Auction 84 - Jewish and Israeli History, Culture and Art
Including: Items from the Estate of Ruth Dayan, Old Master Works, Israeli Art and Numismatics
Bonfils – Twelve Photographs of the Stations of the Via Dolorosa of Jerusalem – 19th Century
Opening: $200
Sold for: $250
Including buyer's premium
Twelve photographs of the stations of the Via Dolorosa of Jerusalem, by Felix Bonfils. [Second half of the 19th century].
Large photographs of the stations of the Via Dolorosa of Jerusalem. Captioned in the plate (some captions faded and difficult to decipher); all except one are signed in the plate "Bonfils".
The photographs are mounted on six heavy mounts (two photographs per leaf – one on each side). Handwritten captions (French) on mounts.
Photographs: approx. 22X28 cm. Mounts: approx. 29X33 cm. Good condition. Minor blemishes. Minor stains and tears to margins of mounts (around the photographs). Buckling to photographs and mounts (as a result of humidity or glue damage).
Postcards, Souvenirs of Palestine, Photography
Postcards, Souvenirs of Palestine, Photography