[Portrait Of Two Girls With A Doll, USA]
c1850s. Daguerreotype with hand-colouring, quarter-plate size, in original hinged case, 8.7 x 6.7cm (image), 11.4 x 9.6cm (case). Oxidation to edges of image and mat, hinge side of case loose. More
c1850s. Daguerreotype with hand-colouring, quarter-plate size, in original hinged case, 8.7 x 6.7cm (image), 11.4 x 9.6cm (case). Oxidation to edges of image and mat, hinge side of case loose. More
c1850s. Daguerreotype with hand-colouring, sixth-plate size, in original hinged case, 5.2 x 6.5cm (image), 9.4 x 8.1cm (case). Slight oxidation to edges of image, minor wear to case. 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
c1840s-1850s. Watercolour and ink, title and signature transcribed by another hand in ink from original album page to replacement mount c1960s, 22.9 x 36cm. Minor stains to upper portion verso. Fanciful view most likely by an artist who had not visited Australia: while Government House and Fort Macquarie are appropriately..... More
c1850s. Daguerreotype, ninth plate size, in original thermoplastic Union case with original card box, captioned “aged 16-17” with sitter’s name in pencil inside box lid, 5 x 4cm (image), 7.7 x 6.7cm (case). Case made by Peck & Halvorson. The sitter appears to be of mixed ethnicity, possibly African-American. More
c1850. Tinted hand-coloured lithograph, series and artist’s names and title above and below image, partially obscured and missing text in lower margin, 46.1 x 36.5cm (oval). Surface loss and missing portion to lower margin, repaired tears to edges of margins, slight stains and foxing overall, old mount burn. Laid down..... More
c1850. Tinted lithograph, artist and title below image, 18.7 x 25.5cm (image). Slight foxing. Text includes “T. Browne [Thomas Browne (1816-1870)], Hobart Town, Lith. First stone laid 9th April 1850. Mr Frederick Thomas, Architect.” Held in State Library of Tasmania. This church was commissioned by the first Roman Catholic Bishop..... More
c1850s. Two hand-coloured lithographs, one monogrammed in image lower left, one titled in pencil in lower margin, 15.6 x 23cm and 15.2 x 25.1cm. Creases to one image, minor perforation and stain to centre of other image, old mount burn and stains to margins of both. Image titles read (1)..... More
c1850s. Watercolour, title on mount below image, 14 x 22.5cm. Framed. “Owing to its location on the shores of Lake Lucerne…Lucerne has long been a destination for tourists…From 1850 to 1913, the population quadrupled and the flow of settlers increased. In 1856 trains first linked the city to Olten and..... More
1795/c1851. Etching with later hand-colouring, number “410” in plate upper right, initialled, titled and captioned in plate below image, 35.4 x 24.9cm. Minor stains to margins. Text reads “Pub. July 4th 1795 by H. Humphrey, No. 37, New Bond Street.” Caption provides a satirical description of the “butterfly” Sir Joseph..... More
c1851. Hand-coloured tinted lithograph, titled and signed in image lower left to right, 24.7 x 32.6cm. Slight foxing, surface loss to lower margin. Text reads “Hullmandel & Walton’s Proeess [sic].”. More
1851. Tinted lithograph, monogrammed in image lower left, annotated “View from Darling Point Road” in an unknown hand in pencil in lower margin, 14 x 23cm. Foxing, handling crinkles, missing portions and stains to margins. From the series Sketches in the environs of Sydney… Ref: Ellis, Conrad Martens: life and..... More
1851. Lithograph, titled in pencil in lower margin, 9 x 14cm. Stains and minor tear to image lower left, foxing, trimmed corners of margins. More
1851. Lithograph, titled in pencil in lower margin, 13.2 x 23.8cm. Foxing, stains, handling creases, missing upper left corner and portions of lower margin. More
c1851. Pencil drawing, titled lower right, 14 x 20.7cm. Minor foxing, soiling and creases. Ref: State Library of NSW. More
1851. Salt paper print, signed, captioned “Strasbourg” and dated in negative lower right, 33.1 x 22.9cm. “Henri Le Secq, a painter and antiquarian, collected Old Master prints and medieval ironwork. As the son of a politician, Le Secq became an expert on his native Paris and the self-appointed guardian of..... More
1851. Salt paper print, signed, captioned “Strasbourg” and dated in negative lower left, 32.5 x 23.3cm. Slight soiling. More
c1851. Salt paper print, annotated “176” in pencil and photographer’s stamped signature on backing below image, 27.5 x 21cm. Slight soiling to lower edge. In 1851 the Commission des Monuments Historiques chose Baldus and four others to form the Mission Héliographique to document the architectural heritage of France. This photograph..... More
1851. Two lithographs, each monogrammed in image lower left and titled in pencil in lower margin, 20 x 14.7cm and 13.5 x 22.5cm. Slight foxing, creases, one with minor perforation and stains to edges. Both images appeared in Martens’ Sketches Illustrative of the Scenery of New South Wales, 1851. Ref..... More
c1851. Pencil sketch, captioned in image upper left, 13 x 18.8cm. Tears and creases to upper edge, foxing, soiling. Another pencil sketch of an archway attached to a building appears verso. The Australasian Steam Navigation Company was a shipping company which operated between 1839 and 1887. It was “formed from the..... More
c1853. Three hand-coloured lithographs, each initialled “G.K.E.F.” in image and titled in ink below image, one annotated “No. 5” in ink above image, 17.3 x 25.4cm (approx. each). Slight stains and minor paper loss with some repairs to margins, old mount burn. All titles include “Australia”, and read “Branding cattle..... More
1853. Hardcover octavo in quarter-leather and buckram binding, gilt title with date on leather label attached to front cover, 24 x 15cm. Front board split from text block, slight stains and scuffing overall. This book contains 62 examples of needlework, including crochet, knitting, quilting, tatting, and embroidery. The samples are..... More
1853. Hardcover octavo in brown cloth, gilt stamp and text to front and spine, previous owner’s name and annotation “won at Randwick 1929” in ink on flyleaf, 22.6 x 15cm. Damaged backstrip, split gutter between boards and text block, bumping to corners, slight foxing to interior. Published by Ingram, Cooke..... More
1853-1854. Punch’s Pocket Book was a “travel-sized” annual publication based on the British satirical magazine Punch. It included an almanac, cash account log, a daily diary, business information, short stories, poetry, and cartoons. The Pocket Book was illustrated by prominent illustrators, including John Leech. Ref: Bandeis Uni., USA. (1) [Punch’s..... More
c1854. Hand-coloured lithograph, initialled with text including title in image lower left to right, 9.8 x 14.6cm. Laid down on original backing. Text reads “Allen & Wigley Lith., George [Street].” The Oriental Bank Corporation was established in 1851 in India and soon became a multinational network with a head office..... More