c1860s. Eight albumen paper photographs, 10.2 x 10.1cm to 15 x 21.3cm. One image with sealing wax to upper edge, slight creases or missing portions to edges of some images, some with stains. Most of the photographs consist of architectural studies with the exception of two images: one shows a...... More
c1850s-1860s. Pair of albumen paper photographs, each titled in ink on backing below image, 9.9 x 9.8cm. Slight soiling and creases, each laid down on original backing. Rare early single panels from a stereo view. More
c1860s. Albumen paper photograph, stereo card format, number “47”, title and photographer’s line in letterpress label affixed to backing verso, 8.1 x 7cm (approx. each). Slight soiling, laid down on original backing. More
c1860s. Albumen paper photograph, stereo card format, annotated “Australia” and titled in ink on backing verso, 7.4 x 7.1cm (approx. each). Slight soiling, vertical crease to centre of backing. More
c1860s. Pair of albumen paper photographs, stereo card format, number “108”, photographer’s line and title in letterpress label affixed to backing and annotated in pencil verso, 8.1 x 7cm (approx. each). Minor foxing. Annotation reads “We have begun to destroy the beauty of this creek. It will no longer run..... More
c1860s. Ambrotype, sixth-plate size, in original hinged case, 6.6 x 5.3cm (image), 9.4 x 8.1cm (case). Slight surface loss and repaired hinge to case. More
c1860s. Ambrotype, sixth-plate size, in original hinged case, 6.4 x 5.1cm (image), 9.3 x 8.1cm (case). Minor wear to edges of case. More
c1860s. Ambrotype, sixth-plate size, in original hanging case, 5.7 x 7cm (image), 8.3 x 9.6cm (case). Minor flaws in emulsion, slight surface loss to backing, loose joints and surface loss to case. More
c1860s. Ambrotype, sixth-plate size, in original hanging case, 7.4 x 6.2cm (image), 9.5 x 8.3cm (case). Slight wear to case. Text on cart includes “Morrell. Baker...8 G… Terrace, Holland Park.”. More
c1860s. Ambrotype, quarter-plate size, in original hanging case, 6.8 x 9.3cm (image), 9.5 x 12cm (case). Some oxidation to image, wear and surface loss to case. The Thornber family seems to have specialised in the manufacture of cotton and haberdashery in the UK for over 200 years. This store could..... More
c1860s. Ambrotype, half-plate size, in original hinged case, 9.1 x 12.4cm (image), 12.2 x 15.3cm (case). Slight oxidation to brass mat, old repairs to case hinge and minor wear to edges, new backing. More
![View From The Gap, South Head [NSW]. Edward Turner, Brit./Aust](/pictures/thumb/CL169-15.JPG?v=1492490578)
c1850s-1860s. Pencil, ink, wash and white gouache, circular format, obscured initials in ink lower right, titled lower centre in pencil, 32.3cm (diameter). Stains and soiling overall, pinholes, creases, repaired tears and missing portions to edges of image. Laid down on acid-free backing. Provenance: Turner family. Edward Turner, lithographer and publisher..... More
c1860s. Pair of hand-coloured albumen paper photographs, carte-de-visite format, both captioned in ink, one with photographer’s line on backing below image, both with photographer’s line lithographically printed on backing verso, 9 x 5.5cm, 9.4 x 6cm. Slight foxing, both laid down on original backing. Captions include “Carngham [near Ballarat, Victoria].”..... More
![Tarban Point And Mission House [Hunters Hill, NSW]. F C. Terry, Aust](/pictures/thumb/CL169-21.JPG?v=1492490582)
c1860s. Tinted lithograph, signed and titled in image lower left to right, 11.7 x 21.4cm. Slight creases to upper portion, stain to lower left corner. Framed. Held in National Library of Australia, listed with J. Degotardi & Co. as lithographer (John Degotardi (Aust., 1823-1882) was an important photographer and lithographer..... More
c1860s. Albumen paper photograph, stereo card format, titled in ink on backing verso, 7.8 x 15.7cm. Slight foxing, laid down on original backing. More
1852-1860. Vellum-covered bank pass book with brass clasp and marbled edges, customer’s name inscribed on front cover and title page, with dated transactions in ink throughout, 15.7 x 10cm. Minor foxing and soiling throughout. Handwritten title page includes “The Bank of Australasia, Geelong [Branch]. Dr. to per contra Cr. John..... More
c1860. Albumen paper photograph, and hand-written poem, inscribed “for my ever dearest friend Annie Bisdee Thorne” from “E.H. Dumaresq, Tivoli, Rose Bay, Australia”, 18.2 x 13.2cm (photograph). Added pencil to image, old paper remnants surrounding image, obscuring caption in pencil, laid down on original backing; poem with creases and tears..... More
![Lower Macquarie Street, Sydney]. William Blackwood, Aust](/pictures/thumb/CL191-8.JPG?v=1513996545)
c1860. Albumen paper photograph, 14.3 x 19.5cm. Soiling, foxing, tipped to original backing. Image is backed onto an original album page with pressed fern verso. Illustrated in Masterpieces of Australian Photography, Josef Lebovic Gallery, 1989, #27. This photograph is part of a six-panel panorama of Sydney, and appears in the..... More
![Portrait Of A Gentleman]. Gustave Le Gray, French](/pictures/thumb/CL191-9_1.JPG?v=1513996552)
c1860. Albumen paper photograph, photographer’s stamped signature on image lower right, 16 x 11cm. Discolouration, old finger prints, laid down on old backing. “Though he was trained as a painter, Gustave Le Gray made his mark in the emerging medium of photography. An experimenter and technical innovator, Le Gray pioneered..... More
c1860s. Ambrotype, quarter-plate size in original hinged case, erroneously captioned “Leadcourt” in ink on label attached to glass, 8.7 x 11.8cm. Silver tarnish to image centre. Ledcourt was the home of John and Isabella Carfrae, who was the sister-in-law of Hugh Murray (1814-1869), an early pastoralist in the Colac area..... More
c1860s. Tintype in 9 carat rose gold frame brooch with gold safety chain, marked “Whitehead, 9ct” on outer rim, 5 x 3.6cm (image). Raised and lost emulstion to top left corner and sitter's face. The sitter in the portrait is wearing a beaded collar, brooch and a locket, and appears..... More
c1860. Globe with iron and turned wood stand, small compass affixed to base, accompanied by original handheld magnifying glass, 30 x 19cm (with stand). Oxidation, minor crazing and wear to varnish (globe), repaired missing portion to “North America” section. Text in French includes “Nuremberg, institute artistique de C. Abel-Klinger, editeur.”..... More
c1860s. Pencil with watercolour and gouache housed in a daguerreotype case, initialled “W.M.” in pencil lower right, 5.2 x 8.5cm. Slight foxing to image. Two of the campsite buildings are captioned “police” and “store.”. More
c1860. Albumen paper photograph, stero card format, titled and annotated in ink verso, 7.6 x 7.4cm (approx. each). Slight stains overall, pinholes, laid down on original backing. Annotation reads “Spinning, water carrying, pounding rice, etc.” Historically known as Tinnevelly during British rule, Tirunelveli is a major city in the Indian..... More
c1860s. Two colour lithographs, one with artist name “F. Yerna”, both with title and publisher’s line in image lower left to right, 23.5 x 15.6cm (approx. each). Slight foxing. Framed. Publisher’s line reads “Paris. Imp. Zanote, 13 r. des Boulangers.” Images depict (1) Pancratium illyricum, (its Italian name “giglio stella”..... More