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an old black and white photo of three children sitting on a benchan old photo of a book with a picture of an eye on it
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659 - CHINA / PARIS WORLD EXHIBITION 1867 – RARE VISIT CARD-SIZE P…
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Estimate €120
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CHINA / PARIS WORLD EXHIBITION 1867 – RARE VISIT CARD-SIZE PHOTOGRAPH, albumen bromide mounted on card, 10.5 x 6.3 cm – PHOTOGRAPHER BERTALL & Co ( * ) - the tea sellers in the Chinese Garden, a close-up of the three seated ladies, including Mrs LEAO YA TCHOE.. ( * ) BERTALL, pseudonym of Charles Constant Albert Nicolas d’ARNOUX de LIMOGES SAINT SAENS, born on 18 December in Paris, died in Soyons on 24 March 1882. A pioneer of photography and one of the most prolific illustrators of the 19th century. Balzac took him under his wing and he was one of his regular illustrators. 3,600 of his drawings appeared in popular novels, and he contributed to *L’Illustration*, *Le Grelot* and other publications...
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About the sale SALE OF COINS, BANKNOTES, MEDALS, CIVILIAN AND MILITARY HEADGEAR, INSIGNIA AND DECORATIONS – lots 300 to 598 Followed by OLD PAPERS, PHOTOGRAPHS, POSTCARDS, DOCUMENTS AND MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS – Lots 599 to 862
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Auction time 10/20/2026 at 2:00 PM
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