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3 VITTORIO SELLA Prints Mont Blanc Massif
3 VITTORIO SELLA Prints Mont Blanc Massif
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1. VITTORIO SELLA. Aiguille Du Midi, from Col du Midi, broken corner vintage repair, c. 1879-1892, Sella number AIII 62. 8.7x11.4" collodion print, printed c. 1893, mounted on 9.4x12.3" brown board. Inscribed in ink on mount recto: 62. Aiguille du Midi, from Col du Midi; inscribed in pencil: AII [cut off]; Print recto embossed with artist's credit stamp in bottom right corner; Stamped in black ink on mount verso: Depose / Tous Droits Reserves / V. Sella - Biella.

2. VITTORIO SELLA. Aiguille Blanche De Peuteret and Mont Blanc, from the end of the Brenva Glacier, 11,500 feet, c. 1879-1892, Sella number AIII 113. 11.3x15.1" collodion print, printed c. 1893, mounted on 12.3x16.7" brown board. Inscribed in ink on mount recto: 113. / Aiguille Blanche de Peuteret and Mont Blanc, from end of Brenva Glacier, 11500 ft.; inscribed in blue pencil: A III; Print recto embossed with artist's credit stamp in bottom right corner; Stamped in black ink on mount verso: Depose / Tous Droits Reserves / V. Sella - Biella.

3. VITTORIO SELLA. Allee Blanche and Grandes Jorasses. From moraine of the Miage Glacier (Allee Blanche), c. 1879-1892, Sella number AIII 115. 11.3x15.3" collodion print, printed c. 1893, flush mounted on thin board, mounted on 13x16.5" heavy gray board. Inscribed in pencil on mount recto: AIII; Print recto embossed with artist's credit stamp in bottom right corner; inscribed in pencil on mount verso: Allee Blanches and Grandes Jorasses / From moraine of the Miage Glacier / (Allee Blanche).

The Mont Blanc massif (French: Massif du Mont-Blanc; Italian: Massiccio del Monte Bianco) is a mountain range in the Alps, located mostly in France and Italy, but also straddling Switzerland at its northeastern end. It contains eleven major independent summits, each over 4,000 metres (13,123 ft) in height. It is named after Mont Blanc that is 4,808 metres 15,774 ft with a promenince of 4696m 15,405 ft. is the 11 largest in the world Mt. Blanc is the highest point in western Europe and the European Union. Because of its considerable overall altitude, a large proportion of the massif is covered by glaciers, which include the Mer de Glace and the Miage Glacier – the longest glaciers in France and Italy, respectively. It stands between the Aosta Valley, Italy and Savoie and Haute-Savoie, France
Condition
1. 62. Fair: Print and mount broken and repaired upper left, abrasions, spots, dirt,. Mount has tape repair torn and missing edges and corners.
2. 113. Good: 2 parallel 1" marks in upper L corner of print; 2 parallel vertical 4" scratches down L side of print; abrasion in upper L corner of print, other marks and wear. Mount has broken and missing edges and corners worn.
3. 115. Good: Moderate to heavy wear edge wear, spots and marks abrasions, white mark on lower R corner; 1/4" white mark on L edge; 3/8" tear in print on R and L edges; 1/8" spot worn off print in lower R quadrant; small yellow dot in lower R quadrant. Mount has edge and corner wear, dirt and marks.
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3 VITTORIO SELLA Prints Mont Blanc Massif

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