Chinese Woman
c1870s. Albumen paper photograph, titled in pencil verso, 9.3 x 5.8cm (paper). Minor foxing. More
c1870s. Albumen paper photograph, titled in pencil verso, 9.3 x 5.8cm (paper). Minor foxing. More
c1900s-1910s. Printout paper photographs, six-panel panorama, titled in ink on accompanying slip, 20 x 155.3cm. Some stains and discolouration, significant repairs to surface loss, creases with cracking and missing portions. Laid down on acid-free backing. Shows the International Settlement area and possibly part of the French Concession, on the western..... More
c1890s. Pair of albumen paper photographs, 27.5 x 36.4cm. Minor scuffs, foxing or soiling to images. The images show local men with harnessed horses, and European men drinking beer at a table, in the garden which includes banana and papaya trees, prickly pear and sansevieria plants. More
c1870s. Three albumen paper photographs, each titled in pencil verso, 5.9 x 9.2cm (approx. each). Minor foxing overall. Titles read “Courthouse, Singapore” and “Scenery at Singapore [for two images].”. More
c1915. Silver gelatin photograph, postcard format, 13.7 x 8.7cm. Slight silvering and foxing, minor discolouration. Duke Paoa Kahinu Mokoe Hulikohola Kahanamoku (1890-1968) was a Hawaiian-American competition swimmer credited with spreading the sport of surfing. Kahanamoku, a five-time Olympic medallist in swimming, was brought to Australia in 1915 to display his..... More
c1890. Printout paper photograph, numbered “66” and titled in negative lower centre, annotated in pencil verso, 11 x 7.1cm. Annotation reads “Sarawak Dyaks.” Illustrated as a wood engraving in Popular Science Monthly, vol. 37, 1890, p609, with alternate title of “Some natives of Australasia. Dayak types, Borneo.”. More
c1890s. Printout paper photograph, numbered “75” and titled in negative lower left, annotated in pencil verso, 13.8 x 20cm. Slight crinkles and scuffs overall. Title reads “Dyak Spinners.” Annotation reads “Sarawak. Dyak women spinning under European house.” Both inscriptions erroneously refer to spinning: the image shows women weaving. More
1925 & 1926. Handwritten letter by magician Harry Houdini’s wife, Beatrice, dated “19 December 1926” on photogravure letterhead accompanied with silver gelatin photograph (taken 1925), both signed and dated by Beatrice Houdini in ink, photographer’s line “Butler, Chicago” in negative lower left, 26.4 x 20.5cm (letter) and 23.5 x 18.6cm..... More
c1920. Vintage silver gelatin photograph, 23.2 x 31.1cm. Stains, foxing and slight tears to edges, laid down on original backing. Uncommon image of the Prince of Wales in Melbourne. Popularly known as ‘the Digger Prince’, his tour was Britain’s gesture of thanks for Australia’s role in WWI. Melbourne’s Grand Hotel..... More
1956. Vintage silver gelatin photograph, 28 x 20.2cm. Slight silvering and creases to corners. Image shows American author Ernest Hemingway (1899–1961) with a 14-foot black marlin weighing over 1000 pounds, which he caught during a month-long fishing trip in Peru, May 23, 1956. Hemingway was in Peru for the filming..... More
1933/later printing. Silver gelatin photograph, autographed by actress Fay Wray in ink on image upper left, 19 x 24.2cm. Minor crinkles. Image shows Kong holding Ann Darrow and a pterodactyl. Fay Wray (Canadian/American, 1907–2004) was best known for her role as actress Ann Darrow in the 1933 American horror film..... More
c1870s. Tintype, sixth-plate size, in hinged case, 6.9 x 5.4cm (image), 9.4 x 8cm (case). Brass preserver slightly warped, minor wear and some repairs to case. The blacksmith is shown holding a pair of horse-shoes in one hand and a hammer in the other. This image has been married together..... More
1903. Albumen paper photograph, stereo card format, title, date and studio line on backing around image, 8.1 x 15.6cm. Laid down on original backing. Studio line and text includes “Underwood & Underwood Publishers. New York, London, Toronto – Canada, Ottawa – Kansas. Works and Studios, Arlington, NJ; Littleton, NH; Washington, DC..... More
c1900. Hand-coloured platinum photograph, annotated “L89” and titled in negative with obscured original negative annotations lower right, 28.5 x 22.4cm. This image, depicting a woman playing a shamisen, a three-stringed lute, was printed from an inter-neg from an earlier photograph. The woman’s clothing and shoes suggest she is a street..... More
c1870s. Albumen paper photographs, two-panel panorama, titled in pencil on backing verso, 19.1 x 52.3cm. Slight foxing and fading to edges of image. Laid down on acid-free paper. More
c1920-1924. One hundred (100) photographic negatives housed in a ‘Kodak Negatives Album’ with contact prints of each image, index annotated with places, names and dates, sizes from 12.3 x 10.4cm to 16.2 x 11.6cm; 20.3 x 14cm (album). Album contains views of a number of estates in the United Kingdom..... More
1864-c1880s. Group of three albumen paper photographs, each titled in ink on backing below image, 11.4 x 8.5cm to 12.1 x 19.7cm. Slight foxing, each tipped to original backing. Provenance: Christies, London, 1997. The portrait of George Sand was taken by French photographer Nadar (1820-1910). Sold as a group of..... More
1911. Vintage silver gelatin photograph, postcard format, numbered “82” and captioned with date in negative lower left to right, postcard text verso printed in letterpress, 8.7 x 13.8cm. Slight soiling. Caption continues “U.S. Aviation field, San Diego, Cal. Jan 25, 1911.” Postcard text includes “The Arcade View Co., 741 Fifth St...... More
c1890s. Hand-coloured albumen paper photograph, 20.1 x 26.2cm. Creases to lower right corner, fading to edges of image. Gonin Bayashi court musicians are often portrayed by dolls in the Hinamatsuri festival, which is also known as Girls’ Day or Dolls’ Day. More
c1920s. Silver gelatin photograph, annotated “Miss Hawthorne” in pencil verso, 22.6 x 28.6cm. Foxing overall, minor dents to left portion of image, silvering to edges. Depicted banner reads “Australians! Welcome to Djokja!”. More
c1920s-1930s. Collection of 23 silver gelatin photographs, including one affixed to letterpress programme autographed by sitters in pencil, some annotated and dated in ink on image, some with studio blind stamp or wet stamp to image or verso, 9.5 x 14.4cm to 22.8 x 27.9cm. Most with slight foxing or..... More
1953. Vintage silver gelatin photograph, various publishing annotations in pencil, press label with typed title, caption and date attached with “Fox Photos” copyright stamp verso, 28.8 x 24.3cm. Developing flaws to lower portion of image, slight handling creases. Caption reads “H.M. the Queen, Princess Margaret and other members of the..... More
c1890s. Four hand-coloured albumen paper photographs, 21.4 x 27.9cm (approx. each). Creases to corners, minor tears to edges and slight stains to some images, minor crinkles overall. More
c1890s. Pair of printout paper photographs, each numbered and titled in negative lower left, 10.7 x 15.2cm (approx. each). Minor foxing and crinkles overall, slight creases and chips to edges. More
c1870s. Tintype, sixth-plate size, in original hinged case, 5.3 x 6.6cm (image), 9.4 x 8.2cm (case). Minor crazing to surface of image, broken hinge and slight wear to case. More