oversized vintage silver printsigned in pencil on the reverse

Private collection, France

This print is in overall very good condition. Beautiful matte finish. Under close inspection, edges slightly chipped and corners a little bumped. Some white specks and retouching in the negative as usual with the photographer. Some handling creases and minor silvering near edges as well as some extremely faint indentation lines across print, all of which visible under raking light. A number of pinhole size oxidation spots near top edge only visible under very close inspection.
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