ASP145-5

Albumen photograph, 4 1/4"h x 6"w (10.8 x 15.2 cm), of the dining room in the Albrecht Dürer house in Nuremberg, showing a charming, late medieval interior. Blind stamped in lower right corner "Rud. Albrecht / Nürnberg /1895". Whether the numbers signify an inventory number or the year the photo was taken is hard to say. In any case, photo circa 1895. Mounted to a period beige stiff card mount measuring 9 1/2"h x 12"w. In fine, clean condition. $35.00

ASP42-5

Unmounted albumen print, 9 1/2"h x 7"w (24 x 18 cm), of the monument to Rajaran Chuttraputti, Maharajah of Kolhapur. This young Indian prince was traveling through Florence in 1870 when he died suddenly at the age of 21. His body was burnt on the banks of the Arno, and this monument was erected by his friends on the spot where his funeral rite was conducted. No identifying stamps, etc. to verso. Photo circa 1875. Slight "wrinkling" to upper quarter of print due to it's unmounted state. Else, in excellent condition with beautiful clarity. $40.00

ASP43-5

Superb unmounted albumen print, 7"h x 9 1/4"w (18 x 23.5 cm), of the Scala dei Giganti (Giant's Staircase) in the Doge's Palace, Venice. So called because of the large statues of Mars and Neptune at the head of the staircase. Photographer unidentified but photograph numbered and titled in the negative;"6.A. VENEZIA Scala dei Giganti". Circa 1875. Print in as-new condition with gorgeous rich brown toning. $40.00

ASP44-5

Lovely unmounted albumen print, 5"h x 8"w (13 x 20 cm), of the choir of Exeter Cathedral, from the Scottish studio of James Valentine (1815-1879). Titled, numbered and initialed in the negative. Circa 1870. Tiny chip to right edge of photo with an equally tiny crease to extreme lower left corner. Else, photo in near fine condition. $30.00

ASP45-5

Unmounted photochrome, 6 1/2"h x 8 3/4"w (16.5 x 22 cm), of the Town Hall in Hamburg overlooking the Alster lake. Numbered and titled in the image; "Hamburg Rathaus mit Alster". Circa 1895. Stamped on verso of image "Photocrom". Creasing and tiny chip to upper left corner. Else, in near fine condition with lovely coloring. $25.00

ASP46-5

Gorgeous gelatin silver print, 7"h x 9 1/2"w (18 x 24 cm), of the cathedral of Trier, Germany with the Liebfrauenkirche. Numbered and titled along bottom edge; "Trier. Dom mit Liebfrauenkirche". Photo circa 1900. Published by the Verlag der Neuen Photogr. Gesellschaft A.G., Steglitz-Berlin, 1907. In the center of the photo, in the lower loggia, one can see a mason in his white uniform pausing in his work while the picture is taken. In fine condition with beautiful toning. $25.00

ASP47-5

Absolutely charming gelatin silver studio portrait of a girl. 8"h x 4 1/2"w (20 x 11.5 cm). She poses dressed in a costume for a school play (or perhaps a dance recital, because of the satin ballet slippers) that has daisies attached to the waist of her dress and the brim of her hat, from under which cascade her long ringlets. She sits cross-legged, hands on her knees, smiling with bright eyes that look confidently into the camera. She has all the poise of a "pro". From the Bachrach Studios, circa 1920. In as-new condition, housed in a studio issued folder. $28.00

ASP48-5

Gelatin silver photograph, 4 1/2'h x 6 3/4"w (11.5 x 17 cm), of a (minor league?) baseball team and it's manager posed outside on a grassy rise, with bats, gloves, balls and catcher's mask "artfully" arranged in front. Photo circa 1915. Attached to a decorative grey cardboard mount that measures 8"h x 10" w. Photo in near fine condition with a few minor surface abrasions. Scan of mount available upon request. $38.00 SOLD

ASP49-5

Lovely cyanotype, 4 1/2"h x 7 1/2"w (11.5 x 19 cm), of an imposing wood school house built on a rise. As befits the American attitude towards education in the latter part of the 19th century, this is a very grand building with its corner pilasters, heavy moulding and a charming, decorative bell tower on the roof. Mounted to a biege card stock slightly larger than the image, and stamped on the verso "J.(?) W. Colburn". American school, circa 1890. There is a thin, faint band of fading running horizontally across the upper quarter of the image, with a very slight bow to the mount. Else, in fine condition. $45.00

ASP122-5

Albumen photographic portrait, 6 1/2"h x 4"w (16.5 x 10.2 cm), mounted as a cabinet card of Charles John Ellicott (1816-1905), bishop of Glouster and Bristol from 1863-1897. This is a true Victorian portrait of a "man of the cloth" with it's lovely, soft focus and toning, and the sitter's steadfast gaze. Studio mark of "The London Stereoscopic Photographic Co., London". Touch of scattered soiling to mount recto and verso and to image surface. Else, in clean near fine condition. $25.00