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An Erotic Autochrome Stereoview
lot 347 (Fine Photographica & Instruments of Science, 29th Apr, 2021)
c.1920, colour stereo glass plate images of seated nude with headband, the images on two separate plates, 12.9cm x 6.8cm
Sold for £471 Result plus buyers premium More details 1
Set of Children's Handpainted Magic Lanten slides
lot 348 (Fine Photographica & Instruments of Science, 29th Apr, 2021)
English, c.1860, slides showing cartoon characters, tiger & Tub, cartoon military figures, and others all in mahogany frames, in a pine case, 11 ... read more
Estimated at £80 - £120 More details 12
lot 349 (Fine Photographica & Instruments of Science, 29th Apr, 2021)
English, c.1860, slides showing animals from around the world with inked Latin and English name, all in mahogany frames, in a pine case, 11 slides, ... read more
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Magic lantern Slides showing the Construction of The Picadilly Line
lot 350 (Fine Photographica & Instruments of Science, 29th Apr, 2021)
English, c.1930, slides showing the construction of the London Underground Picadilly line extension in 1930, images of the construction site, ... read more
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Photographs of Victorian Chemists
lot 351 (Fine Photographica & Instruments of Science, 29th Apr, 2021)
a pair of fine albumen prints of chemists Henry Medlock and Edward Beanes, and sugar refinerConrad Finzel, both dated 1865, each mounted on original ... read more
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25 Photographs of India, c.1900
lot 352 (Fine Photographica & Instruments of Science, 29th Apr, 2021)
large gelatin silver prints, five by R C Mazumdar of Benares, others all professional, some with title in negative, some with pencil annotations ... read more
Sold for £769 Result plus buyers premium More details 25
lot 353 (Fine Photographica & Instruments of Science, 29th Apr, 2021)
albumen print, c.1880, image 15.5cm x 20.8cm, on original card mount 30.5cm x 38cm
Estimated at £100 - £150 More details 1
FRANK MASON GOOD (1839-1928) Charles Kingsley at Eversley
lot 354 (Fine Photographica & Instruments of Science, 29th Apr, 2021)
albumen print, c.1860-1865, 19.3cm x 27.8cm, on modern cream mount 50cm x 40cm
Sold for £87 Result plus buyers premium More details 1
A Photograph of Young Women in Middle Eastern Dress
lot 355 (Fine Photographica & Instruments of Science, 29th Apr, 2021)
large albumen print, 19th century, women in traditional Syrian, Armenian and North African (?) dress, image 22cm x 28.3cm, in grey card mount 35cm x ... read more
Sold for £105 Result plus buyers premium More details 1
An Impressive Carbon Print Photograph on Wood
lot 356 (Fine Photographica & Instruments of Science, 29th Apr, 2021)
Dutch school, a young woman in traditional costume, c.1900, 43cm x 27cm
Sold for £124 Result plus buyers premium More details 2
FRANCIS FRITH (1822-1898), The Pool of Siloam
lot 357 (Fine Photographica & Instruments of Science, 29th Apr, 2021)
large albumen print, c.1860, image 31.5cm x 24.5cm, mounted on original card 43cm x 35.5cm
Estimated at £200 - £300 More details 1
lot 358 (Fine Photographica & Instruments of Science, 29th Apr, 2021)
Two glossy gelatin silver prints, c.1900, Javanese people and Dutch colonial administrators with a very large crocodile, each photograph 15.3cm x ... read more
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HILL & ADAMSON, James Fairburn D.D. with Newhaven Fishwives
lot 359 (Fine Photographica & Instruments of Science, 29th Apr, 2021)
carbon print by Thomas Annan, 1890, from an original 1846 negative by David Octavius Hill (1802 - 1870) and Robert Adamson (1821 - 1848), image ... read more
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Three Chinese Cartes de Visite
lot 360 (Fine Photographica & Instruments of Science, 29th Apr, 2021)
c.1865, one stamped verso ' hing Qua John & Co. Photographic Artists 84 Praya, Hong Kong, each approx. 10cm x 6cm
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Alfred Burton (1834-1914)(att.) Fijian Men
lot 361 (Fine Photographica & Instruments of Science, 29th Apr, 2021)
albumen print, c.1884, titled in the negative and recto on thin card mount, image 19.8cm x 14.5cm Note: Alfred Burton made a trip to the Pacific ... read more
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lot 362 (Fine Photographica & Instruments of Science, 29th Apr, 2021)
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Estimated at £100 - £150 More details
A Photograph of a Solomon Islands Woman
lot 363 (Fine Photographica & Instruments of Science, 29th Apr, 2021)
albumen print, c.1880, illustrating food preparation, 20cm x 14.5cm, unmounted
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CHARLES THOMAS SCOWEN (1852-1948) A Kandian Chief
lot 364 (Fine Photographica & Instruments of Science, 29th Apr, 2021)
a large albumen print c.1880, the photograph signed in the negative 'Scowen' and Scowen & Co Ltd, Ceylon, image 26cm x 21.5cm, mounted on card
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LEON CREMIERE (1831-1913) Photograph of a French Bull Dog
lot 365 (Fine Photographica & Instruments of Science, 29th Apr, 2021)
albumen print, c.1870, mounted on original card with photographer's details printed below, 'L Crémière, Phot. de la Maison de l' Empereur, 28 rue de ... read more
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WILLIAM RAUSCH (1862-1900) Photograph of a Matabele Warrior
lot 366 (Fine Photographica & Instruments of Science, 29th Apr, 2021)
vintage brown-toned gelatin silver print, c.1895, unsigned but numbered 130 in the negative, mounted on card, image 20.5cm x 15cm
Estimated at £80 - £120 More details 1
lot 367 (Fine Photographica & Instruments of Science, 29th Apr, 2021)
a group of five vintage gelatin silver prints of Rio De Janeiro, c.1910, by a professional photographer, each numbered and titled in the negative, ... read more
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JEAN LAURENT (1816-1886) View of the Basque Port of Pasaia
lot 368 (Fine Photographica & Instruments of Science, 29th Apr, 2021)
a large albumen print of the port with sailing and steam ships, c.1875, titled, numbered and signed in the negative 'Pasajes 1532 Vista general del ... read more
Estimated at £80 - £120 More details 1
lot 369 (Fine Photographica & Instruments of Science, 29th Apr, 2021)
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DUDLEY GLANFIELD (1904-1992), Eight Actor Portraits of the 1920's
lot 370 (Fine Photographica & Instruments of Science, 29th Apr, 2021)
Anna May Wong, vintage bromide print c.1929 (Note: the half-plate glass negative to this photograph dated 25 April 1929 is held in the National ... read more
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DUDLEY GLANFIELD0 (1904-1992) Ten Society Portraits
lot 371 (Fine Photographica & Instruments of Science, 29th Apr, 2021)
nine bromide prints c.1928-1932 all signed recto on mount, subjects include Col The Rt Hon Wilfred Ashley MP, with a photograph by Glanfield of a ... read more
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A Collection of Photographs of WWI Royal Flying Corps Aircraft
lot 372 (Fine Photographica & Instruments of Science, 29th Apr, 2021)
A unique collection of vintage matt gelatin silver prints of aircraft in 1917 and 1918, taken by rigger Alex Andrew Sanders with a Vest Pocket ... read more
Sold for £236 Result plus buyers premium More details 21
lot 373 (Fine Photographica & Instruments of Science, 29th Apr, 2021)
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Estimated at £60 - £80 More details
RANDOLPH BEZZANT HOLMES (1888-1973) Three Views of India
lot 374 (Fine Photographica & Instruments of Science, 29th Apr, 2021)
toned gelatin silver prints c. 1920-1935, titled and signed in the negative 'The George Alt Masjid' (Kyber Pass), 'Taj Mahal Agra from the River', ... read more
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GUIDO REY (1861-1935), A Flemish Interior
lot 375 (Fine Photographica & Instruments of Science, 29th Apr, 2021)
photogravure on Japanese tissue paper, from Camera Work 24, 1908, image 21.3cm x 15.5cm, tissue 28.6cm x 20cm, Note: In the early 1900's Rey made ... read more
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ARNOLD CLAYTON HENDERSON (1938-) Nude in Strange Space 1967
lot 376 (Fine Photographica & Instruments of Science, 29th Apr, 2021)
ARNOLD CLAYTON HENDERSON (American,1938-) Nude in Strange Space, 1967, vintage gelatin silver print, image 30.5cm x 24.5cm, sheet 35.5cm x 27.5cm, ... read more
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PAUL TANQUERAY (1905-1991) Woman with Hat
lot 377 (Fine Photographica & Instruments of Science, 29th Apr, 2021)
vintage gelatin silver print, c.1950, from a fashion shoot, image 19.5cm x 24cm, signed in pencil verso, with a sheet of biographical notes
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JAN SAUDEK (1935-) Nude with Clown's Face
lot 378 (Fine Photographica & Instruments of Science, 29th Apr, 2021)
vintage gelatin silver print of female nude with clown's face, c.1980, numbered 321 verso, image 17.5cm sq, sheet 18cm x 24cm Note: Taken in Saudek's ... read more
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An Album of Images of China, c.1930
lot 379 (Fine Photographica & Instruments of Science, 29th Apr, 2021)
33 snapshot images of everyday life in China, gelatin silver prints typically 6.5cm x 10.5cm, mounted one per page in album, titled verso and in ... read more
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A Good Album Of Pictorialist Images
lot 380 (Fine Photographica & Instruments of Science, 29th Apr, 2021)
English, c. 1900-1920 gelatin silver prints with two platinum prints (swans) and a carbon print (man and dog in the sea) images typically approx. ... read more
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OTTO BECKER & HEINRICK MAASS (working 1893-1938) and others, Flowers
lot 381 (Fine Photographica & Instruments of Science, 29th Apr, 2021)
a collection of vintage modernist gelatin silver prints of flowers, German & Austrian, 1930's and possibly later, the first four photographs with ... read more
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PAUL TANQUERAY (1905-1991)(att.), Hands
lot 382 (Fine Photographica & Instruments of Science, 29th Apr, 2021)
vintage gelatin silver print of a woman's hands, c.1940's, image 19cm x 24cm, sheet 20cm x 25cm, in card mount 40cm x 50cm
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Interior of Coal Mine Photographed by Electic Light
lot 383 (Fine Photographica & Instruments of Science, 29th Apr, 2021)
vintage brown toned silver gelatin print, c.1900-1910, label recto 'United States National Museum, Metallurgical Department, label verso ' Interior ... read more
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Russian WWII War Photographers, 40 Photographs
lot 384 (Fine Photographica & Instruments of Science, 29th Apr, 2021)
gelatin silver prints, all printed in Kiev c.1950, photographers remained anonymous in publication, but likely to include GEORIY SAMSONOV, YEVGEN ... read more
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GUY BORREMANS (1934-2012), Nude
lot 385 (Fine Photographica & Instruments of Science, 29th Apr, 2021)
large gelatin silver print c.1970, signed in pencil verso, image 23.5cm x 34.5cm, sheet 28cm x 35.3cm,
Sold for £112 Result plus buyers premium More details 2
lot 386 (Fine Photographica & Instruments of Science, 29th Apr, 2021)
vintage large gelatin silver print by this Chicago photographer, c.1970, signed in ink verso, image 30cm x 20cm, sheet 33cm x 28cm
Estimated at £80 - £120 More details 2
Important Document from Ernest Rutherford Concerning the Procurement of Radium, 1903
lot 387 (Fine Photographica & Instruments of Science, 29th Apr, 2021)
Rutherford, Ernest, OM, FRS, Hon FRSE (Born 30 August 1871 –Died 19 October 1937), New Zealand physicist who came to be known as the father of (Qty: 1) ... read more
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Important Document from Peter Curie Concerning the Purchase of Radium Bromide, 1903
lot 388 (Fine Photographica & Instruments of Science, 29th Apr, 2021)
Currie, (Pierre, b.15 May 1859 – d.19 April 1906) was a French physicist, a pioneer in crystallography, magnetism, piezoelectricity, and ... read more
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Marconi, Guglielmo Giovanni Maria
lot 389 (Fine Photographica & Instruments of Science, 29th Apr, 2021)
Guglielmo Giovanni Maria Marconi, 1st Marquis of Marconi FRSA (25 April 1874 – 20 July 1937) was an Italian inventor and electrical engineer, known ... read more
Estimated at £600 - £800 More details 4
Letter Concerning Scientific Equipment From J. J. Thompson
lot 390 (Fine Photographica & Instruments of Science, 29th Apr, 2021)
Thomson (Sir Joseph John(b.18 December 1856 – d.30 August 1940) was a British physicist and Nobel Laureate in Physics, he is credited with the ... read more
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BAIRD JOHN LOGIE: (1888-1946) Scottish Engineer
lot 391 (Fine Photographica & Instruments of Science, 29th Apr, 2021)
Baird, (John Logie b.1888-d.1946) was a Scottish inventor, electrical engineer, and innovator who demonstrated his working television system on 26 ... read more
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Bragg, Sir William Henry, Autograph Letter Concerning Wilhelm Röntgen
lot 392 (Fine Photographica & Instruments of Science, 29th Apr, 2021)
Bragg, (Sir William Henry OM KBE PRS b.2 July 1862 – d.12 March 1942) was an English physicist, chemist, mathematician, and active sportsman who ... read more
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An Archive of Letters Concerning the Immigration of a Jewish Family in 1939
lot 393 (Fine Photographica & Instruments of Science, 29th Apr, 2021)
A Fascinating archive of letters concerning the Immigration of a Jewish family in 1939, with the help of Adolf Isental, from Nazi Germany. The lot ... read more
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Huggins, Sir William, autographed letters
lot 394 (Fine Photographica & Instruments of Science, 29th Apr, 2021)
Sir William Huggins OM KCB PRS (b.7 February 1824 – d.12 May 1910) was an English astronomer best known for his pioneering work in astronomical ... read more
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A Collection of Letters from Prominent 19th Century Electrical Engineers
lot 395 (Fine Photographica & Instruments of Science, 29th Apr, 2021)
including a letter from Sir Oliver Lodge dated 6 .2.95; letters from Silvanus Phillips Thompson FRS (19 June 1851 – 12 June 1916), Thompson was a ... read more
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Fleming, Sir John Ambrose, letter concerning an Honorary Membership
lot 396 (Fine Photographica & Instruments of Science, 29th Apr, 2021)
Fleming (Sir John Ambrose FRS b.29 November 1849 – d.18 April 1945) was an English electrical engineer and physicist who invented the first ... read more
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