Auction 63 - Rare and Important Items
Six Photographs of Hebron and of the Cave of the Patriarchs Interior, 19th Century
Opening: $1,500
Estimate: $4,000 - $6,000
Sold for: $2,500
Including buyer's premium
Six photographs portraying Hebron and the Cave of the Patriarchs. [Hebron-Jerusalem, second half of 19th century].
Rare photographs portraying the interior of the Cave of the Patriarchs in the last decades of the 19th century as well as the structure on top of the cave, built during the Second Temple period. According to tradition, the cave is the burial site of Adam and Eve, Abraham, Isaac, Jacob, Sarah, Rebecca and Leah, and is one of the holiest sites in Judaism and Islam (both a synagogue and a mosque exist there). In 2017 UNESCO declared the old city of Hebron and the Cave of Patriarchs in particular as a world heritage site.
1-2. Two photographs of the cave interior, by the photographer Garabed Krikorian. [Ca.1870s]. Signed in the plate: G. Krikorian.
27.5 X 21.5 cm. Good condition. Creases. Small tears at margins.
3-5. Three photographs depicting the stairs leading up to the cave and a general view of the town of Hebron and the structure on top of the cave. Possibly taken by Garabed Krikorian (not signed). [Ca. 1870s].
27.5 X 21.5 cm. Good condition. Creases. Slight tears at margins. Some stains.
6. Vue Générale d'Hebron – General view of Hebron, photograph by the photographer Felix Bonfils. [Ca. 1880]. Titled and signed in the plate.
28 X 21.5 cm. Good condition. Creases. Small tears at margins. Repaired with adhesive tape. Some stains.
The Armenian photographer Garabed Krikorian (1847-1918/20) was born in Izmir and arrived in Palestine at an early age. Studied in the Armenian Seminary for Priests in Jerusalem and learned photography with the photographer Garabedian, photographer of the Armenian Patriarchate (and later the Patriarch). In 1885 Krikorian opened the first studio in Jerusalem (on Jaffa Street). Among other things, he officially documented the visit of the German Emperor in Jerusalem in 1898 and taught the photographers Khalil Raad and Ya'akov Ben-Dov.
Krikorian's photographs documenting the Cave of Patriarchs interior and the structure on top of the cave are not recorded in literature about photography in Palestine in the 19th century.
Rare photographs portraying the interior of the Cave of the Patriarchs in the last decades of the 19th century as well as the structure on top of the cave, built during the Second Temple period. According to tradition, the cave is the burial site of Adam and Eve, Abraham, Isaac, Jacob, Sarah, Rebecca and Leah, and is one of the holiest sites in Judaism and Islam (both a synagogue and a mosque exist there). In 2017 UNESCO declared the old city of Hebron and the Cave of Patriarchs in particular as a world heritage site.
1-2. Two photographs of the cave interior, by the photographer Garabed Krikorian. [Ca.1870s]. Signed in the plate: G. Krikorian.
27.5 X 21.5 cm. Good condition. Creases. Small tears at margins.
3-5. Three photographs depicting the stairs leading up to the cave and a general view of the town of Hebron and the structure on top of the cave. Possibly taken by Garabed Krikorian (not signed). [Ca. 1870s].
27.5 X 21.5 cm. Good condition. Creases. Slight tears at margins. Some stains.
6. Vue Générale d'Hebron – General view of Hebron, photograph by the photographer Felix Bonfils. [Ca. 1880]. Titled and signed in the plate.
28 X 21.5 cm. Good condition. Creases. Small tears at margins. Repaired with adhesive tape. Some stains.
The Armenian photographer Garabed Krikorian (1847-1918/20) was born in Izmir and arrived in Palestine at an early age. Studied in the Armenian Seminary for Priests in Jerusalem and learned photography with the photographer Garabedian, photographer of the Armenian Patriarchate (and later the Patriarch). In 1885 Krikorian opened the first studio in Jerusalem (on Jaffa Street). Among other things, he officially documented the visit of the German Emperor in Jerusalem in 1898 and taught the photographers Khalil Raad and Ya'akov Ben-Dov.
Krikorian's photographs documenting the Cave of Patriarchs interior and the structure on top of the cave are not recorded in literature about photography in Palestine in the 19th century.
Photographs - Palestine
Photographs - Palestine