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679 - SARTHE – LOCAL FIGURES – THORIGNE-SUR-BUE – PHOTOGRAPH circa…
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SARTHE – LOCAL FIGURES – THORIGNE-SUR-BUE – PHOTOGRAPH circa 1860 by GUSTAVE “ ( * )” of “LE PÈRE LA FORET” " – Close-up frontal view, seated, in typical period attire, with long, straight hair falling over the top of the head. – Albumen bromide mounted on card, visiting-card size 10.7 x 6.3 cm - On the reverse, the photographer’s signature: a radiating circle crowned by two palm fronds; the letters C and G inverted in the centre, with the inscription ‘facta est lux’ and a reference to his first-class medal at the 1860 Industrial Exhibition, ‘GUSTAVE, SGDG-certified, LE MANS’. - Also a handwritten note regarding his father, La Forêt: “lived in the Thorigné-sur-Bué area (Sarthe)”. ( * ) - Gustave COSSON: born in Saint-Dizier on 18 December 1824, died in Bar-le-Duc on 8 May 1896. A photographer who worked under the artistic name “GUSTAVE”, first in Paris from 1844 to 1855 at No. 35 Boulevard de la Bonne Nouvelle, then in Le Mans from 1856 until his death, initially at No. 6 Rue du Porc-Épic, then, in 1859, at 6 Rue du Crucifix – His studio in Le Mans still stands today; it is the last surviving 19th-century studio in France, a large, light-filled studio that set the standard for its kind, and is now listed as a historic monument – His advertisement read: “Daguerreotype miniature portraits and photography on paper, on plate, on glass and on canvas. In a matter of seconds, whatever the weather, in a large, glass-walled studio that is very well heated in winter. Likeness guaranteed, success assured. Produced by Gustave, painter and teacher”.
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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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