Lot Essay
While Emile Placet bought the business in 1864, Bisson aîné remained a director. Prints with Placet blindstamps may have been existing stock or printed after the change of ownership.
![LOUIS-AUGUSTE (1814-1876) & AUGUSTE-ROSALIE (1826-1900) BISSON [BISSON FRERES]](https://www.christies.com/img/LotImages/2004/CKS/2004_CKS_06900_0043_000(075704).jpg?w=1)
Savoie, Le Mont Maudit, c.1860
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LOUIS-AUGUSTE (1814-1876) & AUGUSTE-ROSALIE (1826-1900) BISSON [BISSON FRERES]
Savoie, Le Mont Maudit, c.1860
albumen print
monogram blindstamp on recto; red ink facsimile signature stamp, 'Ancienne Maison Bisson Frères, Placet Succ[esseu]r' blindstamp credit, titled and numbered '212' in pencil on mount
9¼ x 15½in. (23.2 x 39.4cm.)
Savoie, Le Mont Maudit, c.1860
albumen print
monogram blindstamp on recto; red ink facsimile signature stamp, 'Ancienne Maison Bisson Frères, Placet Succ[esseu]r' blindstamp credit, titled and numbered '212' in pencil on mount
9¼ x 15½in. (23.2 x 39.4cm.)
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