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ROLAND BELGRAVE

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vintage photography

Pioneers of Photography II
Early Travel and Exploration

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INSIDE FRONT COVER

With thanks to Perry

Please see descriptions for the photographs at the back of this catalogue.

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Cover | 2. FENTON, Roger. The Valley of the Shadow of Death. c.1856. £17,500

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ROLAND BELGRAVE
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vintage photography

Pioneers of Photography II
Early Travel and Exploration

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1. FENTON, Roger. The Council of War on the day of the taking of the Mamelon Quarries.
Lord Raglan, Omar Pasha and General Pellissier. 7 June 1855. £2,750
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2. FENTON, Roger. The Valley of the Shadow of Death. c.1856. £17,500 3

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3. ROBERTSON, James. Crimea Album. c.1855. £7,500

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4. TOUMANOFF S. B. Buddhist Lamas, Republic of Buryatia, Russia. c.1879. £650

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5. RAOULT, Ivan. Cossacks, Georgia, Caucasus. c.1873. £750

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6. RAOULT, Ivan. Cossack, Georgia, Caucasus. c.1873. £850

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7. SOMMER, Giorgio (attributed to). Piazza Navona, Rome. c.1865. £2,500

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8. Photographer unidentified. Arch of Constantine, Rome, Italy. c.1865. £450 9

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9. Photographer unidentified. Temple of Antonino and Faustina, Rome. c.1865. £350

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10. ANDERSON, James (attributed to). Roman Forum looking towards the Capitol, Rome. c.1858. £1,750

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11. ANDERSON, James. Roman Forum looking towards the Capitol, Rome. c.1860. £550

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12. ANDERSON, James. The Colosseum, Rome. c.1860. £550 1

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13. KUHN, Heinrich. Walter at Easel. c.1912. £2,500

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14. KUHN, Heinrich. Farmhouse, The Village of Reitz, Germany. c.1908. £2,500

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15. KALLAND. Eneret, A. Lapp couple, Norway. c.1899. £750 Roland Belgrave Vintage Photographs

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16. Photographer unidentified. Rural scene, France. c.1870. £450

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17. Photographer unidentified. Tower, France. c.1890. £550 Roland Belgrave Vintage Photographs

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18. REJLANDER, Oscar. Gustave. Rejlander’s servant. c.1865. £750

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19. CONSTANTINE, Dimitris. View of Athens, showing a view of the Lycabettus Hill. c.1870. £950

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20. CONSTANTINE, Dimitris. View of Athens, showing a view of the Acropolis. c.1870. £950 2

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21. CONSTANTINE, Dimitris. View of Athens, showing the Acropolis. c.1870. £950

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22. Photographer unidentified. Views of the Acropolis, Athens. c.1870. £5,500 2

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23. CONSTANTINE, Dimitris. Frieze. c.1870. £650

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24. BERGGREN, Guillaume. Istanbul Album. c.1880. £3,000 Roland Belgrave Vintage Photographs

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25. RUBELLIN, Maison (attributed to). Zeybek, Istanbul, Turkey. c.1880. £750

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26. Photographer unidentified. Egyptian woman. c.1875. £650 Roland Belgrave Vintage Photographs

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27. FRITH, Francis. Pylon Gateway at Medinet Habou, Egypt. c.1870. £350

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28. FRITH, Francis. The Mosque of El Hakim, Cairo, Egypt. c.1870. £450 Roland Belgrave Vintage Photographs

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29. BEATO, Antonio. Sphinx at Karnak and Pylone, Egypt. c.1880. £750 3

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30. BEATO, Antonio. Colonnade, Island of Philae, Egypt. c.1870. £750

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31. VIGNE, Louis. Panorama of Tiberias, Sea of Galilee. c.1860. £6,500

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32. HOLMES, Randolph. Pathan woman, Afghanistan. c.1910. £950

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33. HAMMERSCHMIDT, Wilhelm. Views of Baalbec. c.1865. £2,250

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34. DE CLERCQ, Louis. Gateway of Hebron and Jaffa [Bab-el-Khalil], Jerusalem. c.1859. £1,750

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35. GOOD, Frank, Mason. Holy Land Pictures. c.1875. £7,500

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36. BONFILS, Felix. Views of the Holy Land. c.1870. £6,500

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37. Photographer unidentified. Indian gentleman from the Sonar caste, Bombay. c.1850. £4,500 Roland Belgrave Vintage Photographs

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38. Photographer unidentified. Indian gentleman, Bombay. c.1850. £4,750

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39. NEWLAND, John William. Indian gentleman, Calcutta. c.1855. £5,750

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40. Photographer unidentified. Kaduganawwa Pass, Sri Lanka. c.1880. £550

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41. Photographer unidentified. Sinhalese woman. c.1880. £1,250 Roland Belgrave Vintage Photographs

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42. BOURNE, Samuel. The Kaiser Pasund, Lucknow. c.1870. £750 4

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43. BEATO, Felice. Ruins of the Baillee Guard Gate, Lucknow. c.1858. £1,750

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44. BEATO, Felice. The Rumi Darwaza and Imambara, Lucknow. c.1858. £1,750

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45. BOURNE, Samuel. View from Palace in the fort, Lahore. c.1870. £650

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46. BOURNE, Samuel. Ancient temple at Byjnath, Kangra. c.1870. £650

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47. BIGGS, Thomas. Mausoleum of Begum Sahib, Bijapur, India. c.1855. £650

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48. BOURNE and SHEPHERD. Maharaja of Udaipur and Courtiers. c.1875. £850

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49. Photographer unidentified. Maharaja. c.1910. £1,500 Roland Belgrave Vintage Photographs

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50. Photographer unidentified. Nawab Raza Ali Khan, Rampur state. c.1910. £1,500

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51. Photographer unidentified. Maharaja. c.1910. £1,500 Roland Belgrave Vintage Photographs

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52. Photographer unidentified. Maharaja. c.1910. £2,500

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53. BOURNE AND SHEPHERD. Maharajas, Imperial Assemblage, Delhi. c.1877. £2,250 Roland Belgrave Vintage Photographs

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54. OAKELEY, Richard Banner. Hoyaslesvara temple, Halebidu, Karnataka, India. c.1856. £3,250

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55. LA GRANGE, Baron Alexis de. Entrance to the Jagdish Temple at Udaipur, Rajasthan. c.1850. £3,750 Roland Belgrave Vintage Photographs

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56. OAKELEY, Richard Banner. Halebid, sculptural study, Hoyaslesvara temple, Tamil Nadu. c.1856. £2,500

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57. BOURNE, Samuel. View on the Kashmir Road, near Budrawar, Kashmir. c.1870. £450

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58. BOURNE, Samuel. Watercourse from the Pass. c.1870. £450

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59. BOURNE, Samuel. Shankaracharya Temple, Tukht-i-Sulaiman, near Srinagar. c.1868. £650

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60. BAKER, William. Kashmir. c.1870. £650

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61. SHEPHERD, Charles and ROBERTSON, James (attributed to). Pathans, North-West Frontier. c.1865. £1,250

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62. Photographer unidentified. Bhutia women, Sikkim. c.1870. £400

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63. BOURNE and SHEPHERD. Bhootean women, Darjeeling. c.1870. £450 Roland Belgrave Vintage Photographs

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64. BOURNE and SHEPHERD. Bhooteas, Darjeeling. c.1870. £450

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65. BOURNE and SHEPHERD. Bhooteas, Darjeeling. c.1870. £450 Roland Belgrave Vintage Photographs

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66. BOURNE and SHEPHERD. Bhootea women, Darjeeling. c.1870. £450

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67. SAUNDERS, William (attributed to). Barber, China. c.1870. £1,250

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68. Photographer unidentified. View of Peking. c.1870. £850

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69. CHILD, Thomas. Photographer’s assistant, Peking. c.1875. £1,250

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70. FLOYD, William Pryor. South China Album. Hong Kong. c.1873. Detail from album showing eight-part panorama of Macau. £35,000

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71. DISDERI, Andre, Adolphe, Eugene. Chinese artefacts from the Summer Palace, Peking. c.1861. £6,500

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72. Photographer unidentified. Des Voeux Road and the waterfront, Hong Kong. c.1870. £350

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73. Photographer unidentified. Queen’s Road and Central Market entrance, Hong Kong. c.1880. £850 7

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74. Photographer unidentified. The Peak Tramway and Union Church, Hong Kong. c.1880. £650

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75. Photographer unidentified. Hong Kong with the Peak in the distance. c.1880. £750

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76. Photographer unidentified. Hong Kong, looking towards Kowloon Bay. c.1880. £650

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77. Photographer unidentified. Queen’s Road Central, Hong Kong. c.1880. £850 7

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78. Photographer unidentified. The end of Government Pier, showing cricket club, looking towards central, Hong Kong. c.1880. £650

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79. Photographer unidentified. Hong Kong, looking towards Kowloon Bay. c.1880. £650 8

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80. Photographer unidentified. Hong Kong, looking towards Kowloon Bay. c.1880. £650

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81. Photographer unidentified. Panorama of Hong Kong. c.1910. £3,500

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82. Ikeda (attributed to). Tianjin, China. c.1880. £650 8

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83. Ikeda (attributed to). The Club, Victoria Road, Tianjin, China. c.1880. £650

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84. Ikeda (attributed to). Tianjin, China. c.1880. £550 8

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85. Ikeda (attributed to). Tianjin, China. c.1880. £550

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86. Ikeda (attributed to). Tianjin, China. c.1880. £650 8

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87. Ikeda (attributed to). Tianjin, China. c.1880. £550

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88. Ikeda (attributed to). Village near Tianjin, China. c.1880. £750 8

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89. Ikeda (attributed to). Village near Tianjin, China. c.1880. £750

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90. Ikeda (attributed to). Village near Tianjin, China. c.1880. £750 9

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91. Ikeda (attributed to). Tianjin, China. c.1880. £550

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92. Ikeda (attributed to). Tianjin, China. c.1880. £650 9

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93. Ikeda (attributed to). Tianjin, China. c.1880. £650

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94. Ikeda (attributed to). Tianjin, China. c.1880. £650 9

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95. Ikeda (attributed to). Victoria road, Tianjin, China. c.1880. £650

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96. Ikeda (attributed to). Victoria road, Tianjin, China. c.1880. £550

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97. AFONG, Lai. Chinese woman with deformed foot. c.1870. £1,250 Roland Belgrave Vintage Photographs

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98. GSELL, Emille. Chinese actor and actress. c.1868. £1,850

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99. Photographer unidentified. Opium Smokers. c.1885. £950

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100. Photographer unidentified. Chinese Types. c.1865. £5,500

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101. AFONG, Lai. Chinese actors in full costume. c.1868. £1,850

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102. Photographer unidentified. Unidentified temple, China. c.1880. £650

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103. Photographer unidentified. Execution, China. c.1899. £650

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104. Photographer unidentified. Kachin women. c.1880. £450

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105. BURGER, Willhelm. Lakon dancers, Bangkok, Thailand. c.1870. £875 Roland Belgrave Vintage Photographs

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106. Photographer unidentified. Russian Embassy, Korea. c.1900. £650 1

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107. Photographer unidentified. In the vicinity of Shanghai. c.1880. £650

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108. SAUNDERS, William. City Wall, Shanghai. c.1870. £1,850 1

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109. SAUNDERS, William. Chinese transport. c.1880. £650

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110. DUFTY, Francis Herbert. Fiji Islanders. c.1875. £750

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111. BURTON, Alfred Henry. [Burton Bros (1834-1914)]. Fiji Album. c.1884. £5,000

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112. GAUTHIER, Lucien (attributed to). Tahitian models. c.1915. £750

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113. Photographer unidentified. Kilauea, Hawaii. c.1930. £650

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114. HUEBNER, Goerge. Vistas de Para Brazil. 1898. £2,500

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115. Ildefonso Estrada y Zenea. Album Veracruzano. 1872. £3,500 Roland Belgrave Vintage Photographs

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1. FENTON, Roger. 2. FENTON, Roger.
The Council of War on the day of the taking of the Mamelon The Valley of the Shadow of Death. c.1856.
Quarries. Lord Raglan, Omar Pasha and General Pellissier. Salt print. Mounted on the original mount, printed credit,
7 June 1855. title date and the publishers credit.
Salt print. Pasted on original mount, titled in manuscript, 266 by 355mm (10½ by 14 inches).
another early photograph by James Robertson pasted on verso.
190 by 157mm (7½ by 6¼ inches). ...in coming to a ravine called the valley of death, the sight passed all
imagination: round shot and shell lay like a stream at the bottom of the
This group portrait can be dated to the first half of June 1855. Pelissier hollow all the way down, you could not walk without treading upon
did not become French commander until the middle of May. Fenton them...
was away in Kertch from 22nd May until the end of the month and -Roger Fenton
then he left the Crimea altogether on 22nd June. This photo would not
have been taken after the utterly disastrous attack on the Redan on Fenton’s most famous photograph is also one of the most well-
18th - after which Lord Raglan effectively lost the will to live and died known images of war. Across a desolate and featureless landscape,
at the end of the month. not a single figure can be found. The landscape is inhabited only by
cannonballs, so plentiful that they first appear to be rocks that stand
I suspect it was taken around the 7th June. Fenton wrote on 4th in for the human casualties on the battlefield. The sense of emptiness
June,”I am now at headquarters taking a few portraits I am yet in want and unease is heightened by the visual uncertainty created by the
of. Lord Raglan gave me a sitting this morning and I have obtained a changing scale of the road and the sloping sides of the ravine.
very good likeness of him. General Pelissier, with whom I breakfasted
this morning, is coming the day after tomorrow at five in the morning. Borrowing from the Twenty-third Psalm of the Bible, the Valley of
It is impossible to work after nine or ten from the intense heat, which Death was named by British soldiers who came under constant
sends the stoppers flying out of my bottles, and spoils every picture.”. shelling there. Fenton traveled to the dangerous ravine twice, and
on his second visit he made two exposures. Fenton wrote that he had
The picture was probably meant to record for posterity the three intended to move in closer at the site. But danger forced him to retreat
commanders planning the 18th June attack, about which they were back up the road, where he created this image.
so confident that they scheduled it for the anniversary of the Battle of
Waterloo. In the event, the action was a humiliation, so the photo was A rare and important photograph by Fenton.
given a bland title. If it had been a success, the photo would perhaps
have been entitled something like, “Planning the Final Victory.” [ref: 1161 ] £17,500

Many thanks to Mr Algernon Percy for this information.


See ‘A Bearskin’s Crimea; London 2007’.

[ref: 1138 ] £2,750

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3. ROBERTSON, James. 6. RAOULT, Ivan.
Crimea Album. c.1855. Cossack, Georgia, Caucasus. c.1873.
Oblong 4to (265 by 370mm.), Twenty-one salt prints (245 by 300mm., Albumen print. Photographer’s cartouche with printed title and
two of 130 by 170mm.), including a two-part panorama of Sebastapol studio inkstamp.
taken from the Redan, some with the photographer’s credit in 230 by 190mm (9 by 7½ inches).
negative, twenty-four sketches and watercolours, many captioned in
manuscript with one sketch initialed RF, salt prints light in tonality, [ref: 1134 ] £850
morocco, half-calf.
7. SOMMER, Giorgio (attributed to).
An interesting private album from the Crimea. Piazza Navona, Rome. c.1865.
Large albumen print.
Locations photographed show The Docks, Sebastopol, Balaklava 270 by 375mm (10¾ by 14¾ inches).
Harbour and Town, Monastery of St George, Interior of Malakoff, A duplicate of this image is in the Thorvaldsen Museum Collection,
The Redan, Woronzoff Road, War Graves on Cathart’s Hill (additional Copenhagen. Listed as photographer unidentified.
contemporary printed index, identifying each identity of the individual
gravestones). [ref: 1066 ] £2,500

In addition to this are the sketches and watercolours showing personal 8. Photographer unidentified.
views inside the officers tent and other compositions giving an insight Arch of Constantine, Rome, Italy. c.1865.
that is unique to this album. A rare and personal account of the Albumen print.
Crimea War. 210 by 270mm (8¼ by 10¾ inches).

[ref: 1162 ] £7,500 [ref: 1019 ] £450

4. TOUMANOFF S. B. 9. Photographer unidentified.


Buddhist Lamas, Republic of Buryatia, Russia. c.1879. Temple of Antonino and Faustina, Rome. c.1865.
Albumen print. Photographer’s title in French manuscript, printed Albumen print.
title in cyrillic, numbered 247. 210 by 270mm (8¼ by 10¾ inches).
185 by 170mm (7¼ by 6¾ inches).
[ref: 1020 ] £350
[ref: 1034 ] £650
10. ANDERSON, James (attributed to).
5. RAOULT, Ivan. Roman Forum looking towards the Capitol, Rome. c.1858.
Cossacks, Georgia, Caucasus. c.1873 Large albumen print. Pasted on original card, photographer’s
Albumen print. Photographer’s cartouche with printed title and number in lower right ‘26’ and also in lower left margin. This
studio inkstamp. numbering is both Anderson’s early numbering and his publisher,
230 by 190mm (9 by 7½ inches). Spithover’s later numbering.
Joseph Spithover. 267 by 422mm (10½ by 16½ inches).
[ref: 1067 ] £750
Listed as by Robert MacPherson c.1857, in ‘Photography: The First
Eighty Years’, Colnaghi 1976, pp.129.

[ref: 1115 ] £1,750

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11. ANDERSON, James. 17. Photographer unidentified.
Roman Forum looking towards the Capitol, Rome. c.1860. Tower, France. c.1890.
Albumen print. Publisher’s blindstamp. Cyanotype.
Joseph Spithover. 200 by 270mm (7¾ by 10¾ inches). 235 by 170mm (9¼ by 6¾ inches).

[ref: 1129 ] £550 [ref: 1124 ] £550

12. ANDERSON, James. 18. REJLANDER, Oscar. Gustave.


The Colosseum, Rome. c.1860. Rejlander’s servant. c.1865.
Albumen print. Publisher’s blindstamp. Oval albumen print. Pasted on original mount.
Joseph Spithover. 200 by 270mm (7¾ by 10¾ inches). 200 by 150mm (7¾ by 6 inches).

[ref: 1130 ] £550 Oscar Gustave Rejlander was a pioneering Victorian art photographer
and an expert in photomontage. His collaboration with Charles
13. KUHN, Heinrich. Darwin on The Expression of the Emotions in Man and Animals
Walter at Easel. c.1912. assured him a position in the history of behavioural science and
Bromoil transfer print. psychiatry.
290 by 400mm (11½ by 15¾ inches).
Rejlander became a painter and went to Rome in the 1840’s. He
[ref: 1009 ] £2,500 earned his living from being a portrait painter. It was in England that
he learnt photography, in Henneman’s Studio in Regent street. Based
14. KUHN, Heinrich. in Wolverhampton and later having a studio in Hamstead, London
Farmhouse, The Village of Reitz, Germany. c.1908. 1861-3.
Bromoil transfer print on Japanese tissue.
295 by 240mm (11½ by 9½ inches). [ref: 1010 ] £750

[ref: 1011 ] £2,500 19. CONSTANTINE, Dimitris.


View of Athens, showing a view of the Lycabettus Hill. c.1870.
15. KALLAND. Eneret, A. Large albumen print. Pasted on original mount, photographer’s
Lapp couple, Norway. c.1899. credit and title in manuscript. In very good condition, dark rich
Albumen print. Photographer’s credit and title in negative. tones.
220 by 170mm (8¾ by 6¾ inches). 270 by 380mm (10¾ by 15 inches).

[ref: 1017 ] £750 [ref: 1029 ] £950

16. Photographer unidentified. 20. CONSTANTINE, Dimitris.


Rural scene, France. c.1870. View of Athens, showing a view of the Acropolis. c.1870.
Albumen print. Pasted on original mount. Large albumen print. Pasted on original mount, photographer’s
190 by 260mm (7½ by 10¼ inches). credit and title in manuscript. In very good condition, dark rich
tones.
[ref: 1023 ] £450 270 by 380mm (10¾ by 15 inches).

[ref: 1030 ] £950

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21. CONSTANTINE, Dimitris. 26. Photographer unidentified.
View of Athens, showing the Acropolis. c.1870. Egyptian woman. c.1875.
Large albumen print. Pasted on original mount, photographer’s Albumen print.
credit and title in manuscript. In very good condition, dark rich 270 by 195mm (10¾ by 7¾ inches).
tones.
270 by 380mm (10¾ by 15 inches). [ref: 1153 ] £650

[ref: 1031 ] £950 27. FRITH, Francis.


Pylon Gateway at Medinet Habou, Egypt. c.1870.
22. Photographer unidentified. Albumen print. Pasted on original mount, publisher’s title on mount.
Views of the Acropolis, Athens. c.1870. 220 by 165mm (8¾ by 6½ inches).
Nine albumen prints. All pasted on original card, in very good
condition, some with exceptional tones. [ref: 1131 ] £350
170 by 260mm (6¾ by 10¼ inches).
28. FRITH, Francis.
[ref: 1061 ] £5,500 The Mosque of El Hakim, Cairo, Egypt. c.1870.
Albumen print. Pasted on original mount, publisher’s title on mount.
23. CONSTANTINE, Dimitris. 235 by 160mm (9¼ by 6¼ inches).
Frieze. c.1870.
Large albumen print. Pasted on original mount, photographer’s [ref: 1132 ] £450
credit and title in manuscript. In very good condition, dark rich
tones. 29. BEATO, Antonio.
270 by 380mm (10¾ by 15 inches). Sphinx at Karnak and Pylone, Egypt. c.1880.
Albumen print. Photographer’s credit in negative, very good rich
[ref: 1069 ] £650 tones.
245 by 340mm (9¾ by 13½ inches).
24. BERGGREN, Guillaume.
Istanbul Album. c.1880. [ref: 1141 ] £750
Oblong 4to (440 by 370mm.) Twenty-one albumen prints (280 by
220mm.) all signed in the negative, contemporary maroon marocco, 30. BEATO, Antonio.
titled in gilt ‘Constantinople’, a very clean album with tissue guards Colonnade, Island of Philae, Egypt. c.1870.
all intact and clean pages, front board slightly detached. Albumen print. Photographer’s credit in negative, very good rich
tones.
Views of a topographical nature, fair tonal range. 255 by 360mm (10 by 14¼ inches).

[ref: 1114 ] £3,000 [ref: 1144 ] £750

25. RUBELLIN, Maison (attributed to).


Zeybek, Istanbul, Turkey. c.1880.
Albumen print.
230 by 180mm (9 by 7 inches).

[ref: 1103 ] £750

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31. VIGNE, Louis. 35. GOOD, Frank, Mason.
Panorama of Tiberias, Sea of Galilee. c.1860. Holy Land Pictures. c.1875.
Albumen print from paper negative. Three-part panorama. Oblong folio (270 by 384mm.), Fifty albumen prints, all approx. 159
195 by 765mm (7¾ by 30 inches). by 235mm. or slightly smaller, all with letterpress caption and a rule,
most with the photographer’s copyright, on mount recto, printed
Vignes took part in two expeditions to the Middle East, the first in title page and printed captions, gilt lettered green boards, lightly
1860 from where this particular photograph was taken and the second worn, all edges gilt.
in 1864 under the patronage of the Duke of Luynes (1802 – 1867), a London. W.A. Mansell & Co.
famous archeologist, numistologist and art collector.
Published albums by Frank Mason Good containing albumen prints
He had used the calotype process and had taken fifty-two plates from are scarce.
his journey between June 1859 and October 1862 in Marocco, Sicily,
Beyrouth and the Lebanon. It was mainly due to these images from He took four tours of the Middle East in the late 1860’s and late 1870’s.
his first expedition that enabled Vignes to present his collection to the The first trip was made in 1866 - 1867. This took in Greece Palestine,
Duke of Luynes and thereby assure his place under the Dukes own Syria, Lebanon, Alexandria, Suez and Petra. These views were
expedition to Beyrouth and Palmyra passing by Djerach in 1864. published by Francis Frith. The second trip was to Egypt during 1868-
1869. The third journey took place during 1871-1872 and included
It is very rare to find photographs by this photographer. more views of Egypt as well as Constantinople and Malta. His fourth
and final tour was in 1875 during which he visited Palestine, Syria and
[ref: 1035 ] £6,500 Lebanon. (Ken Jacobson pp.238).

32. HOLMES, Randolph. The views were published by the Autotype Company as carbon prints
Pathan woman, Afghanistan. c.1910. and also by Mansell & Co as albumen prints. It is the latter which is
Bromoil print. Photographer’s credit and title in negative. more valuable and is the copy shown here.
290 by 225mm (11½ by 8¾ inches). Gernsheim. pp.68, number 517.

[ref: 1104 ] £950 [ref: 1159 ] £7,500

33. HAMMERSCHMIDT, Wilhelm. 36. BONFILS, Felix.


Views of Baalbec. c.1865. Views of the Holy Land. c.1870.
Seven albumen prints. Mounted on original card, very good tones Large albumen prints. Photographer’s credit in negatives, eight
and in good condition. views showing Jaffa, Nazareth, Bethany, Jerusalem, Damascus
225 by 290mm (8¾ by 11½ inches). and Baalbec.
280 by 380mm (11 by 15 inches).
[ref: 1143 ] £2,250
[ref: 1160 ] £6,500
34. DE CLERCQ, Louis.
Gateway of Hebron and Jaffa [Bab-el-Khalil], Jerusalem. c.1859.
Salt print from a paper negative. The mount has De Clercq’s
monogram, and image title.
260 by 200mm (10¼ by 7¾ inches).

[ref: 1148 ] £1,750

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37. Photographer unidentified. 41. Photographer unidentified.
Indian gentleman from the Sonar caste, Bombay. c.1850. Sinhalese woman. c.1880.
Salt print. Albumen print. Very rich dark tones.
200 by 150mm (7¾ by 6 inches). 260 by 210mm (10¼ by 8¼ inches).

The distinctive flat, circular turban of the Sonar caste, who were [ref: 1147 ] £1,250
goldsmiths identifies this portrait.
42. BOURNE, Samuel.
[ref: 1116 ] £4,500 The Kaiser Pasund, Lucknow. c.1870.
Albumen print. Photographer’s credit and number in negative.
38. Photographer unidentified. 240 by 290mm (9½ by 11½ inches).
Indian gentleman, Bombay. c.1850.
Salt print. [ref: 1048 ] £750
240 by 180mm (9½ by 7 inches).
43. BEATO, Felice.
[ref: 1117 ] £4,750 Ruins of the Baillee Guard Gate, Lucknow. c.1858.
Albumen print. Titled in manuscript.
39. NEWLAND, John William. 255 by 300mm (10 by 11¾ inches).
Indian gentleman, Calcutta. c.1855.
Quarter-plate daguerrotype. Hand-tinted in gilt mount and morocco [ref: 1052 ] £1,750
case, photographer’s studio stamp.
95 by 80mm (3¾ by 3¼ inches). 44. BEATO, Felice.
The Rumi Darwaza and Imambara, Lucknow. c.1858.
F.W. Baker was the manager at Newlands of Calcutta, later setting up Albumen print. Titled in manuscript.
on his own in 1857. Newland himself was killed in the Indian Mutiny 255 by 300mm (10 by 11¾ inches).
in 1857. Whether this particular daguerrotype was taken by Baker or
Newland is not sure but daguerrotype portraits of Indian sitters by [ref: 1053 ] £1,750
this studio are extremely rare during this period.
45. BOURNE, Samuel.
[ref: 1137 ] £5,750 View from Palace in the fort, Lahore. c.1870.
Albumen print. Photographer’s credit and number in negative.
40. Photographer unidentified. 230 by 295mm (9 by 11½ inches).
Kaduganawwa Pass, Sri Lanka. c.1880.
Albumen print, pasted on original mount, titled in manuscript. [ref: 1149 ] £650
230 by 270mm (9 by 10¾ inches).
46. BOURNE, Samuel.
[ref: 1018 ] £550 Ancient temple at Byjnath, Kangra. c.1870.
Albumen print. Photographer’s credit and number in negative.
290 by 235mm (11½ by 9¼ inches).

[ref: 1150 ] £650

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47. BIGGS, Thomas. 50. Photographer unidentified.
Mausoleum of Begum Sahib, Bijapur, India. c.1855. Nawab Raza Ali Khan, Rampur state. c.1910.
Large albumen print from paper negative. Photographer’s credit in Hand-coloured photograph.
negative, printed title in cartouche. 370 by 300mm (14½ by 11¾ inches).
270 by 330mm (10¾ by 13 inches).
[ref: 1110 ] £1,500
Biggs served in the Bombay Artillery in 1842. He was appointed
Government Photographer in 1854 with a commission to photograph 51. Photographer unidentified.
architectural and archaeological sites. Over the course of 1855 he Maharaja. c.1910.
produced more than 100 paper negatives of Aihole, Badami, Bijapur Hand-coloured photograph.
and other sites in Western India. His photographs were well received 275 by 215mm (10¾ by 8½ inches).
by the Photographic Society of Bombay. Although his work was
praised in dispatches in 1857, his photographic career was cut short [ref: 1111 ] £1,500
as the army insisted that he return to his military duties due to a staff
shortage at a time of war. He was succeeded by W.H. Pigou as official 52. Photographer unidentified.
government photographer. Early in 1865, in his official capacity, Sir Maharaja. c.1910.
Bartle Frere, a member of the Viceroy‘s council and his confidential Hand-coloured photograph.
adviser, supervised a photographic survey of the monuments of 385 by 420mm (15¼ by 16½ inches).
Bijapur and Ahmadabad by Dr. Pigou and Thomas Biggs. His
architectural photographs appear with those of A.C.B. Neill and [ref: 1112 ] £2,500
William Harry Pigou in ‘Architecture in Dharwar and Mysore‘ (1866)
and ‘Architecture at Beejapoor‘ (1866) by James Fergusson and Philip 53. BOURNE AND SHEPHERD.
Meadows and Architecture of Ahmedabad (1866) by T.C. Hope and Maharajas, Imperial Assemblage, Delhi. c.1877.
James Fergusson. Twelve loose woodburytypes.
London. Longmans, Green, Reader, and Dyer. 195 by 120mm (7¾ by
[ref: 1050 ] £650 4¾ inches).

48. BOURNE and SHEPHERD. Loose plates by Bourne and Shepherd from ‘The History of the
Maharaja of Udaipur and Courtiers. c.1875. Imperial Assemblage at Delhi’ held on the 1st January, 1877, to
Albumen print. celebrate the assumption of the title of empress of India by her
210 by 270mm (8¼ by 10¾ inches). Majesty the Queen.

[ref: 1070 ] £850 [ref: 1136 ] £2,250

49. Photographer unidentified.


Maharaja. c.1910.
Hand-coloured photograph.
290 by 250mm (11½ by 9¾ inches).

[ref: 1109 ] £1,500

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54. OAKELEY, Richard Banner. 56. OAKELEY, Richard Banner.
Hoyaslesvara temple, Halebidu, Karnataka, India. c.1856. Halebid, sculptural study, Hoyaslesvara temple, Tamil Nadu. c.1856.
Salt print. Albumen print.
280 by 220mm (11 by 8¾ inches). 280 by 220mm (11 by 8¾ inches).

Oakeley paid a visit to Halebid in southwestern India in 1856, where Oakeley paid a visit to Halebid in southwestern India in 1856, where
he took a number of waxed paper negatives, later published as he took a number of waxed paper negatives, later published as
albumen prints in his ‘The Pagoda of Hallibeed, Illustrated by fifty-six albumen prints in his ‘The Pagoda of Hallibeed, Illustrated by fifty-six
photographic views’. photographic views’.

[ref: 1139 ] £3,250 [ref: 1145 ] £2,500

55. LA GRANGE, Baron Alexis de. 57. BOURNE, Samuel.


Entrance to the Jagdish Temple at Udaipur, Rajasthan. c.1850. View on the Kashmir Road, near Budrawar, Kashmir. c.1870.
Albumen print from waxed paper negative. Very good tonal range Albumen print.
and in good condition, printed title and credit. 230 by 285mm (9 by 11¼ inches).
213 by 178mm (8½ by 7 inches).
[ref: 1002 ] £450
Alexis de La Grange’s work is some of the earliest surviving
photography to come out from India in the nineteenth century. La 58. BOURNE, Samuel.
Grange accompanied by his cousin Felix Lambrecht visited India for Watercourse from the Pass. c.1870.
personal reasons, unlike many of the ealy British photographers who Albumen print.
were in India in a military capacity. He is known to have exposed at 852 by 230mm (33½ by 9 inches).
least sixty three negatives. Of these , five were published as prints in
Album photographique de l’Artiste et de l’Amateur. [ref: 1003 ] £450
La Grange was not particularly positive in his remarks about this
temple, describing the statue inside the temple as ‘hideous’ and 59. BOURNE, Samuel.
complaining about the smell of burning oil. Shankaracharya Temple, Tukht-i-Sulaiman, near Srinagar. c.1868.
Albumen print. Photographer’s number in negative.
Maharana Jagat Singhji constructed this religious shrine in 1651. 235 by 290mm (9¼ by 11½ inches).
The three-storied temple structure is an architectural marvel with
its perfectly carved pillars, carved ceilings, frescoed walls and plush Also known as the Jyesteshwara temple or Pas-Pahar. It is dedicated
halls. The main Jagdish temple structure is situated in the middle with to Lord Shiva.
four smaller shrines in the four corners of the temple dedicated to
Lord Ganesha, Sun God, Goddess Shakti and Lord Shiva. [ref: 1055 ] £650

[ref: 1142 ] £3,750 60. BAKER, William.


Kashmir. c.1870.
Albumen print. Photographer’s credit and number 1138 in negative.
205 by 285mm (8 by 11¼ inches).

[ref: 1056 ] £650

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61. SHEPHERD, Charles and ROBERTSON, James 67. SAUNDERS, William (attributed to).
(attributed to). Barber, China. c.1870.
Pathans, North-West Frontier. c.1865. Albumen print. Title in French manuscript.
Albumen print. Photographer’s number in negative. Very good rich dark tones.
230 by 285mm (9 by 11¼ inches). 180 by 240mm (7 by 9½ inches).

[ref: 1146 ] £1,250 [ref: 1037 ] £1,250

62. Photographer unidentified. 68. Photographer unidentified.


Bhutia women, Sikkim. c.1870. View of Peking. c.1870.
Albumen print. Photographer’s number in negative. Albumen print.
165 by 210mm (6½ by 8¼ inches). 150 by 230mm (6 by 9 inches).

[ref: 1049 ] £400 [ref: 1028 ] £850

63. BOURNE and SHEPHERD. 69. CHILD, Thomas.


Bhootean women, Darjeeling. c.1870. Photographer’s assistant, Peking. c.1875.
Albumen print. Albumen print. Photographer’s inkstamp on verso.
205 by 150mm (8 by 6 inches). 150 by 200mm (6 by 7¾ inches).

[ref: 1057 ] £450 A rare image of the photographer’s assistant on the right, holding
what looks like a wet-plate holder in his hand.
64. BOURNE and SHEPHERD.
Bhooteas, Darjeeling. c.1870. [ref: 1099 ] £1,250
Albumen print.
205 by 150mm (8 by 6 inches).

[ref: 1058 ] £450

65. BOURNE and SHEPHERD.


Bhooteas, Darjeeling. c.1870.
Albumen print.
205 by 150mm (8 by 6 inches).

[ref: 1059 ] £450

66. BOURNE and SHEPHERD.


Bhootea women, Darjeeling. c.1870.
Albumen print.
205 by 150mm (8 by 6 inches).

[ref: 1060 ] £450

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70. FLOYD, William Pryor. 71. DISDERI, Andre, Adolphe, Eugene.
South China Album. Hong Kong. c.1873. Chinese artefacts from the Summer Palace, Peking. c.1861.
Oblong 4to (305 by 400mm.), Blue lithographed title page, fifty Albumen print. Rich dark tones.
albumen prints (200 by 250mm.), including two panoramas, mounted 295 by 225mm (11½ by 8¾ inches).
on thick card, recto and verso, titled and numbered in the negative,
each with letterpress caption on the mount, contemporary half A rare photograph by Disdéri. As far as i know, there is no other
morocco over green moire cloth. known composition of these exact Chinese objects from this period.

A good album of early photographs of China, Hong Kong and Japan, Adolphe Disdéri photographed the galleries of the Far-Eastern
including a six-part panorama of Macao and a two-part panorama collection, exhibited in Empress Eugénie’s Chinese Museum. Many of
of Yokohama. Other views include Shameen, Daibootz, Kamakura, those Chinese items at the Château of Fontainebleau were artefacts
Katasie and Inosima. looted from the Summer Palace in Peking during October 1860; The
Chinese Museum at Fontainbleau was not opened until June 1863
It is very rare to have a Floyd album in such good condition. however Disderi, a well known photographer would have had access
to what can be considered as the first collection of valuable Chinese
‘Floyd (1834-c.1900) had a long and distinguished photographic career objects to be bequethed to the French Nation. These pictures are a
in China producing work of a very high standard and operating, for rare and precious testimony to the Opium Wars.
a time, one of the most successful studios in the Far East. In the late
1860’s Floyd was John Thomson’s major competitor in Hong Kong.’ This particular composition shows a number of jade plaque’s, censer’s,
His studio was located at 62 Queen’s Road, Hong Kong from April figures and other objects.
1867 until May 1869. (see Bennett, T. History of Photography in China,
Western Photographer’s 1861-1879, London: Quaritch, 2010, pp.7-18). [ref: 1154 ] £6,500

Floyd was also a successful portraitist, as shown by numerous carte- 72. Photographer unidentified.
de-visite’s he made of Chinese and western subjects. He created Des Voeux Road and the waterfront, Hong Kong. c.1870.
landscapes and mementoes of events (eg hurricanes), assembled as Albumen print.
portfolios in bound albums or pasted on cards with printed captions. 220 by 280mm (8¾ by 11 inches).
By 1868 his studio listed one hundred and fifty views of Hong Kong
and Macao. [ref: 1044 ] £350

His studio was sometimes known as The Firm. Floyd took over the 73. Photographer unidentified.
studio in 1868 however it was actually a collection of photographic Queen’s Road and Central Market entrance, Hong Kong. c.1880.
negatives that had been put together since 1859 by various Albumen print.
photographer’s. These included Weed, Howard, Beato, Miller, 215 by 275mm (8½ by 10¾ inches).
Thomson and Halsey. (Hacker, Arthur and Wattis Fine Art Hong
Kong, A Rare Photographic Record of the 1860’s, 1997). W.P Floyd [ref: 1073 ] £850
himself sold his company in 1874, a year after this album is dated.
74. Photographer unidentified.
[ref: 1105 ] £35,000 The Peak Tramway and Union Church, Hong Kong. c.1880.
Albumen print.
200 by 260mm (7¾ by 10¼ inches).

[ref: 1075 ] £650

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75. Photographer unidentified. 81. Photographer unidentified.
Hong Kong with the Peak in the distance. c.1880. Panorama of Hong Kong. c.1910.
Albumen print. Silver gelatin print. Photographer’s title and ‘No.1’ in negative.
220 by 270mm (8¾ by 10¾ inches). 960 by 250mm (37¾ by 9¾ inches).

[ref: 1076 ] £750 An early twentieth century view of Hong Kong, looking down from
the Peak onto Kowloon Bay. Might be by the studio of Afong.
76. Photographer unidentified.
Hong Kong, looking towards Kowloon Bay. c.1880. [ref: 1106 ] £3,500
Albumen print.
200 by 270mm (7¾ by 10¾ inches). 82. Ikeda (attributed to).
Tianjin, China. c.1880.
[ref: 1077 ] £650 Albumen print.
210 by 270mm (8¼ by 10¾ inches).
77. Photographer unidentified.
Queen’s Road Central, Hong Kong. c.1880. [ref: 1082 ] £650
Albumen print.
210 by 275mm (8¼ by 10¾ inches). 83. Ikeda (attributed to).
The Club, Victoria Road, Tianjin, China. c.1880.
[ref: 1078 ] £850 Albumen print.
210 by 270mm (8¼ by 10¾ inches).
78. Photographer unidentified.
The end of Government Pier, showing cricket club, looking towards [ref: 1083 ] £650
central, Hong Kong. c.1880.
Albumen print. 84. Ikeda (attributed to).
210 by 280mm (8¼ by 11 inches). Tianjin, China. c.1880.
Albumen print.
[ref: 1079 ] £650 210 by 280mm (8¼ by 11 inches).

79. Photographer unidentified. [ref: 1084 ] £550


Hong Kong, looking towards Kowloon Bay. c.1880.
Albumen print. 85. Ikeda (attributed to).
195 by 270mm (7¾ by 10¾ inches). Tianjin, China. c.1880.
Albumen print.
[ref: 1080 ] £650 205 by 260mm (8 by 10¼ inches).

80. Photographer unidentified. [ref: 1085 ] £550


Hong Kong, looking towards Kowloon Bay. c.1880.
Albumen print.
190 by 255mm (7½ by 10 inches).

[ref: 1081 ] £650

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86. Ikeda (attributed to). 92. Ikeda (attributed to).
Tianjin, China. c.1880. Tianjin, China. c.1880.
Albumen print. Albumen print.
195 by 255mm (7¾ by 10 inches). 205 by 270mm (8 by 10¾ inches).

[ref: 1086 ] £650 [ref: 1094 ] £650

87. Ikeda (attributed to). 93. Ikeda (attributed to).


Tianjin, China. c.1880. Tianjin, China. c.1880.
Albumen print. Albumen print.
200 by 270mm (7¾ by 10¾ inches). 205 by 270mm (8 by 10¾ inches).

[ref: 1087 ] £550 [ref: 1095 ] £650

88. Ikeda (attributed to). 94. Ikeda (attributed to).


Village near Tianjin, China. c.1880. Tianjin, China. c.1880.
Albumen print. Albumen print.
200 by 265mm (7¾ by 10½ inches). 195 by 255mm (7¾ by 10 inches).

[ref: 1090 ] £750 [ref: 1096 ] £650

89. Ikeda (attributed to). 95. Ikeda (attributed to).


Village near Tianjin, China. c.1880. Victoria road, Tianjin, China. c.1880.
Albumen print. Albumen print.
205 by 270mm (8 by 10¾ inches). 205 by 270mm (8 by 10¾ inches).

[ref: 1091 ] £750 [ref: 1097 ] £650

90. Ikeda (attributed to). 96. Ikeda (attributed to).


Village near Tianjin, China. c.1880. Victoria road, Tianjin, China. c.1880.
Albumen print. Albumen print.
195 by 260mm (7¾ by 10¼ inches). 205 by 260mm (8 by 10¼ inches).

[ref: 1092 ] £750 [ref: 1098 ] £550

91. Ikeda (attributed to). 97. AFONG, Lai.


Tianjin, China. c.1880. Chinese woman with deformed foot. c.1870.
Albumen print. Albumen print. Photographer’s inkstamp on verso, ‘Afong,
205 by 270mm (8 by 10¾ inches). Photographer, Hong Kong’.
270 by 210mm (10¾ by 8¼ inches).
[ref: 1093 ] £550
[ref: 1068 ] £1,250

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98. GSELL, Emille. 103. Photographer unidentified.
Chinese actor and actress. c.1868. Execution, China. c.1899.
Albumen print. Very rich dark tones. Albumen print.
215 by 170mm (8½ by 6¾ inches). 160 by 230mm (6¼ by 9 inches).

[ref: 1021 ] £1,850 [ref: 1101 ] £650

99. Photographer unidentified. 104. Photographer unidentified.


Opium Smokers. c.1885. Kachin women. c.1880.
Albumen print. Albumen print.
165 by 210mm (6½ by 8¼ inches). 240 by 190mm (9½ by 7½ inches).

[ref: 1100 ] £950 [ref: 1133 ] £450

100. Photographer unidentified. 105. BURGER, Willhelm.


Chinese Types. c.1865. Lakon dancers, Bangkok, Thailand. c.1870.
Twenty-three carte-de-visite’s. All with good tones and in good Albumen print. Pasted on original mount.
condition. 207 by 166mm (8¼ by 6½ inches).

Studio names include those of Pun-Lun, Cheong-Heng & Wing- [ref: 1140 ] £875
Chong, Ye-Chung and F. Schoenke.
106. Photographer unidentified.
[ref: 1155 ] £5,500 Russian Embassy, Korea. c.1900.
Silver Gelatin Print.
101. AFONG, Lai. 215 by 290mm (8½ by 11½ inches).
Chinese actors in full costume. c.1868.
Albumen print. Very rich dark tones. [ref: 1102 ] £650
180 by 230mm (7 by 9 inches).
107. Photographer unidentified.
[ref: 1022 ] £1,850 In the vicinity of Shanghai. c.1880.
Albumen print.
102. Photographer unidentified. 205 by 270mm (8 by 10¾ inches).
Unidentified temple, China. c.1880.
Albumen print. [ref: 1089 ] £650
250 by 200mm (9¾ by 7¾ inches).
108. SAUNDERS, William.
[ref: 1074 ] £650 City Wall, Shanghai. c.1870.
Albumen print. Rich dark tones.
150 by 205mm (6 by 8 inches).

[ref: 1047 ] £1,850

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109. SAUNDERS, William. 111. BURTON, Alfred Henry. [Burton Bros (1834-1914)].
Chinese transport. c.1880. Fiji Album. c.1884.
Albumen print. Oblong 4to (370 by 280mm.) One hundred and forty-three albumen
195 by 275mm (7¾ by 10¾ inches). prints (145 by 195mm.), Red half-calf, rubbed with some pages loose.

[ref: 1072 ] £650 The album is a mix of Fiji, Samoa, Tonga and New Zealand itself. Place
names shown are Mount Alexander, Flagstaff Hill, West Coast Road,
110. DUFTY, Francis Herbert. Wellington, Russell Bay, Milford Sound, Auckland, Lake Wanaka, Wet
Fiji Islanders. c.1875. Jacket Arm, Lake Hawea, Dusky Sound.
Carte-de-Visite. Albumen print,
photographer’s studio stamp on verso. Burton Bros was the most important nineteenth century photographic
studio and was based in Dunedin, New Zealand. It was founded by
“Big head” mountain men (kai colo), probably from Namosi, wearing Walter John Burton (1836-1880) in 1866 as the Grand Photographic
the huge wigs of human hair (ulumate) for which they were famous. Saloon and Gallery and was situated in Princes Street, Dunedin.
These warriors were justifiaby feared by their coastal neighbours, Burton was a member of a prominent family of printers, bookbinders
who retaliated by stigmatising their name to mean “bushwhackers”. and photographers based in Derby, England, whose firm (John
The men pictured here wear only malo loincloths. The seated men Burton and Sons) was founded by their father John Burton, and also
wear pigs’ tusks (bati ni vuaka). The standing man wears a civa pearl- included his other brothers, Alfred Henry (1834-1914), Oliver (b.
shell and holds a rootstock club with a fibre-bound handle (waka 1841), and John William Burton (b. 1845).
vividrasa).
Despite the partnership’s success, it ended as early as 1877, largely
[ref: 1013 ] £750 through personal differences caused by Walter Burton’s heavy
drinking. Alfred was joined by his younger brother John and
employed other talented photographers such as George Moodie and
Thomas Muir, while Walter set up an independent studio. In 1880,
Walter committed suicide, and John, saddened, returned to England.
Alfred Burton continued to business with Moodie and Muir as his
partners until retiring in 1898. He died in Dunedin in 1914. Moodie
and Muir continued to run the firm under the same name until its
eventual closure in 1916.

[ref: 1113 ] £5,000

112. GAUTHIER, Lucien (attributed to).


Tahitian models. c.1915.
Silver gelatin print. Photographer’s number in negative.
195 by 145mm (7¾ by 5¾ inches).

[ref: 1051 ] £750

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113. Photographer unidentified. 115. Ildefonso Estrada y Zenea.
Kilauea, Hawaii. c.1930. Album Veracruzano. 1872.
Large toned silver gelatin print. Small 4to (290 by 190mm). Published in Spanish with eighteen
270 by 355mm (10¾ by 14 inches). albumen prints (155 by 120mm.), ten by J.B Pares and eight by A.
[ref: 1016 ] £650 Moreno, library inkstamp, morocco binding, titled in gilt.

114. HUEBNER, Goerge. A very rare illustrated book on this major Mexican port. To have such
Vistas de Para Brazil. 1898. early photographs of Veracruz during a volatile period of Mexico’s
Oblong 4to (255 by 180mm). Twenty-seven albumen prints (120 by history is an important historical visual record.
165mm.), all titled with photographer’s name on each album page,
One three-part panorama of Belem (485 by 120mm). Contemporary [ref: 1054 ] £3,500
green morocco, titled in gilt, rubbed in places, album pages
marginally soiled.
Edicao de George Huebner.

It is unusual to find photographs by George Heubner, taken in Brazil.


This album is topographical in nature, showing Belém, Santarém
(Pará), Marabá, Altamira, Castanhal and Abaetetuba. Churches,
monuments, hospitals, theatres, town squares and palaces are shown.

George Heubner left Germany for Brazil in 1885 and travelled to


Iquitos (Peru), the Ucayali-river (first pictures 1888) and Lima. In 1898
he opened a studio in Manaus “George Huebner, Photografo, Manáos-
Brazil” and he also worked in Belém, where in 1906 he took over the
studio of Felipe Augusto Fidanza who had died in 1904. They called
themselves “G.Huebner & Amaral” (Huebner’s associate, Libano
Amaral ?-1920). He met the ethnologist Theodor Koch-Grünberg on a
trip up the Rio Negro and corresponded with him over a long period
of time. He also discovered an orchid which was named “Huebneria
yauperiensis” and sent specimens to Kew Gardens, Surrey in the early
1930s.

[ref: 1004 ] £2,500

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