1. VITTORIO SELLA. Swiss Oberland, Allalinhorn, Fletschhorn, from the summit of the Rimpfischhorn, c. 1879-1892, Sella number AVIII 392. 11.3x15" collodion print, printed c. 1893, flush mounted on thin board, mounted on 13x16" grey board. Inscribed in ink on mount recto: Alps Swiss Oberland, Allalinhorn, Fletschhorn etc. from the summit of the Rimpfischhorn VIII 392; Print recto embossed with artist's credit stamp in bottom right corner.

2. VITTORIO SELLA. Untere Tasch Alp in the Tasch Valley, c. 1879-1892, Sella number AVIII 393. 15x11.2" collodion print, printed c. 1893, flush mounted on thin board, mounted on 13x16 1/2" grey board. Inscribed in ink on mount recto: Alps Untere Tasch Alp in the Tasch Valley VIII 393; Print recto embossed with artist's credit stamp in bottom right corner; Inscribed in pencil on mount verso: 393/ Loan 80 (circled).

The Allalinhorn (4,027 m (13,212 ft)) is in the of Valais, Switzerland and is part of the Mischabel range, which culminates at the Dom (4,545 m). Tasch in the Mattertal valley is home to Monte Rosa, Dom and Weisshorn.

Along with being a mountaineer and photographer, Sella was also an energetic businessman. In 1886 he formed a bank, Gaudenzio Sella & Co., with three of his brothers and three cousins (as of 1999, "The Sella Group"). In 1899 he and his family started a modern viticulture program (vineyard) in Sardinia, known today as "Sella & Mosca." His other business venture was the distribution, exhibition, and sale of his mountain views. Like other large format photographers of the time - William Henry Jackson, Carleton Watkins, Bisson Freres, Roger Fenton, the Alinari Brothers, and Samuel Bourne - Sella produced a catalog of mountaineering photographs that numbered 100 views in 1882. By 1888 that number had grown to 534. Sella had a field and studio assistant named Emile Bota. He preferred to manage his own distribution. Later he worked with Spooners in London from 1882 to 1917 and when Spooner died, he moved his work to Sifton Praed. His photographs were exhibited widely in climbing, geographical, and exploration clubs and societies throughout Eurasia and North America. In the United States, the Appalachian Mountain sets were shown at over 100 venues in the 1890s and 1900s.

1. 392 Very Good: Minor abrasions, wear, corner wear, edge wear and dirt. Mount has edge and corner wear, dirt and marks.

2. 393 Good: Moderate abrasions, wear, corner wear, edge wear, spots, scratches, dirt. Mount has edge and corner wear. missing pieces, dirt and marks 2 parallel 1 1/2" scratches on L edges of print.