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China, Japan, and elsewhere
Estimate
3,000 - 5,000 GBP
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Description
- Album of 163 photographs titled 'China, Japan, America, Holy Land, Athens, and Constantinople'. [1870s-1880s]
- paper
Folio (478 x 350mm.), 163 albumen prints (from 135 x 92mm. to 270 x 370mm., or the reverse) including 41 hand-tinted of Japan, and two 2-part folding panoramas (of Jaffa, and Jerusalem by L. Fiorillo), mounted on card, recto and verso, contemporary black half roan, upper cover titled in gilt, spine gilt, gilt edges, some scattered spotting and fading, spine slightly worn
TOGETHER WITH: 2 albumen prints of Hong Kong/China (c.1870s?) on one card mount (recto and verso), and 16 gelatin silver prints, early 1900s, various sizes, of Hong Kong views and Chinese people
TOGETHER WITH: 2 albumen prints of Hong Kong/China (c.1870s?) on one card mount (recto and verso), and 16 gelatin silver prints, early 1900s, various sizes, of Hong Kong views and Chinese people
Provenance
Talbot family of Malahide Castle, Ireland
Condition
Condition is described in the main body of the cataloguing, where appropriate.
"In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective, qualified opinion. Prospective buyers should also refer to any Important Notices regarding this sale, which are printed in the Sale Catalogue.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE SALE CATALOGUE."
"In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective, qualified opinion. Prospective buyers should also refer to any Important Notices regarding this sale, which are printed in the Sale Catalogue.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE SALE CATALOGUE."
Catalogue Note
The album contains 6 photographs of Hong Kong, 17 of China (including one of Canton by Dutton & Michaels), 41 hand-tinted portraits and views of Japan (including portraits by Kusakabe Kimbei), 18 of North America (including 11 of San Francisco by George Fiske; and 3 around Colorado by W.H. Jackson & Co.), 53 of the Holy Land, Lebanon, and Syria (including images by Bonfils and Fiorillo), 24 of Greece and Greek costume, and 4 of Constantinople.