Stéréoscopie - Lot 20 négatifs stéréos plaque verre – 1910-1925 - Pyrénées, Biarritz, Fontainebleau, Lourdes

Set of 20 stereoscopic plates 6x13 cm — Pyrenees, Biarritz, Fontainebleau, Lourdes & Belgium (circa 1910-1925) + Original Box

Superb set of 20 original stereoscopic negatives on glass plates in 6x13 cm format, kept in their original storage box. This exceptional lot combines the grandeur of the French royal residences, pilgrimages to Lourdes and Liesse, the Basque coast, and the spectacular landscapes of the Hautes-Pyrénées.

Full description of the lot’s views:

Locations and monuments specifically identified:
— Lutour Valley, near Cauterets ( torrents, waterfalls and mountain landscapes )
— Theater Box (or “Madam’s Hole”), an arch carved in rock located in Biarritz, near the Rocher de la Vierge
— Rocher de la Vierge located in Biarritz (with the metal footbridge and the sea panorama)
— Sylvie House, located in the park of the Château de Chantilly
— Cirque of Gavarnie and its Grande Cascade in the Hautes-Pyrénées (monumental rock cliff and torrents)
— Château de Fontainebleau from the Grand Parterre
— Cour des Adieux (old Cour du Cheval Blanc) of the Château de Fontainebleau
— City Hall of Ghent (Belgium, Gothic and Renaissance architecture)
— Way of the Cross of Espélugues at the Lourdes Sanctuary (sculpted station with monumental statues)
— Basilica of the Immaculate Conception (surmounted by its large neo-Gothic spire) as well as the ramps and the façade of the Basilica Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire within the Lourdes Sanctuary
— Basilica of Our Lady of Liesse, located in Liesse-Notre-Dame

Description of the other photos and additional views in the lot:
— Interior and nave of the Basilica of Liesse-Notre-Dame: axial view of the central nave showing the chairs, the sculpted pulpit and the chorus bathed in light, as well as a tight shot of the main altar and the altarpiece.
— Family portraits and intimate scenes: Outdoor portraits posed against brick walls and in gardens (woman and young girls in period attire, groups posing in front of the palaces).
— River landscapes and ponds: Shaded shores, water mirrors lined with tall poplars and undergrowth.

Technical information and dating:

Locations: Biarritz (64), Cauterets, Gavarnie, Lourdes (65), Fontainebleau (77), Chantilly (60), Liesse-Notre-Dame (02), Ghent (Belgium).

Era: Circa 1910-1925.

Format: 6x13 cm (stereoscopic glass negatives).

Your purchase includes:

- Original box containing the plates.
- The 20 original period glass plates.
- 20 modern 10 × 15 cm prints.
Prints made on glossy photo paper, not period.
- 20 digital files offered.
The files used for the prints are sent via email.

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