Lot 162: LÉKÉGIAN, G.

LÉKÉGIAN, G. A PHOTOGRAPH OF THE EGYPTIAN MAHMAL AND 9 PHOTOGRAPHS OF ISLAMIC ART FROM THE MUSEUM OF ISLAMIC ART IN CAIRO. [C.1880S-1890S] 10 albumen prints, (average 258 x 200mm.), all but one captioned in French and signed by the photographer in the negative, on original card mounts, each window mounted on thick modern card, photograph of a casket with ink stains and slightly spotted

"Lékégian was a prolific photographer in Egypt... one aspect of his work was aimed at the art market, essentially to cater to Orientalist painters in need of visual documentation." (Perez, N. Focus East (NY, 1998), p.191)