Los 4031

Egypt
Views of Egypt

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Fotografie des 19. – 21. Jahrhunderts (Katalog nur online verfügbar)
Auktionsdatum 4.12.2024

Photographers: Pascal Sébah (1823-1886), Abdullah Frères (active 1858-1900), Luigi Fiorillo (active ca. 1850s-1880s). Views of Egypt. 1880s-1890s. 57 albumen prints mounted to gilt-edged album pages (slightly soiled, some foxing). Each ca. 21 x 27 cm (26 x 35,5 cm) or reverse. Each numbered, titled and signed in negative on lower portion of print. Bound in full-parchment album with gilt-embossed ornamentation.

This album comprises a variety of views of Cairo, featuring iconic landmarks such as the Pyramids of Giza, the Citadel, and the Mosques of Sultan Hassan, Sultan Barquq, and Muhammad Ali, along with the City of the Dead and the Mosque of Amr ibn al-As. It also captures scenes of daily life, including students studying the Qur’an and a muezzin calling to prayer. Additionally, the album contains photographs of several artifacts from the Grand Egyptian Museum in Cairo, as well as views of the Ezbekieh Gardens and the Palace of Gezira. – Some scuff marks, fading and signs of oxidation along edges of prints, otherwise in good condition.