photographer known for his detailed and impressive images of the Middle East and North Africa during the 19th century. Operating a studio in Istanbul, he specialized in both portraiture and landscape photography, capturing the diverse culture and architectural wonders of the Ottoman Empire. His work contributed significantly to Western fascination with the Orient and remains a valuable resource for understanding the region’s history and heritage. – Slight fading in edges, a few with light spots, some minimal handling marks, otherwise in good condition.
Provenance: Robert Lebeck Collection
Lit.: Bahattin Öztuncay. The Photographers of Constantinople. Pioneers, studios and artists from 19th century Istanbul. Istanbul 2006 (2nd edition).
Street vendor with children. 1880s. Hand-colored albumen print mounted to board. 25 x 20 cm (30 x 23,5 cm). Numbered and signed in negative on lower margin of print, annotated in pencil on board.
Giorgio Sommer is widely recognized for his comprehensive documentation of Italian landscapes, architecture, and street scenes, with a particular focus on Naples. His carefully staged genre scenes, often featuring peasants and street vendors, were highly popular with tourists and today serve as invaluable visual records of 19th-century Italian life. Sommer’s works are held in major collections, including the Metropolitan Museum of Art and the J. Paul Getty Museum. – Some light scuff marks, otherwise in near excellent condition.
Lit.: Marina Miraglia, Pino Piantanida, Ulrich Pohlmann and Dietmar Siegert. Giorgio Sommer in Italien: Fotografien 1857-1888. Heidelberg, 1992, compare Neapolitan Costume Scene - The Night, ill. p. 112.
Sommer, Giorgio
Street scenes of Naples; Water carrier in Capri; Delousing scene, Naples
Los 4080
Schätzung
400€ (US$ 430)
Street scenes of Naples; Water carrier in Capri; Delousing scene, Naples. 1870s/80s. 4 albumen prints. Each ca. 20 x 26 cm or reverse. 3 with negative number and caption in the negative in lower edge, 1 with number "6156" in lower left in negative, each mounted to board (some traces of use).
One with fading in edges, otherwise in good condition and most with strong contrasts.
Szathmári, Carol Popp de
Bucegi Mountains near Sinaia
Los 4081
Schätzung
1.200€ (US$ 1,290)
Buceciu la Sinaia (Bucegi Mountains near Sinaia). 1860s. Albumen print with rounded corners mounted to original board (slightly soiled). 29,8 x 34,8 cm (39 x 45,5 cm). Dedicated "Romania. Album Alu M.S. Domnitoriulu Carolu I'", titled "Buceciu la Sinaia" and signed "C.Szathmari Fotografu" on mount.
Carol Popp de Szathmári is recognized as one of the first war photographers, renowned for his documentation of the Crimean War and his landscape photography in Romania. This photograph, part of a larger album commissioned by Carol I of Romania, depicts the Bucegi Mountains near Sinaia, a town later known for Peleș Castle, the summer residence of the Romanian royal family. – Some light fading, scuff marks and pressure marks and signs of retouching, otherwise in good condition.
Teynard, Félix
Ile de Fileh. Édifice de l'est - face latérale, vue du point D
Los 4082
Schätzung
2.500€ (US$ 2,688)
Ile de Fileh. Édifice de l'est - face latérale, vue du point D, (no. 89 "Egypte et Nubie"). 1851-52. Salted paper print from a calotype negative 1853-58. 29,1 x 36,9 cm. Crop marks and number "89" in the negative; number in red crayon on verso, hinge-mounted in mat.
The engineer and self-taught photographer Félix Teynard traveled through Egypt from late 1851-1852 with the goal of creating photographic images of architectural sites to supplement engravings made during the Napoleonic expeditions from 1809-1829. He used a large-format glass plate camera and employed the waxed paper negative technique invented by Gustave Le Gray. A total of 160 of his photographs were published in the album Égypte et Nubie: sites et monuments les plus intéressants pour l’étude de l’art et de l’histoire, with only 11 extant complete albums known today. Teynard’s photographs were received with great enthusiasm at the 1855 Paris World Exposition. This and the following two photographs show the complete negative, which are uncropped and unmounted, a rarity since such fragile paper negatives were typically mounted for distribution. – Brown stain in lower edge, backed tear (ca 1,5 cm) in upper edge, soil mark in upper left, some edge wear, some crease marks, a few pinholes in corners, otherwise a strong print
Lit.: Félix Teynard. Calotypes of Egypt. A Catalogue Raisonné. New York 1992, ill. 89, p. 183.
Teynard, Félix
Médinet-Abou (Thebes). Constructions antérieures-vue générale
Los 4083
Schätzung
2.500€ (US$ 2,688)
Médinet-Abou (Thebes). Constructions antérieures-vue générale, (no. 34 "Egypte et Nubie"). 1851-52. Salted paper print from a calotype negative 1853-58. 29,2 x 37 cm. Crop marks and number "34" in the negative; number in red crayon on verso, hinge-mounted in mat.
Stronger vertical crease in mid section and diagonal crease in upper left area, a few light spots in sky area, some lighter crease marks throughout, otherwise a strong print in good condition.
Lit.: Félix Teynard. Calotypes of Egypt. A Catalogue Raisonné. New York 1992, ill. 349, p. 169.
Teynard, Félix
Ile de Fileh. Vue générale prise du nord-ouest au point A
Los 4084
Schätzung
2.000€ (US$ 2,151)
Ile de Fileh. Vue générale prise du nord-ouest au point A, (no. 86 "Egypte et Nubie"). 1851-52. Salted paper print from a calotype negative 1853-58. 29 x 36,8 cm. Crop marks and number "86" in the negative; number in red crayon and annotations in ink on verso, hinge-mounted in mat.
Pinhole in upper left corner, a few light spots in sky and lower area, some light crease marks throughout, lower edge slightly irregular.
Lit.: Félix Teynard. Calotypes of Egypt. A Catalogue Raisonné. New York 1992, ill. 86, p. 182.
Unknown Photographer
Studio family portrait of young brothers and sisters
Los 4085
Schätzung
600€ (US$ 645)
Studio family portrait of young brothers and sisters. Early 1850s. Hand-painted salted paper print. 20,2 x 26 cm. Flush-mounted to board.
Finely painted salted paper print in excellent condition.
Photographer: Carlo Naya (1816-1882), Carlo Ponti (1822-1893) and unknown. Views of Venice and steamers. 1855-1860s. 8 albumen prints. Circa 26 x 34,5 cm. Some with number/photographer's name in the negative in lower corners, 4 with Ponti's blindstamp below image on mount.
This collection features attractive views of the Venetian church Santa Maria Gloriosa dei Frari as well as four images of the steamers Baroda, Poonah, Il Duilio and Surat. – Some faded in edges, some creases, one with spot in sky area, otherwise in good condition.
Photographer: Carlo Naya (1816-1882), Carlo Ponti (1822-1893) and J. Lanfranchini. Views of Venice. 1860s-1870s. 10 albumen and 2 salted paper prints. Circa 18 x 24 cm and smaller. Some with number/photographer's name in the negative in lower corners, most mounted to board.
Some faded in edges, some creases, otherwise generally in good condition.
Photographers: Oskar Kramer (1835-1892), A. Huber and unknown. Selected views of Vienna, Graz and Hopfgarten. 1870s/90s. Circa 7 albumen prints and 1 collodion paper print. Each circa 21,7 x 28 cm and reverse. All mounted to board, some with title and photographer printed below image on mount.
Some faded in edges, a few nicks in edges, some crease marks, some buckled, some with spots, a few with small tears, some backed, otherwise in good condition.
Photographer: M.G. Whaling in Norway. Circa 1880. Collodion paper print. 17 x 23 cm. Mounted to board (minimal foxing), annotated in pencil below the image on the mount.
A few light surface scuff marks, otherwise in very good condition.
Photographer: Friedrich Ernst Dorn (1848-1916). X-ray photograph of a hand. 1896. Vintage collodion paper print. 16,5 x 12 cm. Mounted to board, annotated by the photographer "Albrecht's Hand" and by a later hand in ink on the verso.
The discovery of X-rays by Conrad Roentgen and capturing them on photographic plates in 1895 revolutionized medicine from then on. Another important scientist, Prof. Ernst Dorn, was experimenting with X-rays and radioactivity at the University of Halle at the same time. His small publication, offered here, appeared just six months after Roentgen's. His X-ray prints from 1896, one of which is offered here, are equally impressive. – Light surface rubbing, slightly faded, some spots, lines, otherwise in good condition. With: Contemporary publication Mitteilungen über Röntgen-Strahlen von E.- Dorn, Halle 1896.
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