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an old photo of two women in traditional clothing posing for a picturean old photo of a man and a woman posing for a picturean old photo of two women dressed in traditional clothingan old photo of a woman sitting on a bedan old photo of two women sitting on a couch, one in a shawl and the other in a dresstwo sepia toned pictures of a woman and a man in traditional clothingan old photo of two women dressed in traditional clothingan old photo of a woman laying on a couch with a catan old photo of a woman with a guitar in her handan old photo of two women with hats and scarves standing next to each otheran old photo of a man with a hat and scarftwo old black and white photos of people standing in front of a buildingtwo old black and white photos of a man on a horse and a man on a horsetwo old black and white photos of a building and a streettwo old photos of a man and a woman sitting in front of a windowtwo old photos of a building with a clock tower in the backgrounda picture of an old picture of a house in the deserta picture of a picture of a city in a picture framea picture of a picture of a view of a city from the top of a buildinga drawing of a coat of arms on a piece of paperan old brown leather book with a gold trim and a shield on the fronta hand holding a brown leather case that is opena brown suitcase with a brown handle sitting on a table
KÂ- MONDO / KAPANDJI MORHANGE

1 - [NORTH AFRICA]. Original photographs of North Africa and Alg…
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Estimate €400 - €500
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[NORTH AFRICA]. Original photographs of North Africa and Algeria. 1870. Documentary photo album featuring scenes from North Africa (probably Algeria). No place, undated (circa 1870). Oblong album (150 x 230 mm), photographs (90 x 60 mm). Deluxe album in full Russian morocco, with gilt fillet decoration framing the covers, and an empty escutcheon on the front cover. Brass fittings, clasp intact. 24 cardboard plates, perforated. Original photographic prints. Binding rubbed, significant play in the mitred fastenings of the plates. Signs of handling. Some faded photographs. The 86 photographs depict portraits of women and men, street scenes, architectural views (mosques, fortifications), and urban and rural landscapes. The first 40 photographs show only portraits of women in traditional dress. Provenance: R. Ameil, with heraldic bookplate. A very interesting visual record of North Africa during the French colonial period.
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About the sale Fine antique and collectible books, manuscripts and modern illustrated works
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Auction time 06/29/2026 at 2:00 PM
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