Online Auction 021 – Jewish and Israeli History, Art and Culture
Felix Bonfils – Portfolio of Photographs of Palestine – Late 19th Century
Opening: $150
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Palestine, portfolio of photographs (collotype prints) by Felix Bonfils. [Beirut]: Studio Bonfils & Cie. [1880s or 1890s].
Portfolio with 24 (out of 30) photographs (collotype prints) by Felix Bonfils, mounted on cardboard plates and captioned in English on the plates. Placed in the original folder, with a color illustration on its front.
Among the photographed sites: Jerusalem (view of the city, Dome of the Rock, Nablus Gate, Church of the Holy Sepulchre, and more), Bethlehem, Tiberias, Hebron, Jaffa, the Dead Sea, and Nablus.
Plates: approx. 32X24 cm. Folder: 33.5X25 cm. Good condition. Stains and small tears to margins of plates (photographs are in good condition). Stains, blemishes and tears to folder.
Portfolio with 24 (out of 30) photographs (collotype prints) by Felix Bonfils, mounted on cardboard plates and captioned in English on the plates. Placed in the original folder, with a color illustration on its front.
Among the photographed sites: Jerusalem (view of the city, Dome of the Rock, Nablus Gate, Church of the Holy Sepulchre, and more), Bethlehem, Tiberias, Hebron, Jaffa, the Dead Sea, and Nablus.
Plates: approx. 32X24 cm. Folder: 33.5X25 cm. Good condition. Stains and small tears to margins of plates (photographs are in good condition). Stains, blemishes and tears to folder.
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