![Item #CL173-123 Malay Gamelong [Gamelan Ensemble]. G R. Lambert, Co, active c1867-c1914 Singapore.](https://joseflebovicgallery.cdn.bibliopolis.com/pictures/CL173-123.jpg?width=768&height=1000&fit=bounds&auto=webp&v=1492652704)
Malay Gamelong [Gamelan Ensemble]
c1890s. Albumen paper photograph, titled and numbered “155” in negative lower left, photographer’s blind stamp on image lower right, 20.8 x 27.5cm. Slight tears, creases and discolouration to edges, minor surface crazing and cockling overall. Stamp reads “G.R. Lambert & Co., Singapore.” German-born Gustave Richard Lambert (b. 1846), founded a photographic firm in Singapore, which by the end of the 19th century, was the largest and most successful studio in Southeast Asia. G.R. Lambert & Co. was appointed photographer to the King of Siam in 1880 and was used extensively by the British colonial authorities to record political occasions and official visits. Ref: Oxford Companion to the Photograph.
Item #CL173-123
Price (AUD): $1,350.00 other currencies