Ventes live - Lot 460

Ventes live - Lot 460

[China - Qing dynasty]

[SAUNDERS, William]

Execution scene.

C. 1870


Prix de marteau: € 90

€ 80 / 100

Enchérir en direct (Drouot*) Enchérir en direct (Invaluable*)

Les enchères sont closes


Description du lot

Albumen print, b/w, 21,5 x 28 cm, pasted on cardboard (mount soiled and def.).

Is this a staged scene set up by the photographer to illustrate an execution? Or is this a real execution during the Second Opium War? The British-born Saunders arrived in the late 1850s to China. He became the leading photographer in Shanghai during the late Qing dynasty.
On verso: Funeral procession. Albumen print, b/w, laid down on cardboard (upper left corner loosening).

Plus de photos

Enchérir en direct

Les enchères sont closes


Lot 460

Execution scene.

[SAUNDERS, William]

Connectez-vous pour enchérir
Nouvel utilisateur ? Créer un compte .
Se connecter
© Arenberg Auctions 2025 – Webdesign Webit
Voorwaarden | Privacy Policy | Cookiebeleid