Auction 64 Jewish and Israeli History and Culture
By Kedem
Jan 22, 2019
8 Ramban St, Jerusalem., Israel
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LOT 85:

Bonfils – Portfolio of Photograph – Palestine – Late 19th Century

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Bonfils – Portfolio of Photograph – Palestine – Late 19th Century
Palestine, portfolio of photographs (collotype prints) by Felix Bonfils. Studio Bonfils & Cie. [Beirut, ca. 1880].
30 photographs (collotype prints) by Felix Bonfils, mounted on cardboard plates and titled in English on the plates. Placed in the original folder, with an illustration on the front.
Among the photographed sites: Jerusalem (view of the city, Dome of the Rock, Nablus Gate, Church of the Holy Sepulchre, and more), Valley of Josaphat, Bethlehem, Tiberias, Hebron, Jaffa, the Dead Sea, and Nablus.
Plates: 32X24 cm (except for one trimmed plate). Folder: 33.5X25 cm. Good condition. Slight stains and tears to margins of plates (photographs are in good condition). Tears and blemishes to folder.

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