Charles Marville

Lot 32 four prints CHARLES MARVILLE (french 1816-1879) "TURIN" Photographer's stamp bottom center and ink stamped title. Albumen print. each image approx.: 8 1/2 x 14 1/4 in. (21.6 x 36.2cm) Unframed (4). Estimate $1,000-2,000 All four very foxed overall, including areas on the photograph itslef. Margins ripped at various places. Dark gray smudges in several places on mount. Descriptions provided in both printed and on-line catalogue formats do not include condition reports. The absence of a condition statement does not imply that the lot is in perfect condition or completely free from wear and tear, imperfections or the effects of aging. Interested bidders are strongly encouraged to request a condition report on any lots upon which they intend to bid, prior to placing a bid. All transactions are governed by Freeman's Conditions of Sale.

Marville, Charles Heidelberg Castle, Ottheinrichsbau Heidelberg Castle, Ottheinrichsbau. 1852. Albumen print. 25,2 x 35 cm. Flush-mounted to board. Heidelberg castle was one of the most popular stops of the Grand Tour. Among the many castle photographers, Marville was one of the first professional photographers to realize the need for quality views of the sites the rich tourists visited. - Slight oxidation mirroring in lower area, some light foxing spots in sky area, a few small losses in emulsion in upper edge, traces of previous mounting on the verso, otherwise in good condition. Lit.: Milan Chlumsky (ed.). Das Heidelberger Schloß in der Fotografie vor 1900. Heidelberg 1990, ill. p. 27.

LOT 32 CHARLES MARVILLE (1816 - 1879) DANS LE JARDIN DE L'ECOLE DES BEAUX-ARTS, À PARIS, 1853 3,000—4,000 GBP DESCRIPTION Salt print by the Blanquart-Evrard process mounted on a printed album page, the image signed and dated in the negative. LITERATURE AND REFERENCES From Etudes et Paysages, Imprimerie Blanquart-Evrard, Paris, 1853.

measurements note 32 x 23 cm (12½ x 9 in.) Salt print, Blanquart-Evrard process. Mounted on original card,with printed series title on the mount above, and printed title,plate number and name of the editor on the mount below. CATALOGUE NOTE From the series 'Paris photographique' edited byBlanquart-Evrard's Imprimerie Photographique in Lille.

Lot Description CHARLES MARVILLE (1816-1879) Pavillon de l'Horloge au Louvre, 1853 or earlier Blanquard-Evrard process print from waxed paper negative printed titles, publisher's and printer's credits on mount 13 x 9¼in. (33 x 23.2cm.) Special Notice VAT rate of 5% is payable on hammer price and at 15% on the buyer's premium