Ateliers Puytorac et V.A. Laville - Ensemble de 14 photographies anciennes - Reportage des commerces du quartier des Capucins - Bordeaux années 1920-1930
Set of fourteen vintage silver gelatin prints documenting several shops in the same Bordeaux neighborhood in the 1920s-1930s.
The report notably shows the storefront of a wholesale dairy and cheese business run by E. Lafon, neighbor to a trader in eggs, porcini and poultry (signage “Volailœuf”) , with a delivery van registered 6126-GA7 parked in front.
Other prints depict the interior of a grocery shop (display case with canned goods and boxed cheeses, storeroom with sign “Entrée libre”) , the interior of a butcher shop with hanging carcasses and a price board, as well as a haberdashery storefront bearing a handwritten sign “Transféré - Capucins. ”
A final print shows a street view looking toward a covered marketplace, with the sign of a neighboring charcuterie.
The prints bear two types of workshop marks on the reverse or directly engraved on the image:
- An ink stamp “Mention obligatoire - Photo Puytorac - Bordeaux” on three copies,
- A dry stamp “V. A. Laville, 67 cours de la Marne, Bordeaux” on seven copies,
- A dry stamp “Valaville Bordeaux” on 2 copies,
- And two prints carry no mark.
Several views exist in two or three copies.
Dimensions: 22 x 16 cm
Condition: Good overall, corners slightly worn on some prints, light foxing.
Number of items: 14 items
Careful packing in a rigid, waterproof carton.
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Set of fourteen vintage silver gelatin prints documenting several shops in the same Bordeaux neighborhood in the 1920s-1930s.
The report notably shows the storefront of a wholesale dairy and cheese business run by E. Lafon, neighbor to a trader in eggs, porcini and poultry (signage “Volailœuf”) , with a delivery van registered 6126-GA7 parked in front.
Other prints depict the interior of a grocery shop (display case with canned goods and boxed cheeses, storeroom with sign “Entrée libre”) , the interior of a butcher shop with hanging carcasses and a price board, as well as a haberdashery storefront bearing a handwritten sign “Transféré - Capucins. ”
A final print shows a street view looking toward a covered marketplace, with the sign of a neighboring charcuterie.
The prints bear two types of workshop marks on the reverse or directly engraved on the image:
- An ink stamp “Mention obligatoire - Photo Puytorac - Bordeaux” on three copies,
- A dry stamp “V. A. Laville, 67 cours de la Marne, Bordeaux” on seven copies,
- A dry stamp “Valaville Bordeaux” on 2 copies,
- And two prints carry no mark.
Several views exist in two or three copies.
Dimensions: 22 x 16 cm
Condition: Good overall, corners slightly worn on some prints, light foxing.
Number of items: 14 items
Careful packing in a rigid, waterproof carton.
Estimate
Time, Location
Auction House
