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several old photographs of people and animals in a rural setting
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Estimate €500 - €700
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Africa Sébah et al., Jean Pascal A collection of 32 photographs, comprising mainly ethnographic images from Africa. Vintage prints. Albumin and silver gelatine prints. Circa 1890. Various formats ranging from approx. 9 x 12 to 18 x 24 cm. Occasionally with a caption printed on the image; some have handwritten notes on the reverse. Note: The photographs depict local people and villages, including Sultan Bhangele, the Same (Tanzania), Wagogo warriors (Bantu), Zanzibar, Urundi, ‘Tanganika people’ (Tanganyika) (Carl Vicenti, Dar es Salaam, with his blind stamp), Kismani, Wilhelmstal (on the reverse with a dedication by Hugo Hönemann in memory of the hunt), portraits and family photographs of local people by A. Monteiro, Dar es Salaam, and J.P. Fernandes (with stamp), German colonial troops in Togo, 2 photographs of Western men in white seated at a table (each bearing a stamp on the reverse: ‘Coutinho Bros Dar es Salaam’ and a former dedication signed ‘Förster’), warthog (stamp: J.P. Fernandes). - Some are creased and have discolouration, but generally well preserved. Collection of 32 photographs, predominantly ethnographic images from Africa. Vintage prints. Albumen and silver gelatine prints. - Some with handwritten notes on the reverse. - The photographs depict local people and villages, including Sultan Bhangele, Same (Tanzania), Wagogo warriors (Bantu), Zanzibar, Urundi, ‘Tanganika people’ (Tanganyika) (Carl Vicenti, Dar es Salaam, with his blind stamp), Kismani, Wilhelmstal (on the reverse with a dedication by Hugo Hönemann in memory of the hunt), portraits and family photographs of local people by A. Monteiro, Dar es Salaam, and J.P. Fernandes (with stamp), German colonial troops in Togo, 2 photographs of Western men in white seated at a table (each bearing a stamp reading ‘Coutinho Bros Dar es Salaam’ and a handwritten dedication signed ‘Förster’), warthog (stamp: J.P. Fernandes). – Partially creased and with defects, but generally well preserved.
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About the sale Valuable books, prints, historical photographs
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Auction time 10/24/2026 at 10:00 AM
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