[House With People On Porch, USA]
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
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
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
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
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
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
c1900s and 1950s. Sculpture cast in brass on black porcelain base, and group of eight vintage silver gelatin photographs in small format, 40 x 24 x 22cm (sculpture), 12.8 x 7.8cm to 13 x 8cm (photographs). Slight oxidation to sculpture, minor crinkles to corners of photographs. The sculpture is a bust of Chulalongkorn (Rama..... 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
c1870s. Pair of albumen paper photographs, each titled in pencil verso, 9.2 x 5.8cm (approx. each, paper). Minor foxing overall. 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, 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
c1870s. Nine albumen paper photographs, carte-de-visite format, some images titled in ink or captioned using newspaper clippings on backing below image, some with studio lines on backing verso, sizes range from 7.2 x 5.5cm to 9.6 x 6cm. Minor foxing, silvering or discolouration overall, one image with old paper remnants..... More
c1890s-1900s. Pair of vintage silver gelatin photographs, 12 x 9.3cm, 11.4 x 9.1cm. Slight tears and creases to edges. More
c1850s. Pair of daguerreotypes, one with hand-colouring, ninth-plate size, in original hinged cases, one with photographer’s line stamped in case; annotated in ink on slips affixed inside each case, 5.6 x 4.2cm (approx. each image), 7.6 x 6.3cm (each case). Oxidation to edges of each image, slight wear to both..... More
1988. Thirty-six (36) C-type photographs, some with negative date stamp “88.10.8” in image lower right, 10.5 x 14.8cm. Minor paper remnants and stains to one image. These photographs were taken on the film set for Mick Jagger’s re-recorded single “Party Doll” for his “Deep Down Under” Australian tour. They show..... More
1901. Albumen paper photograph, stereo card format, studio line and title in letterpress on backing below image and verso, 8.2 x 16cm. Slight silvering, laid down on original backing. Studio line includes “Underwood & Underwood, Publishers. New York, London, Toronto-Canada, Ottawa-Kansas. Works & Studios, Arlington NJ. Copyright 1901.” Held in..... More
1916. Vintage silver gelatin photograph, captioned and dated in ink on backing mounted below image, 10 x 15cm. Slight silvering and foxing, minor surface loss to image centre right. This photograph shows a group of mostly women holding collection boxes on “Hospital Friday”, which was an annual charity day for..... More
c1880s. Albumen paper photograph, captioned in negative lower right, 20.5 x 26.3cm. Slight foxing, repaired tears and paper loss to corners. Caption continues “No. 22. Shijo Otabichio, Kioto [Kyoto], Japan.”. More
c1870s. Albumen paper photograph, numbered in negative lower centre, titled in pencil verso, 9.3 x 5.8cm. Small missing portion to lower left corner, minor foxing. More
c1910s. Printing-out paper photograph, 15.5 x 20.5cm. Minor creases. Plaque in image includes Latin text “D.O.M. [Deo optimo maximo]…/ Abi in pace et lucifer memento mori.” In 1852 the crypt of Nibbia Chapel was “decorated with skeletal human remains taken from the adjacent cemetery, giving rise to the name Chapel..... More