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# - Levant Photographs.
Estimate
3,000 - 4,000 GBP
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Description
- "Ensemble de photographes, principalement des ateliers de Pascal Sebah, Guillaume Berggren et Abdullah Frères, relatives à la Grèce, la Turque et l'Egypte", [c.1875]
A collection of 48 albumen prints, mounted, housed in a modern cloth clamshell case titled in gilt as above, comprising 20 photographs by Pascal Sebah (15 of Greece, 4 of Egypt and one of Constantinople), 11 by Guillaume Berggren (all of Constantinople), 4 by Abdullah Frères (all of Constantinople), and 13 by unidentified photographers (10 of Constantinople and 3 of soldiers from Asia Minor)
Literature
see Ken Jacobson, Odalisques and Arabesques: Orientalist Photography 1839-1925 (London, 2007)
Condition
Condition is described in the main body of the cataloguing, where appropriate
"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
Pascal Sebah (1823–1886) was the son of a Syrian father and an Armenian mother. The photographic firm started by him in Constantinople was one of the most prolific studios in the Orient. Guillaume Berggren (1835–1920) was a Swedish immigrant who settled in Constantinople in 1866 and made a series of studies with Constantinople imagery. The three Abdullah brothers, Vichen, Kevork and Hovsep, established a firm which has been called "unquestionably the most important photography studio in the Ottoman Empire" (Bahattin Öztuncay).
A complete list of the photographs is available on request.