Japanese Funerals
c1890s. Hand-coloured albumen paper photograph, titled in negative lower left, 20.8 x 26.4cm. Chips and fading to edges of image. Title erroneously reads “Japanese Funrals.”. More
c1890s. Hand-coloured albumen paper photograph, titled in negative lower left, 20.8 x 26.4cm. Chips and fading to edges of image. Title erroneously reads “Japanese Funrals.”. More
c1890s. Hand-coloured platinum photograph, 29 x 12cm. Minor dent to lower edge of image. More
c1880s. Pair of hand-coloured albumen paper photographs, 27.1 x 21cm (each). Minor foxing and crinkles overall. More
c1890s. Hand-coloured platinum photograph, 12.1 x 29.8cm. Minor foxing overall. More
c1870s. Albumen paper photograph, titled in pencil verso, 9.3 x 5.8cm. More
c1934. Vintage silver gelatin photograph, autographed in ink on image with “Broothoru, Melbourne” blind stamp lower right, annotated “3/8 Leica[?] silver, Don McIntosh” in pencil on backing verso, 20 x 15cm. Slight silvering, laid down on original backing. This image was likely taken after Batten’s 1934 solo flight from England..... More
c1890s. Albumen paper photograph, 10.3 x 15.4cm. Minor foxing to upper portion, slight discolouration, repaired tears to edges. Shows the court house and police station. More
c1970. Silver gelatin photograph, inscribed and autographed in ink on image by Joan Sutherland, printed caption on slip mounted below image, 24 x 18.4cm. Framed. Inscription reads “To Alf Goldschlager, best wishes, Joan Sutherland.” Mr Goldschlager began collecting autographs when he was a teenager during the 1930s in Vienna, focusing..... More
c1840s-1850s. Daguerreotype, quarter-plate size, in original hinged case, annotated in a modern hand in pencil on accompanying slip, 9.2 x 6.7cm (image), 12.3 x 9.7cm (case). Scratch to image lower centre, slight oxidation to right edge, minor scuffs to case. Annotation reads “Portrait of John Carroll Hele belonging to Elizabeth..... More
c1918. Vintage silver gelatin photograph, panorama, caption on label attached to lower right corner, 28.6 x 57.7cm. Minor creases. Ref: Brady, Australia Unlimited, 1918, p341. This type and size of photograph was used to decorate the inside of railway carriages during the early part of the 20th century. More
c1890. Albumen paper photograph, titled and annotated “Tom” in ink verso, 19.7 x 15.3cm. Minor stain to upper portion, crinkles overall. More
c1890. Albumen paper photograph, annotated “29” and titled in pencil verso, 20.8 x 26cm. Minor retouching to centre of image. More
c1897. Two printing-out paper photographs, each captioned and signed “H. Bolo photo, copyright” in ink on image lower corners or backing below, 14.2 x 18.3cm and 12.5 x 12.3cm. Slight stains and discolouration, both laid down on original backing. An additional image captioned “Kangaroo scalper’s camp”, laid down on the..... More
1893. Pair of cyanotypes, each captioned and dated “Feby 1893” in ink on backing below image, 15.3 x 20.3cm, 14.2 x 19.6cm. Slight foxing and soiling, laid down on original backing. Cyanotypes of Queensland are very uncommon. These images were taken during the 1893 Brisbane flood. Ref: Wiki. More
1891. Albumen paper print, captioned and dated in ink on original mount below image, 9.6 x 11.6cm. Minor missing portions to edges, slight discolouration, creases. In 1885, Reverend J.H. Plant joined the Melanesian Mission. He died in 1891 some time after this photograph was taken. The people surrounding Plant were..... More
c1890s-1927. Group of five portraits, four inspired by Henry King’s iconic photograph:. (1) Henry King (Aust., 1855-1923). Australian Aborigine, c1890s. Albumen paper photograph, cabinet card format, titled (faint) in negative lower left, photographer’s blind stamp on image lower right, caption in letterpress on backing below image, 14.7 x 9.9cm. Slight..... More
1913. Pair of vintage silver gelatin photographs, 11.4 x 16cm (each). Slight silvering, each laid down on original backing. Images show the laying of Canberra’s foundation stones for what was to be the “Commencement Column” on Capital Hill, on 12 March 1913. Present at the ceremony are the Governor-General Lord..... More
1955. Vintage silver gelatin photograph, press label with typed title, caption and date attached with “Agence Intercontinentale” copyright and “Galerie Muni. Chateau d’Eau, Toulouse” stamps verso, 13 x 18.1cm. Minor crinkles, creases, slight chips to corners. French caption reads “Le 80e anniversaire d’Albert Schweitzer. Le monde entire rend homage aujourd’hui..... 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
c1890s. Albumen paper photograph, cabinet card format, photographer’s stamp on backing verso, 9.9 x 14cm. Stain to upper left corner, dent to lower portion, foxing. Stamp reads “Fitzalan Photo.” Fitzalan was a photographer based in Trundle, NSW. William Frederick Leeder was a chemist who worked in various towns in NSW..... More
1910. Vintage silver gelatin photograph, captioned and dated “Jan. 1910” in ink with photographer’s blind stamp on backing below image, list of depicted dignitaries and officers in ink on original frame backing verso, 15.4 x 20.3cm. Slight foxing and silvering, minor chips to edges, laid down on original backing. Original..... More
c1870s. Albumen paper photograph, carte-de-visite format, captioned in ink on backing verso, studio line printed on backing below image and verso, 9.5 x 5.6cm. Minor scuffing, some discolouration, laid down on original backing. Madame Sibley is shown posed next to three skulls on a side table. Studio line includes “J.E. Bray..... More
c1927. Vintage silver gelatin photograph, titled in ink on backing below image, 10.7 x 15.3cm. Slight foxing and silvering, laid down on original backing. This image shows several horse-drawn carriages in a procession down Main Street, Katoomba. This photograph was most likely taken during the royal visit of the Duke..... More
c1870s. Pair of albumen paper photographs, each titled in pencil verso, 9.2 x 5.8cm (approx. each, paper). Minor foxing overall. More
c1983. C-type photograph, autographed in ink on image lower right with accompanying autographed slip, 25.1 x 20.2cm. Crease to centre of image. More