![Item #CL173-35 [Shanghai Harbour, Showing Wharves]. Boxiang Hu, Chinese](/pictures/thumb/CL173-35.JPG?v=1492651516)
c1925. Vintage silver gelatin photograph, 28.5 x 37.4cm. Slight soiling and foxing to upper edge of image, some creases and tears to edges of image and uneven margins. Provenance: W.A. Pennell estate. An Englishman, Mr Pennell was head of the advertising department of the British American Tobacco Company in Shanghai..... More
1925. Silver gelatin photograph, caption in image, typed caption label and “Sport & General” press stamp verso, 14.3 x 19.2cm. Minor handling creases and buckling to edges. Caption in image continues “31 October 1925.” Label includes “HRH Princess Louise, Duchess of Argyll visits Regent Hall, Oxford Street, and makes a...... More
![Item #CL195-87 Arc House Cottage, Devonshire [UK]. E O. Hoppé, 1878–1972 Brit](/pictures/thumb/CL195-87.jpg?v=1557900197)
c1926. Vintage silver gelatin photograph, titled in ink in two hands, various copyright and publication stamps verso, 23.4 x 19.4cm. Slight silvering, chips to edges and faint stain to upper right corner. Stamps include “Copyright, E.O. Hoppé, London, please acknowledge” and “The Mansell Collection, 42 Linden Gardens, London W2. On..... 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
1927. Vintage silver gelatin photograph, titled and signed in pencil in lower margin, 18.6 x 14.7cm. Silvering, minor creases to image upper left. Mortensen became acquainted with Japanese actor Sojin Kamiyama on the set of The King of Kings, in which he played the Prince of Persia. Ref: Shields, Still..... More
1929. Silver gelatin photograph, titled, signed “J.M. Cope” and dated “4 July 1929” with later annotations added in another hand verso, annotated in ink on accompanying slip, 15.7 x 12.6cm. Stains, paper clip embossing, minor tears, paper loss and creases to edges of image and margins. Annotations include “Prof. L...... More
1910/1929. Vintage silver gelatin photograph, titled in ink in unknown hand with various stamps including “posted Jul. 20 1929, Editorial Auditing Dept”, 19 x 13.5cm. Scuffing and creases overall, slight silvering to corners. Held in V&A with the comment “Ponting was the official photographer for Captain Scott’s tragic final expedition..... More
1911/1930s. Silver gelatin photograph, annotated “301.R” in pencil in an unknown hand verso, 17.6 x 12.8cm. Minor silvering and chips to edges, scuffing. Taken on board the Terra Nova. Held in Scott Polar Research Institute. More
![Item #CL181-142 Amy Johnson [Pilot]. Ruth Hollick, Aust](/pictures/thumb/CL181-142.JPG?v=1486091705)
c1930. Vintage silver gelatin photograph, rubbed, illegible inscription and photographer’s line in ink lower right, 30.3 x 20.6cm. Repaired tear to centre of image, slight foxing, surface loss, soiling. Photographer’s line reads “Copyright. Ruth Hollick, Photographer, Melbourne.” Amy Johnson (Brit., 1903-1941) was the first woman to fly solo from England..... 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
c1930s. Vintage silver gelatin photograph, press print, titled, signed and annotated “4041: C” in ink with printed label attached verso, 10.3 x 10.1cm. Embossed, faded retouching to image. Label includes “Return to E.O. Hoppé. The Old House, South View Road, Crowborough, Sussex.”. More
c1930s. Vintage silver gelatin photograph, titled and annotated “2938: 4” in ink with photographer’s stamp and two cancelled Mauritius Verlag publishing stamps in German verso, 12 x 16.4cm. Minor embossing to image. Stamps include “Return to E.O. Hoppé, Horsmonden, Kent.”. More
c1930s. Vintage silver gelatin photograph, titled, signed and annotated in ink verso, 19.3 x 15.2cm. Minor embossing and scuffs to image, slight crinkles with cracking to corners. Annotations include “Return to E.O. Hoppé, Wildhern, Andover. 2941-[3]” and the cancelled address “Crowborough, Sussex.”. More
![Item #CL172-87 [Man And Horses Ploughing A Field]. E O. Hoppé, Brit](/pictures/thumb/CL172-87.JPG?v=1492650082)
c1930s. Vintage silver gelatin photograph, various stamps and publishing annotations verso, 15.2 x 20.6cm. Minor crinkles overall and wear to edges of image. Stamps include “Copyright E.O. Hoppé, London..” and several date stamps from 1975 to 1991. Annotations include “16577-A-II.”. More
c1930s. Vintage toned silver gelatin photograph, signed and titled in pencil in lower margin, 18.7 x 13.9cm. Minor retouching to image upper left, slight discolouration to margins. More
c1930s. Vintage silver gelatin photograph, “Anthony Verlag” label attached verso with typed artist, title and negative number “8281-3A”, 20 x 15.2cm. Slight creases and indentations, minor tear to lower left edge. More
1930. Two vintage silver gelatin photographs, both inscribed to “Mabel Zillmann”, signed and dated by Backhaus in ink on lower portion, “Fayer, Wien [Vienna]” photographer’s line in negative lower left, 21 x 16cm (each). Silvering, slight foxing and crinkles. Original frames with framer’s label. Inscriptions read “To Mabel Zillmann, in..... More
![Item #CL194-135 Napier Earthquake [Hawke’s Bay, New Zealand]. Arthur Bendigo Hurst, NZ](/pictures/thumb/CL194-135_011.jpg?v=1543548389)
1931. Eleven vintage silver gelatin photographs, one dated “3.2.1931”, most images captioned and numbered with photographer’s line in negative lower left to right, 7.9 x 13.1cm (approx. each). Stains, minor paper remnants, chips or indentations. Captions read 1). Napier earthquake. Panorama after fire; 2). Napier earthquake. Havoc in Emerson St;..... More
1932. One hundred and forty-seven (147) vintage silver gelatin photographs, dated “Aug. to Sept. 1932”, each photograph captioned in white ink, “Bartons British Album” label on inside back cover, 18.8 x 24.5cm (album); 5.5 x 6cm to 6.5 x 11cm (photographs). Captions include “Leningrad Station (illegal photograph, therefore taken at..... More
1933. Vintage silver gelatin photograph, signed in pencil on backing below image, titled in ink with photographer’s stamp, Czech Customs stamps, and printed Swiss and Hungarian exhibition labels, which include dates “1933” and “1935” on backing verso, 29.3 x 23.3cm. Minor silvering, laid down on original backing. Photographer’s stamp reads..... More
![Item #CL191-89 Travels in Italy, Ostia [Rome], May/June. Alfred Eisenstaedt, German/Amer](/pictures/thumb/CL191-89.JPG?v=1513996551)
1933. Vintage silver gelatin photograph, stamped caption in German with date, annotated “20” in pencil, copyright and photographer’s stamps verso, 23.5 x 17cm. Minor wear to edges. Stamps include “Private copy! Reproduction and use for advertising purposes forbidden” and “Copyright by Foto: Albert Eisenstaedt, Berlin-Wilmersdorf, Helmstedter Str. 31. Tel. H.G...... More
![Item #CL195-153 [Views Of San Francisco, California]. Rovere Scott aka Robert Vere Scott,...](/pictures/thumb/CL195-153_1.jpg?v=1557900016)
1933. Three vintage silver gelatin photographs, each titled with photographer’s line in negative lower left to right, titled and dated by previous owner “Lupton” in ink verso, 19 x 24cm (each). Silvering, minor creases and surface loss. Titles read (1) The Golden Gate, SF, Calif.; (2) Seal Rocks, Cliff House..... 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
