Auction 115
By Bertolami Fine Art
Jun 14, 2022
Piazza Lovatelli, 1 00186 Roma, Italy

Martedì 14 giugno 2022 dalle ore 15:00 CEST
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LOT 23:

EGYPTIAN CABINET WITH PHOTO HOLDER
Important piece of furniture / display from an original photo from 1880. ...

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EGYPTIAN CABINET WITH PHOTO HOLDER
Important piece of furniture / display from an original photo from 1880. Inside are portraits of princes, princesses, warriors, musicians, workers, dancers and archive images from the first archaeological collections in Cairo. Produced with noble woods and mother of pearl. Inside we find the inscription "Costantinople" in gold as a testimony of origin. The photographs are all original and altogether there are 46. Constantinople, 1880. Dimensions 66 x 50 x 12 cm N.B. The department was unable to translate either of the two front lettering that could indicate the photographer's name.