Auction 68 - Jewish and Israeli History and Culture
Collection of Photographs by Felix Bonfils and the Zangaki Brothers – Jerusalem and Its Surroundings – Late 19th Century
Opening: $1,200
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23 photographs of Palestine by Felix Bonfils and the Zangaki Brothers. [Late 19th century].
Photographs of sites and views in Palestine, most of them in Jerusalem and its surroundings. Nineteen of them were taken by Felix Bonfils (signed in the plate "Bonfils"). Three of them were taken by the brothers Adelfy and Constantine Zangaki (signed in the plate "Zangaki"). One photograph is not signed.
Among the photographed sites: The Western Wall, Tower of David, Valley of Josaphat, Tombs of the Kings, the Foundation Stone, Church of the Holy Sepulchre, Via Dolorosa, Pool of Bethesda, Hezekiah's Pool, Gethsemane, the Jaffa Port, the Jordan River, and more.
23 photographs, approx. 26X21 cm to 28X22 cm. Mounted on paper. Good overall condition. A few stains. Creases, tears and minor blemishes to margins. An open tear to edge of one of the photographs.
Photographs of sites and views in Palestine, most of them in Jerusalem and its surroundings. Nineteen of them were taken by Felix Bonfils (signed in the plate "Bonfils"). Three of them were taken by the brothers Adelfy and Constantine Zangaki (signed in the plate "Zangaki"). One photograph is not signed.
Among the photographed sites: The Western Wall, Tower of David, Valley of Josaphat, Tombs of the Kings, the Foundation Stone, Church of the Holy Sepulchre, Via Dolorosa, Pool of Bethesda, Hezekiah's Pool, Gethsemane, the Jaffa Port, the Jordan River, and more.
23 photographs, approx. 26X21 cm to 28X22 cm. Mounted on paper. Good overall condition. A few stains. Creases, tears and minor blemishes to margins. An open tear to edge of one of the photographs.
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