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Sydney Harbour Bridge

c1932. Orotone photograph on glass, title and text in negative lower left to right, annotated in pencil on accompanying Columbia Pictures envelope, 20.2 x 25.3cm (glass). Minor surface loss verso.

Text reads “Bronze art plaque. Pat. app’d for.” Annotation reads “Excelsior Photo Co.”

An orotone photograph is created by printing a positive on a glass plate pre coated with a silver gelatin emulsion. Following exposure and development, the emulsion is coated with banana oil impregnated with gold coloured pigment to yield a gold-toned image. An Australian orotone is extremely uncommon.

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Item #CL169-132

Price (AUD): $1,100.00  other currencies