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FELIX GASPARD FARAUT (1846-1911)
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FELIX GASPARD FARAUT (1846-1911)

Views of Cambodia

Price realised GBP 2,031
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FELIX GASPARD FARAUT (1846-1911)

Views of Cambodia

Price realised GBP 2,031
Price realised GBP 2,031
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FELIX GASPARD FARAUT (1846-1911)
Views of Cambodia
Album of 25 albumen prints. 1875-81. Varying sizes from 5 1/8 x 8 5/8in. (13 x 21.9cm.) to 8¾ x 11 1/8in. (22 x 28cm.) or reverse. One signed in negative. All but 2 mounted one-per-page. Green leather, gilt title on front cover.
Album size: 14 x 10½in. (35.6 x 26.6cm.)
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No VAT will be charged on the hammer price, but VAT at 17.5% will be added to the buyer's premium which is invoiced on a VAT inclusive basis

Lot Essay

Faraut first arrived in Indochina with the French Navy in 1869 and remained there until his death in 1911. After leaving the Navy in the early 1870s, he worked for a few years for the Colonial Administration in Saigon. In 1875, he relocated to Phnom Penh and became a Royal Engineer to Norodom I, King of Cambodia (1860-1904). Between 1875 and 1881, Faraut was assigned to a number of diplomatic missions which involved the task of photographing Cambodia.

Architectural views, including several of the Royal Palace in Phnom Penh, rural views with figures, a few city/street scenes depicting a festival and a harbour scene are included.

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