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Rhomaides brothers, photographers.
Estimate
1,500 - 2,000 GBP
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Description
- A four part photographic panorama of Athens. [c.1880]
4 albumen prints, individually mounted on thick card, joined to form a folding panorama (213 x 1050mm.), signed in the first print in the negative 'Rhomaides', slight spotting and fading
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
Presented to the French architect Emile Trélat from the 'architect hygieniste de la ville d'Athènes', N.B. Saliberes (?), inscription on the reverse dated November 1891. A very good panorama of Athens, taken from the hill of the Nymphs, including the national observatory on the far left and the Acropolis on the far right. The Greek photographers Konstantinos (d. 1900) and Aristotelis Rhomaides (d. 1916), took a large number of photographs of classical sites in Greece.