Dec 11, 2012 - Sale 2298

Sale 2298 - Lot 24

Price Realized: $ 1,375
?Final Price Realized includes Buyer’s Premium added to Hammer Price
Estimate: $ 1,500 - $ 2,500
(THAILAND)
Portrait of Rama V (King of Siam) by Francis Chit. Albumen print, 10 1/2x8 1/4 inches (26.7x21 cm.), with the notations "King of Siam in State," in ink, on mount recto and notations, in pencil, on mount verso. 1873
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A portrait of "The Great Beloved King," Rama V, the year of his coronation. He is considered one of Thailand's greatest monarchs, with a reign that was characterized by social reforms and political savvy. As Siam was threatened by Western expansionism, he managed to save his country from being colonized.
Picture Paradise, Asia-Pacific Photography 1840s-1940s.