Nineteenth Time

Sébah & Joaillier Original period photograph, 19th century, date merchant


Sébah & Joaillier Original period photograph, 19th century, date merchant
Sébah & Joaillier Original period photograph, 19th century, date merchant
Sébah & Joaillier Original period photograph, 19th century, date merchant
Sébah & Joaillier Original period photograph, 19th century, date merchant
Sébah & Joaillier Original period photograph, 19th century, date merchant

Sébah & Joaillier Original period photograph, 19th century, date merchant    Sébah & Joaillier Original period photograph, 19th century, date merchant

Sébah & Joaillier - Original period photograph - 19th century - Date seller. Very fine period photograph, an albumen print from the late 19th century, with a sun-faded caption in the negative reading “526.

Date seller - Sébah & Joaillier.” This photograph shows a full-length portrait of a traveling date seller. This image is part of the studio’s documentary and Orientalist output, renowned for its meticulous documentation of “popular types” and small street trades at the end of the Ottoman Empire. Dimensions: 21 x 26.3 cm. Condition: The photograph does not lie flat on its own.

There is a trace of oxidation along the lower margin and two creases in the lower-left corner. See photos for more details.

Number of pages: 1 page. Autograph letters, old papers, antique books, photographs, prints, stamps... We appraise and/or buy your letters, letter collections, and antique books throughout France.

Please do not hesitate to contact me. Careful shipping in a rigid, waterproof package within three days. Usual postal delays apply in addition. If you are not completely satisfied, return shipping is at the seller’s expense within Europe. For the rest of the world, return shipping is at the buyer’s expense.


Sébah & Joaillier Original period photograph, 19th century, date merchant    Sébah & Joaillier Original period photograph, 19th century, date merchant