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Oblong folio album with 54 albumen and 7 photolitho photographs, showing ruins and city scenes. Half leather with spine stamped "Egypt" in gilt. The black and white photographs mounted on boards. Each print approximately 22 cm x 28 cm, signed in the negative, the majority numbered and captioned in French. The photographers: - Felix Bonfils, French photographer, active 1867 - 1885. - G. Lekegian & Co., French company, active 1860 - 1890. - Zangaki Brothers, Greek photographers, active 1860 - ...

No. 02 = Bonfils No. 1460: Matareyeh - Park with group of ostriches. No. 03 = Zangaki No. 495: Cairo - General view of the citadel. No. 04 = Bonfils No. 1363: Cairo - General view of tombs of califsand citadel. No. 05 = Bonfils No. 1109: Cairo - Mosque Kait-Bey. No. 06 = Bonfils No. 1369: Cairo - Mosque of al Azhar. No. 07 = Bonfils No. 1371: Cairo - Mosque of al Azhar, the courtyard. No. 08 = Bonfils No. 1089: Cairo - The mosque of Amr Ibn al-As. No. 09 = Bonfils: Cairo - Street scene. ...

No. 14 = Bonfils No. 105: Giza - Valley temple of Khephren. No. 15 = Bonfils No. 111: Giza - Great Sphinx and pyramids. No. 16 = Bonfils No. 114: Giza - Tourists climbing pyramid of Khufu. No. 17 = Bonfils No. 621: Daily life - Women carrying water. No. 18 = Zangaki No. 511: Daily life - family with camel. No. 19 = Lekegian: Mit Rahina - Colossus of Ramesses II (No. 17.). No. 20 = Zangaki No. 1019: Wall relief. No. 21 = Schroeder No. 5527: Theben West Bank - The Memnon colosses. No. 22 =...

No. 26 = Lekegian No. 1061: Theben West Bank - Medinet 1st court. No. 27 = Bonfils No. 224: Theben West Bank - Medinet Abou Wall relief. No. 28 = Bonfils No. 160: Theben West Bank - Medinet Habu. No. 29 = Lekegian: Ramesses (...). No. 30 = Zangaki: Theben West Bank - Deir-el-Bahri. No. 31 = Lekegian No. 1073: Luxor - Pylon of Ramesses II with an obelisk. No. 32 = Zangaki No. 969: Luxor - Colossus of Ramesses II. No. 33 = Lekegian No. 1062: Luxor - Collones d'Amenhotep III. No. 34 = Phot...

No. 38 = Bonfils No. 144: Karnak - Hypostyle hall. No. 39 = Zangaki No. 989: Karnak - Hypostyle hall. No. 40 = Bonfils No. 143: Karnak - Hypostyle hall. No. 41 = Bonfils No. 142: Karnak - Hypostyle hall. No. 42 = Lekegian No. 1113: Karnak - Hypostyle hall. No. 43 = Lekegian No. 1114: Karnak - Hypostyle hall. No. 44 = Zangaki No. 903: Karnak - Temple precinct of Amun. No. 45 = Zangaki No. 1003: Karnak - Obelisk. No. 46 = Zangaki No. 998: Karnak - Wall relief. No. 47 = Zangaki No. 899: Ka...

No. 50 = Lekegian No. 1143: Edfou - Wall relief coronation. No. 51 = Lekegian No. 1142: Edfou - Door with wall reliefs. No. 52 = Bonfils No. 171: ? - Portique de temple d'Esmeh. No. 53 = Zangaki No. 630: Daily life - Men at draw well. No. 54 = Bonfils: Daily life - Man draw water from a well. No. 55 = Bonfils No. 178: Nile - 1st cataract. No. 56 = Zangaki No. 1053: Nile - 1st cataract. No. 57 = Photoglob No. 5583: Nile - 1st cataract. No. 58 = Lekegian: Philae - Hall of columns. No. 59 ...

A Central Anatolian prayer kilim in beautiful colors. Woven in slit tapestry, warp and weft in wool. Condition: Colors slightly faded, minor wear and few small repairs. Collectors piece, the weave is very fine and delicate, should not be exposed to heavy traffic. Dimensions: 202 x 118 cm without fringes.

Figured blue silk. Stitched on embroidered roundels with design of a boy holding flowers. Applied with black silk band and ribbon at the collar, cuffs and hem. On yellow silk satin in satin stitch and Peking knot beautifully embroidered sleeve bands with flowers, peaches and bats. Peach colored silk lining. Condition: One roundel at the back and parts of the ribbon missing. Some wear and minor staining, loose threads, lining worn, repair. Dimension: Sleeve to sleeve 148 cm, 57 cm high.

Bamboo Brush pot of almost cylindrical form, the front deeply carved in low relief, depicting six scholars riding on mules in a mountainous landscape with pine trees. Backside left undecorated. Condition: One large age crack on the backside, some smaller fissures to the base. Dimensions: 21,3 cm high, 14,7 cm diameter. Weight: 710 gram.

A kneeling fish seller beholding his coop with huge fishes. The earthenware figure painted in polychrome colors, the skin areas in matt glaze orange. Condition: Good. Dimensions: 10,7 cm high x 9,5 cm wide. Weight: 302 gram.

A rare oval und convex shaped Japanese iron sword guard with two amaryu in gold nunome. Condition: good. Dimensions: 6,9 cm high x 6,1 cm wide.