Lot 14
Lot 14
Portrait of a reluctantly famous scientist

Zurich, c.1919

Price Realised GBP 3,000
Estimate
GBP 1,000 - GBP 1,500
Closed: 9 May 2018
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Portrait of a reluctantly famous scientist

Zurich, c.1919

Price Realised GBP 3,000
Closed: 9 May 2018
Price Realised GBP 3,000
Closed: 9 May 2018
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"Helios" photographic studio (F.J. Köst, proprietor).

Carte-de-visite portrait photograph of Albert Einstein, Zurich or Winterthür, n.d. [c.1919].

Mounted on stiff card, gilt edges, printed with photographer's details on lower margin and verso. 103 x 63mm including mount.



Provenance
Maja Winteler-Einstein (1881-1951) – her husband Paul Winteler (1882-1952) – Besso family.
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