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A Very Finely Painted Magic Lantern Slide Set

lot 449 (The Fine Collectors Sale, 10th Oct, 2024)

the 6 mahogany slides with delicately painted scenes of 'The Miller, His Son and their Donkey' the slides with the owners name 'L. D. Brooke' in pen ... read more

Estimated at £50 - £100 More details 2  

Magic Lantern Pull Lever

lot 450 (The Fine Collectors Sale, 10th Oct, 2024)

A pull lever slide entitled "pigshead". (Qty: 1)

Estimated at £80 - £120 More details 2  

SOLD Lot 451 - A Magic Lantern Slide - The Cold Baths

A Magic Lantern Slide - The Cold Baths

lot 451 (The Fine Collectors Sale, 10th Oct, 2024)

French, 19th century, blue label for 'E. Mazo, 10 Bould. Magenta, Paris' further labelled in pen 'Le Bains froids' - the cold baths, the slide with ... read more

Sold for £138    Result plus buyers premium More details 3  

SOLD Lot 452 - Magic Lantern Mechanical Beehive Slide

Magic Lantern Mechanical Beehive Slide

lot 452 (The Fine Collectors Sale, 10th Oct, 2024)

the slide with contra-rotating glass disks giving the effect of swarming bees outside the beehive, with finely hand-painted woven beehive in an ... read more

Sold for £94    Result plus buyers premium More details 2  

SOLD Lot 453 - Mechanical Magic Lantern Slide of a Windmill

Mechanical Magic Lantern Slide of a Windmill

lot 453 (The Fine Collectors Sale, 10th Oct, 2024)

Mahogany Framed slide impressed 'CARPENTER & WESTLEY 24 REGENTST LONDON', with hand-painted scene of a windmill and sunset, with crank driven ... read more

Sold for £56    Result plus buyers premium More details 2  

SOLD Lot 454 - An Automita-esque Lantern Slide of a Boy Being Caned

An Automita-esque Lantern Slide of a Boy Being Caned

lot 454 (The Fine Collectors Sale, 10th Oct, 2024)

English, 19th Century, brass silhouette of a teacher caning a poor student, the action via 2 lever controls to the side 7" x 4.25" Note: purchased by ... read more

Sold for £225    Result plus buyers premium More details 2  

Magic Lantern Slide of a swaying Ship at Sea

lot 455 (The Fine Collectors Sale, 10th Oct, 2024)

Mahogany framed slide with a very delicately painted harbour scene, a small fishing boat on a glass plate is rocked back and forth by rotating the ... read more

Estimated at £150 - £250 More details 2  

A Complex Magic Lantern Slide of a Clowns Face

lot 456 (The Fine Collectors Sale, 10th Oct, 2024)

mahogany frame with an image of a clowns face, with 5 levers to the side to change the position of his eyebrows, pupils, hands pull sides of mouth, a ... read more

Estimated at £350 - £500 More details 3  

SOLD Lot 457 - Lantern Slide of A Chinaman With Sword

Lantern Slide of A Chinaman With Sword

lot 457 (The Fine Collectors Sale, 10th Oct, 2024)

mahogany framed slide with a hand painted image of a Chinaman with a sword, the lever is pulled back and the poor man is decapitated and stands ... read more

Sold for £175    Result plus buyers premium More details 3  

Withdrawn

lot 458 (The Fine Collectors Sale, 10th Oct, 2024)

Magic Lantern Slide of A Clown In The Stew Pot

lot 459 (The Fine Collectors Sale, 10th Oct, 2024)

the slide with long glass slide to remove the seated clown and show surprise on the others face, a lever then moves the missing clowns legs up and ... read more

Estimated at £300 - £500 More details 5  

A Fine Quarter plate Daguerreotype Portrait of a Gentleman

lot 460 (The Fine Collectors Sale, 10th Oct, 2024)

A Fine Quarter plate Daguerreotype Portrait of a Gentleman in a top hat, in a red Moroccan leather case with gilt tooling & brass clasp

Estimated at £100 - £200 More details 2  

SOLD Lot 461 - Collection of 3 Cased Daguerreotype Portraits

Collection of 3 Cased Daguerreotype Portraits

lot 461 (The Fine Collectors Sale, 10th Oct, 2024)

including a tinted portrait of a gentleman in a Maroccan leather case 6th plate, case 9cm x 8cm; portrait of a gentleman in a leather case 6th plate, ... read more

Sold for £150    Result plus buyers premium More details 7  

SOLD Lot 462 - A Collection of 9 Ambrotype Portraits & Groups

A Collection of 9 Ambrotype Portraits & Groups

lot 462 (The Fine Collectors Sale, 10th Oct, 2024)

including a tinted image of a seated lady, a large family group  in a frame, a smaller group of seated gentleman and others

Sold for £275    Result plus buyers premium More details 10  

2 Large Scenes of Japanese Canals

lot 463 (The Fine Collectors Sale, 10th Oct, 2024)

unknown Photographer, late 19thcentury prints of Japanese canals, in original oak frames, both prints not removed from frames, images 50cm x 35cm ... read more

Estimated at £200 - £400 More details 6  

Saunders, William, Shanghai Chinese Wedding

lot 464 (The Fine Collectors Sale, 10th Oct, 2024)

Saunders, William, Albumen print, c.1870, numbered in the negative '47' image with manuscript title 'Shanghai Chinese Wedding' showing a procession ... read more

Estimated at £250 - £350 More details 2  

Suanders, William, Shanghai Dinner

lot 465 (The Fine Collectors Sale, 10th Oct, 2024)

Saunders, William, Albumen print, c.1870, marked in the negative '53' titled in manuscript 'Shanghai Dinner' pated to period card, image size 21cm x ... read more

Estimated at £250 - £350 More details 2  

SOLD Lot 466 - Ommanney, Erasmus, Arctic Explorer

Ommanney, Erasmus, Arctic Explorer

lot 466 (The Fine Collectors Sale, 10th Oct, 2024)

Ommanney, Erasmus, Arctic Explorer, full length portrait Carte de Visite, Maull & Fox, 187 Piccadilly London, written in manuscript to the back '1814- ... read more

Sold for £1,250    Result plus buyers premium More details 2  

Suanders, William, Fumeurs D'opium

lot 467 (The Fine Collectors Sale, 10th Oct, 2024)

Saunders, William, Albumen print, c.1890, titled in manuscript 'Fumeurs d'opium' pasted to period card stamped '47' in top right corner, image size ... read more

Estimated at £300 - £500 More details 1  

SOLD Lot 468 - Frith, Francis, No. 1 Locomotive & Tender, Darlington Railway

Frith, Francis, No. 1 Locomotive & Tender, Darlington Railway

lot 468 (The Fine Collectors Sale, 10th Oct, 2024)

Frith, Francis, albumen print, c.1880, mounted on period card from Frith's 'Universal Series' the image titled 'No.1 Locomotive and Tender, ... read more

Sold for £125    Result plus buyers premium More details 1  

SOLD Lot 469 - A Chan (雅真 Ya Zhen), Seung Moon Street, Canton

A Chan (雅真 Ya Zhen), Seung Moon Street, Canton

lot 469 (The Fine Collectors Sale, 10th Oct, 2024)

A Chan (雅真 Ya Zhen), albumen print, c. 1880, marked in the negative 'Seung Moon Street, Canton', with a gallery card for Northern Light Gallery, ... read more

Sold for £138    Result plus buyers premium More details 5  

Fiji Lali or War Drum & Warrior

lot 470 (The Fine Collectors Sale, 10th Oct, 2024)

albumen print, c.1885, titled in the nagative 'Fiji Lali or War Drum & Warrior' with photographers initials W.C.F., 21cm x 25cm Provenance: bought ... read more

Estimated at £100 - £200 More details 2  

Valentine, James, Stranded at Brodicks Bay Arran

lot 471 (The Fine Collectors Sale, 10th Oct, 2024)

Valentine, James, albumen print, c.1880, signed in the negative along the bottom edge 'Stranded at Brodicks Bay Arran, J.V.' image showing masted ... read more

Estimated at £80 - £120 More details 4  

Sébah, J Pascal, Dame-Cophte

lot 472 (The Fine Collectors Sale, 10th Oct, 2024)

Sébah, J. Pascal, albumen print, c.1880, costume study titled "Dame-Cophte" and numbered 329 in the negative, image 27.5cm x 21cmm Pascal Sébah ... read more

Estimated at £80 - £120 More details 3  

SOLD Lot 473 - Photographer Unknown, Chinese Porters

Photographer Unknown, Chinese Porters

lot 473 (The Fine Collectors Sale, 10th Oct, 2024)

Photographer Unknown, albumen print c.1880, with later blue stamp to verso for 'A. H. Fong, Photographer', image showing Chinese Porters with ... read more

Sold for £112    Result plus buyers premium More details 2  

SOLD Lot 474 - Photographer Unknown, Fiji Warrior

Photographer Unknown, Fiji Warrior

lot 474 (The Fine Collectors Sale, 10th Oct, 2024)

Photographer Unknown but attributed to Alfred Burton, c.1885, image mounted on period card 15cm x 19.5cm Provenance bought from Richard Mira Fine ... read more

Sold for £100    Result plus buyers premium More details 2  

Arnoux, Hippolyte, Portrait of a Middle Eastern Woman

lot 475 (The Fine Collectors Sale, 10th Oct, 2024)

Arnoux, Hippolyte, Albumen print, c.1870, singed in the print 'ARNOUX 1115', showing a Woman in traditional dress with a ceramic amphora and rug, ... read more

Estimated at £100 - £200 More details 3  

SOLD Lot 476 - Rubellin, Alphonse, Turkish Lady and the Zeibeck

Rubellin, Alphonse, Turkish Lady and the Zeibeck

lot 476 (The Fine Collectors Sale, 10th Oct, 2024)

Rubellin, Alphonse, albumin print, c.1870, image shows a woman in traditional dress with a Zeibeck soldier, pasted to period card, 26.5cm x 21cm ... read more

Sold for £150    Result plus buyers premium More details 2  

SOLD Lot 477 - Rubellin, Alphonse, Group of Turkish Musicians

Rubellin, Alphonse, Group of Turkish Musicians

lot 477 (The Fine Collectors Sale, 10th Oct, 2024)

Rubellin, Alphonse, albumin print, c.1870, image shows a group of Turkish musicians in traditional dress, pasted to period card, 26.5cm x 21cm ... read more

Sold for £150    Result plus buyers premium More details 2  

SOLD Lot 478 - Group Photograph of Students in Commercial Painting and Sign Writing

Group Photograph of Students in Commercial Painting and Sign Writing

lot 478 (The Fine Collectors Sale, 10th Oct, 2024)

French, late 19th century, A group photograph of French students in commercial painting and sign writing, pasted to period card, 29cm x 23cm The ... read more

Sold for £100    Result plus buyers premium More details 2  

Lambert, Gustav Richard, Group of Chinese Priests

lot 479 (The Fine Collectors Sale, 10th Oct, 2024)

Lambert, Gustav Richard, albumen print, c.1875, signed in the print '66-chinese Priests & followers', showing a group of Chinese priests, followers ... read more

Estimated at £150 - £250 More details 2  

SOLD Lot 480 - Frith, Francis, Dartmoor Prison Gate & Convicts, 1890

Frith, Francis, Dartmoor Prison Gate & Convicts, 1890

lot 480 (The Fine Collectors Sale, 10th Oct, 2024)

Frith, Francis, albumen print, c.1890, showing the prison gate, convicts and a prison warden, taped to modern card mount, 29cm x 19cm Francis Frith ... read more

Sold for £100    Result plus buyers premium More details 1  

A Very Fine Ninth Plate Daguerreotype Portrait of a Seated Gentleman

lot 481 (The Fine Collectors Sale, 10th Oct, 2024)

A Very Fine Ninth Plate Daguerreotype Portrait of a Seated Gentleman, in a folding leather case with brass clasp, image with gilt detailing to top of ... read more

Estimated at £40 - £60 More details 2  

SOLD Lot 482 - Frank Mason Goode. Collection of Photographs from Palestine

Frank Mason Goode. Collection of Photographs from Palestine

lot 482 (The Fine Collectors Sale, 10th Oct, 2024)

15 albumen prints from Palestine and the surrounding area. Mounted on loose, thin book leaves, titled with descriptions and quotes. Leave size 280mm (Qty: 16) ... read more

Sold for £338    Result plus buyers premium More details 8  

SOLD Lot 483 - China. Canton

China. Canton

lot 483 (The Fine Collectors Sale, 10th Oct, 2024)

Albumen print 275mm x 210mm mounted on thin card mount. Image of a boat on the River in Canton and inscribed in ink "Canton Bateau fleur sur la (Qty: 1) ... read more

Sold for £150    Result plus buyers premium More details 3  

Gold Mining. Canada

lot 484 (The Fine Collectors Sale, 10th Oct, 2024)

Albumen print 230mm x 180mm mounted on cardboard mount inscribed "The Philadelphia Museums" and showing a miner washing gold in Vancouver, British (Qty: 1) ... read more

Estimated at £75 - £100 More details 2  

Australia Camping in the Bush

lot 485 (The Fine Collectors Sale, 10th Oct, 2024)

Albumen print 205mm x 150mm mounted on album page with ink border. Titled "In the Bush N.S.W." c1880s. (Qty: 1)

Estimated at £75 - £100 More details 4  

SOLD Lot 486 - Australia. Aborigines

Australia. Aborigines

lot 486 (The Fine Collectors Sale, 10th Oct, 2024)

Albumen print 205mm x 130mm mounted on album page with ink border. A group of aborigines at their rough shelter. (Qty: 1)

Sold for £94    Result plus buyers premium More details 5  

SOLD Lot 487 - Group of Surveyors

Group of Surveyors

lot 487 (The Fine Collectors Sale, 10th Oct, 2024)

Albumen print, 155mm x 130mm in matte frame showing a group of surveyors c1850s. (Qty: 1)

Sold for £62    Result plus buyers premium More details 4  

SOLD Lot 488 - China William Saunders

China William Saunders

lot 488 (The Fine Collectors Sale, 10th Oct, 2024)

Albumen print 270mm x 210mm with image in oval form. Mounted on an album page, showing a Chinese cooper at work. William Thomas Saunders (1832–1892) (Qty: 1) ... read more

Sold for £150    Result plus buyers premium More details 3  

China. William Saunders Chinese Porters

lot 489 (The Fine Collectors Sale, 10th Oct, 2024)

Albumen print, 270mm x 210mm mounted on thin card, Chinese porters c1870, with inscription on the back reads that the image is on page 102 of History (Qty: 1) ... read more

Estimated at £150 - £200 More details 5  

Japan. Japanese Children

lot 490 (The Fine Collectors Sale, 10th Oct, 2024)

Hand tinted albumen print, 265mm x 205mm mounted on an album page, showing a group of Japanese children. (Qty: 1)

Estimated at £70 - £100 More details 3  

Japan. Shoe Maker

lot 491 (The Fine Collectors Sale, 10th Oct, 2024)

Hand-tinted albumen print, 260mm x 180mm in matt frame, showing a shoemaker at work c1890s. (Qty: 1)

Estimated at £70 - £100 More details 3  

SOLD Lot 492 - India and Nepal

India and Nepal

lot 492 (The Fine Collectors Sale, 10th Oct, 2024)

Group of 15 albumen prints in various large format sizes, mounted on loose album pages, front and back. Including a picnic party at Darjeeling, (Qty: 15) ... read more

Sold for £81    Result plus buyers premium More details 4  

Japan. Sumo Wrestling, Albumen Print

lot 493 (The Fine Collectors Sale, 10th Oct, 2024)

Hand-tinted albumen print, image/sheet 250mm x 180mm, mounted in matt frame, image showing Sumo Wrestling c1890.

Estimated at £70 - £130 More details 3  

SOLD Lot 494 - Egypt and Abyssinia. Bonfils, Zangaki, L.Fiorillo

Egypt and Abyssinia. Bonfils, Zangaki, L.Fiorillo

lot 494 (The Fine Collectors Sale, 10th Oct, 2024)

Group of 22 albumen prints mounted on album pages, various large format sizes. One image is possibly a Francis Frith self-portrait in a reclined pose. (Qty: 22) ... read more

Sold for £138    Result plus buyers premium More details 10  

Ceylon. William Skeen

lot 495 (The Fine Collectors Sale, 10th Oct, 2024)

4 albumen prints 280mm x 210mm mounted on loose album pages. 3 show the Skeen & Co. inscription in the negative. Mandy Lane no.1016, The end of the (Qty: 4) ... read more

Estimated at £100 - £150 More details 2  

SOLD Lot 496 - Gibson,  Albumen Print of Newlyn Harbour

Gibson, Albumen Print of Newlyn Harbour

lot 496 (The Fine Collectors Sale, 10th Oct, 2024)

Gibson, c.1880, mounted image of Newlyn Harbour detailed image showing loading and unloading of fishing boats, image 21cm x 14.8cm Footnote: an ... read more

Sold for £44    Result plus buyers premium More details 2  

SOLD Lot 497 - A Photographic Travel Album of Pompeii & Sri Lanka, 1898

A Photographic Travel Album of Pompeii & Sri Lanka, 1898

lot 497 (The Fine Collectors Sale, 10th Oct, 2024)

the album with 10cm x 7cm images, mostly taken 1897-1898, most images with caption in pencil, images include, Plymouth Harbour, Gibraltar, H.M.S. ... read more

Sold for £69    Result plus buyers premium More details 4  

SOLD Lot 498 - China. William Saunders

China. William Saunders

lot 498 (The Fine Collectors Sale, 10th Oct, 2024)

Albumen print, 270mm x 210mm mounted on thin card. The image is titled "Barbers at Work" c1875. This appeared as an engraving in the London (Qty: 1) ... read more

Sold for £150    Result plus buyers premium More details 4