194 - [Middle East - BERGGREN (Guillaume); BONFILS]. Set of 26 late 19th-century photographs: Turkey, the Holy Land, Egypt.

[Middle East - BERGGREN (Guillaume); BONFILS]. Set of 26 late 19th-century photographs: Turkey, the Holy Land, Egypt. 26 vintage prints mounted on heavy paper (24 x 32 cm), in a cardboard folder. "J. R." stamp affixed to the photographs; "Alfred LECLÈRE 50, rue de Chabrol" stamp on the reverse of the sheets. A few pinholes or signs of yellowing in places. A fine collection comprising: - 10 views of Constantinople signed by Berggren: no. 115, Khyrka Chérif at the Old Seraglio (signed G. Berg.); View of Anatol Kavak, Upper Bosphorus, no. 70; Fountain of the Fresh Waters of Asia, no. 42; Validé Djami Square, no. 91; Gate of Hagia Sophia, no. 124; Interior of the Baghdad Kiosk at the Old Seraglio, no. 117; [View of the interior of Hagia Sophia] (yellowed print); Street in Istanbul, No. 146; Ablution Fountain at Hagia Sophia, No. 195; Ahmed’s Fountain, No. 12. - 7 views of the Holy Land signed by Bonfils: 406 - House of Movais (sic) Riche, 4th Station [Jerusalem]; 407 - 5th Station, [Jerusalem]; 431 - Site of Jacob’s Tower; 416 - Valley of Jehoshaphat; 425 - Field of Gethsemane; 397 - Jaffa Bazaar; 446 - Capernaum. - 9 views of Cairo, untitled, unsigned. A photographer of Swedish origin, Guillaume BERGGREN (1835–1920) is known for his views of Istanbul, where he settled in 1866. Founded in Beirut in 1867 by Félix Bonfils and continued by his wife Lydie and their son Adrien, the BONFILS Studio was one of the most famous photographic studios in the region during the 19th century.