90th New York State Legislature 1867
Assembly Members of the 90th New York State Legislature1867
Los 4061 [*]
Schätzung
1.800€ (US$ 1,935)
Commemorative album for Samuel M. Purdy, member of the New York State Assembly 1867-68. Half leather album (some stronger moisture stains, especially on back cover, edges/corners rubbed) with owner's name Samuel M. Purdy gilt-stamped on the cover. With 140 mounted CDV-sized portraits, three larger portraits in oval (19 x 13.3 cm) from ca. 1867, a lithograph of Grover Cleveland and 2 unknown late portraits 1880s. With ca. 133 signatures in ink on the album pages below the images.
This album originates from the personal estate of Samuel M. Purdy of Westchester County, NY, who served in the New York State Assembly from 1867-68. The 1866 New York State election was held on November 6, with assembly members elected for one year and senators for two years. The album opens with a mounted lithograph of future U.S. President Grover Cleveland opposite the title page, followed by a larger portrait of Reuben E. Fenton, Governor of New York from 1865-68 and U.S. Senator from 1869-75. Other notable figures include Stewart L. Woodford, Lieutenant Governor of New York (1867-69), and Edmund L. Pitts, Speaker of the Assembly in 1867. Several CDV portraits are autographed in black ink, including prominent names like Ornon Archer, Stephen Baker, Samuel M. Barker, and others, documenting a wide array of political figures from the period. This album provides a rich historical record of New York State political leadership during the late 1860s. – Most photos with fading in edges as well as spotting within images, album pages with staining and some foxing.
Photographers: Numa Blanc (1816-1897) and others. Group portraits. 1850s-1860s. 3 salted paper prints, 1 albumen print. 21 x 18 cm and smaller. Each mounted to original studio card (edges time-stained, some foxing spots), each annotated in pencil on mount.
One with paper loss in corners, rubbed areas, one faded, otherwise most in good condition.
Photographers: Lehnert & Landrock (active 1904-1930), Neurdein Frères (active 1864-1919), Léon & Lévy (active 1864-1917), Phot Leroux (active 1900s-1920s). Views of North Africa. 1890-1910s. 48 gelatin silver prints and 1 collotype print mounted to album pages. Each between 18 x 24 and 22 x 28 cm (30 x 35,5 cm). Most signed, titled and numbered in negative in lower margin, bound in green cardboard-backed album with cloth spine.
This album features notable North African landmarks, including the Al-Zaytuna Mosque in Tunis, the Roman Aqueducts of Zaghouan, and the St. Louis Cathedral in Carthage, along with the Mosque of the Sabres and the Mosque of Sidi Sahbi in Kairouan. Other significant landmarks include the Roman ruins of Djemila, the Arch of Trajan in Timgad, views of the Algiers waterfront, and the Notre Dame d’Afrique basilica. – Some strong fading and signs of oxidation visible alongside edges of some prints, otherwise all in good to very good condition.
Photographers: Alexandre Bougault (1851-1911), Frères Garriques (active 1860s-1890s), and others. Views of North Africa. Late 1890s-early 1900s. 40 albumen and gelatin silver prints mounted to gilt-edged album pages (some foxing). Each between 12,3 x 18 cm and 23 x 39 cm (26 x 37 cm). Some with photographer's name and/or title in the negative in lower margin. Bound in green leather-backed album with gilt-embossed title Northern Africa 1908.
This 1908 album provides a focused visual record of North Africa during the French colonial era, particularly Tunisia and Algeria. Featuring the work of photographers such as Alexandre Bougault and the Garrigues Frères, it captures key landmarks such as the Al-Zaytuna Mosque in Tunis, the Royal Hotel in Biskra, and the oases of Tozeur and Nefta. A notable inclusion is a portrait of Sadok Bey, the last ruler of the Beylik of Tunis. – Some fading and signs of oxidation visible along edges of prints, otherwise in good condition.
Some Japanese Flowers. 1892-1896. 4 albums, containing a total of 36 collotypes on album pages (some loose). Each between 22 x 22 cm and 28 x 24 cm or reverse (40,5 x 27,5 cm). With printed title on interleaf or below image on mount. Bound in original album with silk cord binding (soiled, some creases and tears). Kelly and Walsh Edition, Yokohama.
Kazumasa Ogawa was a key figure in Meiji-era photography and printing, establishing Tokyo’s first photographic studio in 1884 and founding Japan’s leading collotype printing business in 1889. Renowned for his technical innovations and editorial contributions to photography journals, Ogawa gained particular acclaim for his botanical photography. His collotypes of flowers, characterized by meticulous detail and artistry, demonstrate a profound appreciation for floral subjects. Complete albums of Ogawa’s flower photographs, such as these four, are exceedingly rare. – Some scuff marks, small hole on one print, otherwise all in good to very condition.
Calli et canali in Venezia. 1890-91. 39 héliogravures on chamois paper (slightly soiled, minimal foxing). Each ca. 33,5 x 23 cm or reverse (39 x 27,5 cm), Each with letterpress title and editor information above and below image.
Ferdinando Ongania was a prominent Italian publisher and photographer known for his detailed works on Venetian architecture. His series “Calli e Canali in Venezia” (1890-1891) meticulously documented Venice’s streets and canals, capturing both famous landmarks and lesser-known corners of the city. Blending artistic finesse with documentary precision, Ongania’s work provides a comprehensive visual record of Venice in the late 19th century. – Some creases, small tear on one print, otherwise all in good to very good condition.
Lit.: Helmut Gernsheim. Geschichte der Photographie. Die ersten hundert Jahre. Frankfurt a. M. 1983, ill. p. 482.
Ottoman Empire
Portraits of people of the Ottoman Empire
Los 4067
Schätzung
6.000€ (US$ 6,452)
Photographer: Pascal Sébah (1823-1886) and possibly others. Attractive and very comprehensive portrait album showing a wide range of people living in the Ottoman Empire. 1860s-1870s. Circa 400 cartes-de-visite sized albumen prints, mounted to album pages, each annotated in ink in French below the images on the mount (time-stained/soiled in edges), bound in contemporary half leather canvas album (edges rubbed/small tears, corners worn) with gilt embossed title Collection des Types et Costumes de la Turquie par Pascal Sébah.
This exceptionally comprehensive album features portraits of nearly all the peoples and cultures within the Ottoman Empire around 1860-70, as well as neighboring regions under its influence. It vividly illustrates the remarkable diversity of the empire’s political, economic, and cultural life, including portraits of high-ranking officials, officers, and armed personnel in their various uniforms and attire. The collection also includes images of embassy staff, eunuchs, and dwarfs from the Sultan’s court, as well as priests and bishops representing the spectrum of Oriental Christian religions. Additional groups, such as dervishes, mullahs, sheikhs, street vendors, veiled women, farmers, Jews, musicians, pilgrims and beggars, further enrich this extraordinary album. – Some faded in edges, some light scuff marks, otherwise most in very good condition.
Lit.: Bahattin Öztuncay. The Photographers of Constantinople. Pioneers, studios and artists from 19th century Istanbul. Istanbul 2006 (2nd edition), ill. p. 494-499 (street sellers).
Henri Béchard (active 1869-1890) and unknown. Types of the Ottoman Empire. Circa 1865. 23 cdv (3 larger) albumen prints. Some annotated in pencil below the image, each mounted to board.
Some with fading in edges, otherwise in good condition with strong tones.
Paris Commune 1871
Imprisoned women of the Paris Commune Revolt; Protest by the National Guard on the occasion of the Prussian entry into Paris
Los 4069
Schätzung
500€ (US$ 538)
Photographer: Ernest & Eugène Appert. Imprisoned women of the Paris Commune Revolt; Protest by the National Guard on the occasion of the Prussian entry into Paris. 1871. 2 composite albumen prints. 21 x 17 cm and 15 x 21,1 cm. Each mounted to original board, with photographer's name and caption printed below image and first print with names of the detained women on the mount.
One of two photo collages by Ernest Appert features female participants of the Paris Commune at the Chantiers prison. Appert had previously photographed each of them individually and compiled their portraits into this single image. The names of approximately 200 women are printed on the mount. – Some surface scuff marks, one print with minimal foxing, otherwise in good condition.
Nude study in doorway. 1890s. Abumen print mounted to board. 22,5 x 16 cm (32 x 24 cm). Numbered "28" by another hand in pencil on lower right corner of mount.
Wilhelm (Guglielmo) Plüschow, a German photographer primarily active in Naples, Italy, is renowned for his nude studies of young men. While his work was controversial at the time due to its homoerotic themes, it made a significant contribution to the history of photography by incorporating the aesthetics of classical antiquity and romanticism. Despite facing legal challenges, Plüschow’s naturalistic and spontaneous style remained highly influential, shaping the trajectory of artistic nude photography in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. – Scratch visible in negative, small stain in center of print, otherwise in excellent condition.
Nude study. 1890s. Abumen print mounted to board. 22,5 x 16 cm (32 x 24 cm). Numbered "29" by another hand in pencil on lower right corner of mount.
Some light scuff and pressure marks, otherwise in near excellent condition.
Photographers: Becker, C. Hertel (1832-1906), Stengel and unknown. Selected views of the Rhineland. 1880s. Circa 69 albumen prints and 8 collotypes. Each circa 21,7 x 28 cm and reverse. Several with photographer's name in the negative/stamped on verso, many annotated in pencil on the verso.
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.
Photographers: Robert Rive (1825-1889), Michele Mang (active 1860-1880s), and others. Views of Rome. 130 albumen prints mounted to album pages (some loose). Each between 9,3 x 14,3 cm and 20,4 x 27,2 cm (31,7 x 45,3 cm). Most signed, numbered and titled in negative in lower margin. Bound in parchment-backed album (some soiling) with gilt-embossed title and ornamentation.
This album contains a selection of photographs depicting key Roman landmarks, including the Pantheon, Trajan’s Column, the Arch of Constantine, Castel Sant’Angelo and the Villa d'Este along with interior shots of the Musei Capitolini. – Some fading and signs of oxidation along edges of prints, otherwise in good condition.
Photographers: Vasily Gerasimovich Fedorov (1857-1924) and Alexander Mendelevich (dates unknown). Views of Kazan. 1890s. 16 albumen prints mounted to board (slightly soiled, some foxing). Each between 17 x 23 cm and 21,5 x 27,5 cm (23,5 x 31 cm and 24,5 x 34 cm). Most annotated in pencil on verso, 2 with the embossed photographer's signature stamp in lower margin of print, 1 with the publisher's copyright stamp on verso.
This collection of photographs features several significant landmarks in Kazan, Russia, such as the Annunciation Cathedral, Peter and Paul Cathedral, Kazan University, the Agricultural Palace, and the Church of the Exaltation of the Holy Cross. Also included are images of Liberty Square, the Kazan Kremlin, and a prominent view of the Alexander II Monument, which commemorates the Russian emperor’s reforms. – Some scuff marks, some light fading, otherwise all in good to very good condition.
Selected views of Nuremberg. 1870s/1880s/printed 1880s. 9 albumen prints. Each circa 21 x 26,5 cm and reverse. 7 with photographer's blindstamp in lower left corner, 8 with stamped title and distributor stamp on the verso, 1 mounted to board.
A few faded in edges, a few nicks in edges, pressure marks in corners from album page slits, mounted print with red ink stain in lower left, otherwise in very good condition.
Lit.: Centrum für Industriekultur Nürnberg (ed.). Nürnberg 1865-1909, Fotografien von Ferdinand Schmidt. Munich 1987.
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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