Centenary Miscellany A Name to the Face

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	95 Walter Barnett Dame Nellie Melba, 1902. Photograph, silver gelatin, autographed by Melba in ink, 20.7 x 9.8cm. Slight foxing on backing board. Melba has autographed over the photographer's title. Inscribed on the mount is a note that the photograph was personally handed to D.Mc at Hotel Hermitage, Monte Carlo. D.Mc chose this image from a selection of six images.	$1,100
	96 Walter Barnett (Falk Studios Sydney). Ignacy Paderewski, c.1904. Photogravure, 37.7 x 27.5cm. Paderewski, a Polish pianist composer & states-man, toured Australia c.1904. This photo was taken by Barnett during this visit.	$2,500
	97 Julia Margaret Cameron Charles Darwin, 1868/late 19th century. Photograph, albumen paper, 26.4 x 21.3cm. Darwin visited the photographer at her property for this portrait.	$6,900
	98 George Finey General Smuts, 1920s. Pen & ink, signed upper right, 40 x 31.6cm.	$790
	99 Frank Hinder Gerry Lewers, 1946. Conte, titled, signed and dated lower right, 23 x 19cm. Slight foxing. Framed.	$890
	100 Frank Hinder Cocktail Party, 1947. Lithograph, numbered 13/18, titled, dated and signed, 22.5 x 24.2cm. Framed. Ref: Bloomfield #47.	$1,590
	101 Paperweight George Reid, c.1905. Cast iron, paint, 12 x 7 x 5cm deep. Rubbed, with overall paint loss. Reid is remembered as one of the founders of Federation, although he had initially opposed it because of the effects of abandoning free trade for NSW. However, following amendments to the draft of 1898 he supported Federation and entered the first Commonwealth Parliament in 1901. He became Prime Minister in 1904. Retiring from Australian politics in 1908, he became the first High Commissioner for the Commonwealth (of Australia) in London. Reid's characteristic portliness and his moustache are clearly visible in this souvenir piece from the founding days of the Commonwealth of Australia.	$490
	102 After Sir Joshua Reynolds Robert Haldane Esq…, 1805. Mezzo-tint, engraved by G. Glint, 45 x 34.9cm. Repairs top left. Published by G. Glint, Hind Court, Fleet Street. Title continues: … of Gleneagles in the county of Perth and Captain in the Service of the Hon. East India Company…	$790
	103 Sydney Ure Smith The Bookworm, c.1920s. Lithograph, hand-coloured, 39.5 x 22cm. Framed. Tyrell was one of Sydney's best known antiquarian booksellers during the first part of the 20th century. Attached to the back is a letter from James Tyrell (8/6/16) stating he had first seen the image in 1914 when it had immediately appealed as a bookplate and trademark. Very rare.	$1,850