An ancient beautiful photo album from the late 19th century, with 43 ‘carte de visite’ type photographs in various sizes. The album is in leather with beautiful relief decorations and with gilt and painted details. The side spring closure is fully functional. It has 16 thick pages, with photos in different shapes and sizes, finishes in pure gold, gilt and red-dyed edges. Considering its age, it is very well kept, it shows normal signs of wear and ageing. Dimensions when close: cm. 23 x 28.5 x 7. Weight g. 2554 The pictures are an integral part of the description. Note: The ancient 'carte de visite' type photographs are characterized because the photographic image was printed on a compact and thin paper; this first support was then mounted, by heat, on a thick cardboard. The positive is normally printed on albumen paper. The oldest photos may have been printed on salted paper.