1. VITTORIO SELLA. Aiguille Chardonnet, from Col du Tour, 10,322 feet, c. 1879-1892, Sella number AIII 1539. 11x15.1" gelatin silver print, printed c. 1893, flush mounted on thin board, mounted on 12.3x16.4" heavy gray board. Inscribed in ink on mount recto: Alps / Aiguille Verte [crossed out] Chardonnet from Col du Tour 10332 feet / 1539 / AIII; Print recto embossed with artist's credit stamp in bottom right corner; inscribed in blue pencil on mount verso: 1539 / AIII.

2. VITTORIO SELLA. Grand Combin, Mt. Velan, Lakelet near the Moraine of the Orny Glacier, from the Orny Hut and 8,528 feet, c. 1879-1892, Sella number AIII 1535 bis. 11.4x15.3" collodion print, printed c. 1893, flush mounted on thin board, mounted on 13x16.5" heavy gray board. Inscribed in ink on mount recto: Alps / Grand Combin, Mt. Velan, Lakelet / III 1535 bis; Print recto embossed with artist's credit stamp in bottom right corner; inscribed in pencil: AIII 1535 bis; inscribed in pencil on mount verso: Loan 41.

The Mont Blanc massif (French: Massif du Mont-Blanc; Italian: Massiccio del Monte Bianco) is a mountain range in the Alps, located mostly in France and Italy, but also straddling Switzerland at its northeastern end. It contains eleven major independent summits, each over 4,000 metres (13,123 ft) in height. It is named after Mont Blanc that is 4,808 metres 15,774 ft with a promenince of 4696m 15,405 ft. is the 11 largest in the world Mt. Blanc is the highest point in western Europe and the European Union. Because of its considerable overall altitude, a large proportion of the massif is covered by glaciers, which include the Mer de Glace and the Miage Glacier - the longest glaciers in France and Italy, respectively. It stands between the Aosta Valley, Italy and Savoie and Haute-Savoie, France

His groundbreaking works of art from the Alps, the Caucasus, Africa, Alaska, and the Himalayas influenced Victorian aesthetics, and furthered scientific studies in the fields of anthropology, cartography, meteorology, and botany, and currently are used extensively in studies of glacial retreat.

Although small in stature (only 5 foot 6 inches, today he would be considered an elite athlete) Sella possessed tremendous strength and endurance. He carried heavy, large-format cameras and glass plates, scaled treacherous slopes, worked in challenging weather conditions, and endured storage conditions that sometimes ruined his negatives. He made photographs with both stereoscopic and handheld Kodak cameras, afterward enlarging his prints by various means. His masterful compositions of sublime peaks captured crisp details and the vast array of tonal ranges enhanced by high-altitude light and shadow. His most celebrated works are large, multi-plate panoramas.

1. 1539 Excellent: Minor wear, edge wear, rub marks and dirt. Mount has edge and corner wear, marks and dirt.
2. 1535 Good: Moderate wear, edge, scratches and corner wear, rub marks and streaks. Mount is missing edges and corners with other dirt and marks.