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Bisson Frères (1841 - 1864)
Estimate
6,000 - 8,000 EUR
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Description
- Bisson Frères
- Exposition Régionale de Rouen, 1859
- album with nine photographs mounted to card
Album de neuf tirages albuminés, contrecollés individuellement sur cartons d'album. Cinq tirages avec le tampon rouge 'BISSON FRÈRES PHOTOG.' et un tirage avec tampon des photographes en bas à gauche. Six cartons portent le cachet sec 'Photographes de S. M. L'Empereur' dans la partie inférieure. Reliure originale en demi-chagrin vert avec le titre imprimé sur le premier plat.
Album with nine albumen prints, each individually mounted on album card. Original cover.
Album with nine albumen prints, each individually mounted on album card. Original cover.
Provenance
Collection privée, Rouen
Literature
Henri Defosse, Visites à l'Exposition Régionale de Rouen ouverte le 4 juillet 1859, Oeuvre dédiée à toutes les expos, Rouen, Chez tous les libraires, 1859;
Henri Rivoire, Exposition générale de Rouen 1859. Catalogue général des objets et produits exposés, Rouen, 1859;
Sylvie Boulanger, "L'exposition des produits de l'industrie à Rouen en 1859", dans: Bulletin de la Société Libre d'Emulation de la Seine-Maritime, 1992, p. 1-9.
Condition
The prints are generally in very good condition. The prints on the first and on the last pages are slightly faded, there is some light fading along the edges of two further prints. The first card is slightly soiled and some foxing is visible. The cover is quite worn, the binding is broken at the first page. There is no cover sheet. The album is complete, with no pages missing.
"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
Les trois premières pages de l'album ne portent pas de tampon de photographes sur les tirages ni de cachet à sec.