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Exposition Universelle 1867
Views of the Exposition Universelle 1867

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Auktionsdatum 29.11.2025

Photographer: Léon & Lévy (active ca. 1864-1890). Views from the Exposition Universelle, Paris. 1867. 77 albumen prints on carte-de-visite mounts. Each ca. 10,2 x 6,2 cm or reverse. Each with printed caption on the mount recto and studio stamp “Léon & Lévy, Succrs de Ferrier père & fils & Soulier, 113, Boulevard de Sébastopol, Paris. Vues Stéréoscopiques sur Verre de l’Exposition et de tous pays” on the verso.

This group of cartes-de-visite offers a richly detailed visual record of the Exposition Universelle of 1867, the second world’s fair held in Paris under Napoleon III. Organized on the Champ de Mars, the exhibition brought together over 50,000 exhibitors from across the globe, showcasing cutting-edge achievements in industry, agriculture, and the arts. The photographs document a wide array of national and thematic sections - including the Galerie du Travail, Beaux-Arts pavilions, and colonial displays such as the Galeries Algériennes - as well as highly detailed interior views of individual booths featuring machine tools, fine ceramics, taxidermied ostriches, ornamental zincwork, and more. Captured and distributed by the Parisian firm Léon & Lévy, these images were originally taken as glass stereoscopic negatives and later adapted to the popular carte-de-visite format for wide dissemination. – Some fading, scuff marks, and traces of silver mirroring in the shadow areas; otherwise all in good to very good condition.