- 287
Frith, Francis
Estimate
15,000 - 20,000 GBP
bidding is closed
Description
- Sinai and Palestine; Upper Egypt and Ethiopia; Lower Egypt, Thebes, and the Pyramids. London: William Mackenzie, [1863]
- paper
3 volumes, folio (430 x 310mm.), 111 albumen photographs (each volume with mounted photographic illustration on title and 36 mounted photographic plates), original cloth covers with modern spines and corners, spines gilt, gilt edges, some mounts discoloured or stained at edges or slightly spotted
Condition
the condition of this lot is as described in the catalogue description
"In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective, qualified opinion. Prospective buyers should also refer to any Important Notices regarding this sale, which are printed in the Sale Catalogue.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE SALE CATALOGUE."
"In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective, qualified opinion. Prospective buyers should also refer to any Important Notices regarding this sale, which are printed in the Sale Catalogue.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE SALE CATALOGUE."
Catalogue Note
FRITH'S MONUMENTAL PHOTOGRAPHIC RECORD OF THE MIDDLE EAST. "Frith’s fame rests chiefly on the many publications which ensued from his three tours to Egypt, Nubia, Palestine and Syria, for these exemplify his finest – and at the same time earliest – work. Frith’s Eastern pictures are superior artistically and technically to those of Maxime Du Camp, and none of the many photographers who visited the same places later in the nineteenth century was able to improve upon his work" (Gernsheim, H. History of Photography, 1955, pp.218–220)