Peking, History and description by Alph. Favier
CHINA - 19th century
Estimate : 1 000 - 1 500 €
Sold 2 000 €
Peking, History and description by Alph. Favier vUres, 157 phototypes, 24 collographs and 10 large color compositions.
Imprimerie Lazaristes au Pé-T’ang
Print date: 1897
Hard-wearing fabric box decorated with flowering branches, Mandarin and Manchu characters. The edge of the box is embellished with embroidered dragons and polychrome symbols.
Box: 39 x 31 cm
Book: 35 x 28 cm
Provenance: Collection of Baron de X. Military diplomat attached to the British General Staff, who took part in the China, Cochinchina and Annam campaigns between 1854 and 1863. Then by descent in the family.
Peking, History and description by Alph. Favier - CHINA - 19th century
Peking, History and description by Alph. Favier - CHINA - 19th century
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