Online Auction 019 – Jewish and Israeli History, Art and Culture

Two Large Photographs of Peddlers and Craftsmen – Late 19th Century – Photograph by Felix Bonfils

Opening: $150
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Two photographs of Middle-Eastern peddlers and tradesmen. [The last decades of the 19th century].
1. Photograph of three peddlers in Jerusalem, by Felix Bonfils. Signed and titled in the plate. 22x28 cm. Good condition.
2. A photograph of a man and a young child in a workshop. The man is shown sawing pieces of wood for decorating a door (presumably, a door of a mosque or a synagogue).
22x29 cm. Good condition. Mounted on a thick paper board. Minor stains on the photograph. A minor blemish to the lower right corner of the photograph. Stains on the margins of the board.
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