Lot 1623* - A189 Photography - Thursday, 27. June 2019, 04.30 PM
SWITZERLAND -
Views of Switzerland, c. 1850-1900. Well-maintained collection with over 400 original photographs in 4 new cardboard cases.
Albumen, collodium and gelatin silver prints, as well as photochroms and collotypes. Vintage. Mounted on cardboard.
Each approx. 9.5 x 5.5 to approx. 21 x 27 cm (various portrait and landscape formats).
Mostly printed mounting cards, partly hs. annotated, occasionally signed and dated or with old collection stamps.
Provenance: Private collection, France.
COMPRISING: 102 cabinet photographs, 65 stereo photographs, 67 Cartes de Visites, 1 leporello, 1 photo album, 15 photochroms (including 2 panoramas) and approx. 120 additional photographs.
Depicted are mountaineers, hikers, traditional costumes (Bern, Tessin, Appenzell, Bern), waterfalls (Staubbachfall, Trümmelbachfall, ), valleys, mountains (Matterhorn, Jungfrau, Piz Bernina, Piz Morteratsch, Piz Corvatsch, Wetterhorn, Gornergrat, Breithorn), lakes (Lac Leman, Lago Maggiore, Zürichsee, Brienzersee), city views (Zürich, Bern, Basel, Luzern, Thun, St. Gallen, Einsiedeln, Grindelwald, Neuchatel, Fribourg, Genf, Lausanne, Vevey, Montreux, Lugano, etc.), historic sights (Kloster Einsiedeln, Grossmünster, Zeitglockenturm), cog railways (Rigibahn), bridges (Kapellbrücke, Teufelsbrücke), etc. With photographs by A. Gabler, Ad. Braun, A. Varady, C. Koch, A. Garcin, F. Frith, W. England, H. Tournier, Charnaux frères, Neurdin Frères, P. Does, S. Tommasi, G. Sommer, Underwood & Underwood, Photoglob, Schroeder, et. al.
COMPRISING: 102 cabinet photographs, 65 stereo photographs, 67 Cartes de Visites, 1 leporello, 1 photo album, 15 photochroms (including 2 panoramas) and approx. 120 additional photographs.
Depicted are mountaineers, hikers, traditional costumes (Bern, Tessin, Appenzell, Bern), waterfalls (Staubbachfall, Trümmelbachfall, ), valleys, mountains (Matterhorn, Jungfrau, Piz Bernina, Piz Morteratsch, Piz Corvatsch, Wetterhorn, Gornergrat, Breithorn), lakes (Lac Leman, Lago Maggiore, Zürichsee, Brienzersee), city views (Zürich, Bern, Basel, Luzern, Thun, St. Gallen, Einsiedeln, Grindelwald, Neuchatel, Fribourg, Genf, Lausanne, Vevey, Montreux, Lugano, etc.), historic sights (Kloster Einsiedeln, Grossmünster, Zeitglockenturm), cog railways (Rigibahn), bridges (Kapellbrücke, Teufelsbrücke), etc. With photographs by A. Gabler, Ad. Braun, A. Varady, C. Koch, A. Garcin, F. Frith, W. England, H. Tournier, Charnaux frères, Neurdin Frères, P. Does, S. Tommasi, G. Sommer, Underwood & Underwood, Photoglob, Schroeder, et. al.
CHF 2 000 / 3 000 | (€ 2 060 / 3 090)
Sold for CHF 2 500 (including buyer’s premium)
All information is subject to change.