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a black and white photo of a church with a clock towera sheet of paper with writing on it on a table
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Estimate €200 - €500
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Description
Achille Quinet (Paris 1831 – 1900 Cély) Paris, western façade of the Church of Saint-Germain-l’Auxerrois, c. 1865 albumen print 23.8 × 29.3 cm Yvan Christ’s collection stamp on the reverse of the mount the photographer’s name, in an unknown hand – in red ink – appears in the lower right-hand corner of the mount mounted ESTIMATE €200 – €500 STARTING PRICE €200 Achille Leon Quinet was a French photographer and the inventor of a stereoscopic camera, the Quinetoscope, named after him. The Church of Saint-Germain-l’Auxerrois is a medieval Catholic church in the 1st arrondissement of Paris, directly opposite the Louvre Palace. PLEASE NOTE: The purchase price comprises the highest bid plus the buyer’s premium, VAT and, where applicable, the artists’ resale rights fee and platform fee. In the case of standard taxation (marked °), a premium of 24% is added to the highest bid. The mandatory sales tax of 13 per cent (20 per cent for photographs) is added to the sum of the highest bid, the buyer’s premium and the platform fee. The buyer’s premium amounts to 28 per cent in the case of differential taxation. The sales tax is included in the differential taxation.
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About the sale Modern Art
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Auction time 09/30/2026 at 10:00 AM
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