19th Century Photographs of Europe 2016-05-05 Auction - 105 Price Results - Last Chance in NY
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William Page Wood, Baron HatherleyOld Gateway, Laloire, France. c1875Over Painted Rustic Photograph, c1868
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19th Century Photographs of Europe

The albumen print, invented in 1850 by Louis Désiré Blanquart-Evrard, was the first commercially exploitable method of producing a print on a paper base from a negative. It used the albumen found in egg whites to bind the photographic chemicals to the paper and became the dominant form of photographic positives from 1855 to the turn of the century, with a peak in the 1860-90 period.

Albumen prints are placed in direct contact with the negative. Since the image emerges as a direct result of exposure to light and without the aid of a developing solution, the albumen print is a printed rather than developed photograph.

Frederick Scott Archer’s invention of sensitizing glass plates with Collodion (wet plate) in 1851 revolutionized photography. Within ten years it had replaced almost all other processes. The use of glass negatives instead of paper made a far better image, as well as the ability to make multiple copies of consistent quality. This hailed the beginning of the Golden Age of photography when everything and anything was possible to photograph, both in the studio and out in the furthest reaches of the World.

In this section we bring you some of those images that demonstrate this new found freedom.
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Knab Cottage, the home of Hartley Coleridge: Knab Cottage, the home of Hartley Coleridge Knab Cottage, the home of Hartley Coleridge. DetailsCondition: Verty good tonality and contrastYear: c1880Country: EnglandMaker: J. Payne JenningsHeight:
0002: Knab Cottage, the home of Hartley ColeridgeEst. $1,125-$1,500
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Arch of Constantine, Rome: Arch of Constantine, Rome Arch of Constantine, Rome. Constructed in 330AD. DetailsCondition: goodYear: 1860Country: ItalyMaker: UnknownHeight: 120 x 145mm, 4.75 x 5.5 inches ovalMaterials: Albumen
0003: Arch of Constantine, RomeEst. $375-$500Lot Passed
Oxford Market: Oxford Market Caption on mount: The Society for Photographing of Old London 1879. Photographed & Printed in Permanent Carbon by Henry Dixon, 112 Albany Street, London. N.W. Number 60.
0006: Oxford MarketEst. $675-$900Lot Passed
Torrent Walk, Dolgelly, Wales: Torrent Walk, Dolgelly, Wales Torrent Walk, Dolgelly, Wales. (UK). DetailsCondition: Very Good with rich tonesYear: c1870Country: EnglandMaker: James ValentineHeight: 190 x 290 mm, 7 3/8 x 11 1/2
0007: Torrent Walk, Dolgelly, WalesEst. $375-$500Lot Passed
Great Laxey Wheel, Isle of Man: Great Laxey Wheel, Isle of Man The Great Laxey Wheel, Isle of Man. The Wheel was built to pump water from the Great Laxey Mining Company Lead and Zinc Mine. Built in 1854 and named Lady Isabella
0008: Great Laxey Wheel, Isle of ManEst. $525-$700Lot Passed
Market Place, Shrewsbury: Market Place, Shrewsbury In an early hand - Market Place, Shrewsbury. In the negative - The Square, Shrewsbury. Good image of this famous market town and the statue of Clive of India.
0010: Market Place, ShrewsburyEst. $225-$300Lot Passed
Amstel River, Amsterdam, c1880: Amstel River, Amsterdam, c1880 The River Amstel, Amsterdam, c1880. DetailsCondition: Very good, with good contrast and tonalityYear: c1880Country: NetherlandsMaker: UnknownHeight: 8 x 10.25 inches,
0014: Amstel River, Amsterdam, c1880Est. $375-$500Lot Passed
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Paris Opera House, c1889: Paris Opera House, c1889 Paris Opera House, c1889. Great street scene. DetailsCondition: Good, with fair contrast and tonalityYear: c1889Country: FranceMaker: L.P. PhotoHeight: 8 x 10.5 inches, 205
0015: Paris Opera House, c1889Est. $300-$400
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Heligoland, Norway. c1880: Heligoland, Norway. c1880 Heligoland, Norway. c1880. DetailsCondition: Good, with good contrast and tonalityYear: c1880Country: NorwayMaker: UnknownHeight: 6.75 x 9 inches, 172 x 230 mmMaterials:
0017: Heligoland, Norway. c1880Est. $300-$400Lot Passed
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