A Large Collection of Victorian and Edwardian Studio Photogr...
Hammer
£36
A Large Collection of Victorian and Edwardian Studio Photographs Travel Souvenirs and Correspondence.
A collection of numerous late 19th and early 20th-century ephemera, primarily silver gelatin and albumen process photographs, personal correspondence, and travel souvenirs. The lot comprises:
A diverse group of studio portraiture including cartes-de-visite and cabinet cards. Identifiable professional studio boards include a portrait in costume marked Johnston & Hoffmann, India; a portrait of a man marked Harold Baker; a portrait marked H. H. Davies, Pier Street, Aberystwyth; a portrait of two children marked F. Roberts, Llandrindod Wells; a portrait of two infants marked Resta, 4 Coburg Place, Bayswater W.; and a portrait of a woman marked Gyde, Aberystwyth. Several mounts feature illegible embossed or printed studio monograms.
A group of topographical travel souvenir sets and booklets including Valentine's Post Cards: 12 Selected Views of London in a printed paper envelope; 20 Vere Fotografie di Torino; Napoli; Pompeii Villa dei Misteri; 24 Genuine Photographs of Niagara Falls by Tates; Twelve Snapshots of Marken; Milano 20 Fotografie Artistiche; Capri-Sorrento-Amalfi 20 Vere Fotografie; Villa d'Este e Tivoli 12 Fotografie; Isola Bella Lago Maggiore 20 Vere Fotografie; and 20 Real Photographs of Vancouver Canada for Your Snapshot Album.
A large quantity of handwritten personal correspondence, primarily on various sizes of laid and plain paper, featuring cursive ink script. Notable notations include a small red-bordered card headed Friday morn and another dated Sunday, May 10th.
Two blue velvet souvenir cushion covers featuring silver-tone wire embroidery and sequins depicting the Taj Mahal. One cover is embroidered with the text INDIA 1945.
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The collection exhibits varied condition consistent with age. Many of the large studio mounts show heavy foxing and brown spotting across the surfaces (photos 8, 16, and 18). There is significant edge wear and loss to the corners of several card mounts, notably a large chip to the right edge of the Johnston & Hoffmann portrait (photo 8). Silver mirroring is visible on some darker photographic prints (photo 14). The travel souvenir booklets show creases and small tears to the paper covers (photo 7). The handwritten letters show typical yellowing and fold lines (photo 6). The blue velvet textiles show some tarnishing to the silver-tone wire and minor flattening to the velvet pile (photo 20).
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Hammer
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A Large Collection of Victorian and Edwardian Studio Photographs Travel Souvenirs and Correspondence.
A collection of numerous late 19th and early 20th-century ephemera, primarily silver gelatin and albumen process photographs, personal correspondence, and travel souvenirs. The lot comprises:
A diverse group of studio portraiture including cartes-de-visite and cabinet cards. Identifiable professional studio boards include a portrait in costume marked Johnston & Hoffmann, India; a portrait of a man marked Harold Baker; a portrait marked H. H. Davies, Pier Street, Aberystwyth; a portrait of two children marked F. Roberts, Llandrindod Wells; a portrait of two infants marked Resta, 4 Coburg Place, Bayswater W.; and a portrait of a woman marked Gyde, Aberystwyth. Several mounts feature illegible embossed or printed studio monograms.
A group of topographical travel souvenir sets and booklets including Valentine's Post Cards: 12 Selected Views of London in a printed paper envelope; 20 Vere Fotografie di Torino; Napoli; Pompeii Villa dei Misteri; 24 Genuine Photographs of Niagara Falls by Tates; Twelve Snapshots of Marken; Milano 20 Fotografie Artistiche; Capri-Sorrento-Amalfi 20 Vere Fotografie; Villa d'Este e Tivoli 12 Fotografie; Isola Bella Lago Maggiore 20 Vere Fotografie; and 20 Real Photographs of Vancouver Canada for Your Snapshot Album.
A large quantity of handwritten personal correspondence, primarily on various sizes of laid and plain paper, featuring cursive ink script. Notable notations include a small red-bordered card headed Friday morn and another dated Sunday, May 10th.
Two blue velvet souvenir cushion covers featuring silver-tone wire embroidery and sequins depicting the Taj Mahal. One cover is embroidered with the text INDIA 1945.
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The collection exhibits varied condition consistent with age. Many of the large studio mounts show heavy foxing and brown spotting across the surfaces (photos 8, 16, and 18). There is significant edge wear and loss to the corners of several card mounts, notably a large chip to the right edge of the Johnston & Hoffmann portrait (photo 8). Silver mirroring is visible on some darker photographic prints (photo 14). The travel souvenir booklets show creases and small tears to the paper covers (photo 7). The handwritten letters show typical yellowing and fold lines (photo 6). The blue velvet textiles show some tarnishing to the silver-tone wire and minor flattening to the velvet pile (photo 20).
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