Stéréoscopie - Lot 13 négatifs stéréos plaque verre – 1920-1925 - Navires, bateaux de guerre, Bizerte, Levant &





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Lot of 13 glass stereoscopic negatives (6x13 cm) from the French Navy, covering Bizerte, Levant and Soissons, dating circa 1920–1925, in the original box with 13 modern 10×15 cm prints, in good condition and unsigned, made using wet collodion process.
Description from the seller
Set of 13 stereoscopic glass plates 6x13 cm — French Navy, Bizerte, Levant & Soissons (circa 1920-1925) + Original box
Beautiful ensemble of 13 original stereoscopic negatives on glass plates sized 6x13 cm, kept in their original storage box. This exceptional lot offers a remarkable historical testimony of the French Navy in the 1920s (fleet in the Mediterranean, Tunisia, Levant), paired with military scenes on metropolitan territory in Soissons.
Full description of the views in the lot:
French Navy, Bizerte & Levant:
— Bizerte (Tunisia): Warships at anchor and ship movements in the channel and basins.
— Fleet and warships of the French Navy: Battleship blowing smoke, torpedo boats at quay and at sea, submarine cruising on the surface and a traditional sailboat offshore.
— Officer and sailors in white summer uniforms on the deck of a warship during port call.
— Campaigns and operations in the Levant: Field scene showing a military vehicle/tractor toppled on its side in a ditch.
Soissons & Abbey of Saint-Jean-des-Vignes:
— Abbey of Saint-Jean-des-Vignes in Soissons: Views of the imposing medieval spires and Gothic façades framed from an interior window as well as from the parade ground.
— Bundles of rifles with the tricolor flag unfurled on the parade ground before the barracks and the abbey of Soissons.
Technical information and dating:
Locations: Bizerte (Tunisia), Levant, Soissons (Aisne, France).
Era: Circa 1920-1925.
Format: 6x13 cm (stereoscopic glass negatives).
Your purchase includes:
- Original box containing the plates.
- The 13 original vintage glass plates.
- 13 contemporary paper prints sized 10 × 15 cm.
Prints made on glossy photo paper, not from the period.
- 13 digital files provided.
The files used for the prints are sent via messaging.
Secured packaging and fast shipping.
Seller's Story
Set of 13 stereoscopic glass plates 6x13 cm — French Navy, Bizerte, Levant & Soissons (circa 1920-1925) + Original box
Beautiful ensemble of 13 original stereoscopic negatives on glass plates sized 6x13 cm, kept in their original storage box. This exceptional lot offers a remarkable historical testimony of the French Navy in the 1920s (fleet in the Mediterranean, Tunisia, Levant), paired with military scenes on metropolitan territory in Soissons.
Full description of the views in the lot:
French Navy, Bizerte & Levant:
— Bizerte (Tunisia): Warships at anchor and ship movements in the channel and basins.
— Fleet and warships of the French Navy: Battleship blowing smoke, torpedo boats at quay and at sea, submarine cruising on the surface and a traditional sailboat offshore.
— Officer and sailors in white summer uniforms on the deck of a warship during port call.
— Campaigns and operations in the Levant: Field scene showing a military vehicle/tractor toppled on its side in a ditch.
Soissons & Abbey of Saint-Jean-des-Vignes:
— Abbey of Saint-Jean-des-Vignes in Soissons: Views of the imposing medieval spires and Gothic façades framed from an interior window as well as from the parade ground.
— Bundles of rifles with the tricolor flag unfurled on the parade ground before the barracks and the abbey of Soissons.
Technical information and dating:
Locations: Bizerte (Tunisia), Levant, Soissons (Aisne, France).
Era: Circa 1920-1925.
Format: 6x13 cm (stereoscopic glass negatives).
Your purchase includes:
- Original box containing the plates.
- The 13 original vintage glass plates.
- 13 contemporary paper prints sized 10 × 15 cm.
Prints made on glossy photo paper, not from the period.
- 13 digital files provided.
The files used for the prints are sent via messaging.
Secured packaging and fast shipping.

