Persia - 90 diapositives.
Estimation :
800 / 1200
Adjudication :
Invendu
Description
Images mostly of Turkistan (formerly known as Turkestan, Kazakhstan), Persia and surroundings : waterpipe smoking men, water wheel beside the Euphrates, the Caucasus, a mosque, a palace, musicians, prisoners, beggars waiting for the Shah, men drinking coffee, a village scene, a gentleman in wedding dress. More specific in Persia : Kerman, Shah of Persia and his court, salute of the soldiers at the Palace of Isfahan, Julfa's opium poppies (Armenian quarter of Isfahan), an Armenian cathedral, the Tomb of Cyrus, the Palace of Darius in Persepolis, Sivand River, Jewish school in Isfahan, the road between Yazd and Kerman, the Salt Dessert, Caravanserai, derwishes, kajavehs, etc. Portraits of people and families in traditional clothes. Labels : "Newton".
