The Philip Banham Collection of Optical Toys, Optical Prints and Stereoscopic including the Great Exhibition of 1851

Erotic Stereo Cards : Fantasies Parisiennes, Vues Stereoscopiques - 6 tissue cards in original pictorial box, Paris.*Notes stereo striptease.

Judith Donald : hand tinted photograph, arched window mounted in an elaborate contemporary gilt frame, 1858.

The Showman : a Le Blond oval colour print, f & g. mid-nineteenth century. Charming example illustrating a group of excited children peering into ...

Carte de Visite : A collection of 44 carte de visite photographs in a red morocco book shaped box.

Carte de Visite : containing numerous 'miniature' photographic portraits, org. embossed gilt morocco defective clasp, 80 x 50 mm, c1860s, with one...

Erotic photographs : A collection of thirty early 20th century nude and glamour photographs and postcards.

Three Way Picture : hand coloured transformation lithograph, depicting Queen Victoria, Prince Albert, Princess Alexandra, glazed and framed, 170 x...

Bouillaud, Gustave : self portrait photograph from his studio, 280 x 200 mm. With an advertising broadside for "Beard's Patent Photographic Portra...

Optical Obelisk Prisms. : A pair of faceted obelisk cut glass 'spatiographes' depicting classical urns, c1860s, 100 mm high.

Camera Lucida : having a brass body, clamp and prism, contained within a (damaged) velvet lined faux fish skin covered case.

A Victorian mahogany table top stereoscopic viewer:, of typical form with turned handles, interior endless chain transport mechanism with 48 mount...

A Victorian walnut graphoscope:, the 6 1/4 inch magnifying lens over stereo cards viewers, with sliding folding stand fitted opaque glass and fre...

A rare mahogany stereoscopic viewer by W, Chadwick, Manchester:, the brass mounted occulars with rack and pinion fine adjustment, the brass mount...

A Victorian burr walnut Brewster type stereoscopic viewer, the shaped body with lift up top fitted mirror, brass occulars with ebonised eyepieces...

A 19th century alabaster 'Peep egg' viewer:, 'A present from Buxton' with painted floral decoration , the circular lens to the top revealing view...

A 19th century alabaster 'Peep egg' viewer:, 'A present from Weymouth' with painted floral decoration and inscribed 'Think of Me' , the circular ...

A 19th century alabaster 'Peep egg' viewer:, with painted floral decoration , the circular lens to the top revealing views of 'Chatsworth', 'The ...

A 19th century kaleidoscope: with various coloured glass pieces in a paper covered tube, 14.5cm long

A Victorian mahogany Brewster type stereoscopic viewer, nickel plated occulars with ebonised eyepieces, rack and pinion adjustment , together with...

' The Show ' : stipple engraved print by F. Bartolozzi. An oval picture showing a group of children waiting their turn to view inside the Showman'...

After David Wilkie ' The Rabbit on The Wall':, monochrome steel plate engraving depicting a man entertaining his family with hand shadows, framed...

After William Hogarth 'Southwark Fair'monochrome engraving depicting the cacophony of London street life in the 18th century during the fair with ...

Carte de Visite : , a collection of various portraits including full length portraits of ladies in crinoline dresses, various photographers inclu...

A late 19th century glass plate negative of Queen Victoria by Hills & Saunders, London, circa 1880:, seated, dressed in white head dress and blac...

A group of six late 19th century glass plate negative portraits:, studio setting including three of a Miss Beauchamp and another of Miss Thurston...

C H Cox Photographer, a group of eight colour Autochrome Lumiere plates:, comprising two portraits of ladies in a garden, two views of Sudeley Ca...

A group of twelve late 19th/early 20th French diapositive stereoscope slides:, mostly topographical views including Versailles, St Valery and othe...

An early 20th century Continental diapositive stereoscope plate of a female nude:, standing in a studio and holding a fringed shawl, 6cm x 12.8cm...

An early 20th century Continental diapositive stereoscope plate of an avenue of palm trees, 'La Garde...',: 8,5cm x 16.8cm.

A small collection of late 19th/early 20th century silhouette postcards and related ephemera:, including an advertising card for Calmez Soif 'La C...

A rare late 19th century diapositive lantern slide of a Javanese (Wayang) Shadow Puppet Theatre troop:, circa 1870, the circular image showing the...

A group of twelve 19th century Tissue or French Tissue Stereoscope views:, including Une Maison a Paris pre 1861 'At the end of the corridor on t...

A late 19th century mahogany graphoscope:, with 3 3/4 inch magnifier over ebony mounted optics on a downswept base, 18cm x 27cm.

A stereoscope photograph 'Niagra Falls-Winter View' after F Langenheim:, black passe-partout with gilt text and title stamped 'From Hogsback GI' ...

A collection of late 19th/early 20th century zoetrope cards:, various subjects including 'Nobody's little game', 'Steeple Chase', 'The Cure', 'Who...

Photographic Institution, London a 1/6th plate daguerreotype portrait of bearded man:, hand tinted, gilt oval frame in a leather case with gilt ba...

A 1/6th plate daguerreotype portrait of man with neckerchief:, hand tinted, gilt oval frame in an embossed leather case, 9cm x 8cm.

A 1/6th plate daguerreotype portrait of man :, hand tinted, gilt oval frame in an embossed leather case, 9cm x 8cm.

James C Tunny, London a 1/4 plate daguerreotype portrait of a man:, gilt oval frame in a leather case with gilt back stamp, 12cm x 9cm.

John Jabez Edwin Mayall London. A daguerreotype portrait of a young boy:, seated, arched gilt frame in one section of a leather case with gilt ba...

A Victorian daguerreotype portrait of a young man:, photographer unknown, gilt frame in a moulded Union case, 7.5cm x 6.5cm,

A Victorian daguerreotype portrait of a young girl with her hair in ringlets:, photographer unknown, cartouche gilt frame in a section of a leath...

A pair of Victorian daguerreotype portraits :, photographer unknown, one of a man, the other of a young boy, both hand tinted in gilt oval mounts...

Richard Beard ,London , a daguerreotype portrait of a woman seated by a table, gilt arched frame in a leather case with gilt back stamp, 10cm x 8....

An early English daguerreotype of a woman wearing a lace bonnet, photographer unknown:, in a gilt frame within a morocco leather case, 7cm x 6cm.

A mid 19th century English daguerreotype of a woman wearing a lace bonnet and collar, photographer unknown:, hand tinted to face and hands, in a ...

A mid 19th century ambrotype portrait of a bearded gentleman:, photographer unknown, seated in a carved frame button back chair, hand tinted , in...

A group of three ambrotype portraits of women:, photographers unknown, all with gilt frames, largest size 14cm x 11cm (3).

J C Barrable, London an ambrotype portrait of a seated woman:, hand tinted to face, lace collar and jewellery, in an arched gilt frame within a le...

A mid 19th century hand tinted ambrotype portrait of a gentleman:, photographer unknown, seated beside a table,in an oval gilt frame within a le...

A mid 19th century hand tinted 1/4 plate ambrotype portrait of a gentleman:, photographer unknown, seated beside a table with cane and book, in a...

An ambrotype portrait of a lady and gentleman:, in an arched frame with label to verso for 'A Sanderson, London', 15cm x 12.5cm (image worn to lo...

A mid 19th century hand tinted ambrotype portrait of Elizabeth Peel (nee Hanten):, photographer unknown, arched frame and part leather case, 13c...

A mid 19th century hand tinted ambrotype portrait of a boy :, seated in an arched gilt frame within a glazed rectangular gilt mounted frame, 10cm...

A 'postage stamp' size ambrotype portrait of a gentleman:, in an oval gilt frame within a leather case, 5cm x 4.5cm

A group of three hand tinted ambrotype portraits of children: photographers unknown, two within gilt oval frames and leather cases, the third with...

A Victorian 1/4 plate ambrotype portrait of a Scottish family of a mother and her two children:, photographer unknown, all wearing Tartan, in an o...

George and Constanti Zangaki (fl1870-1890) three 19th century albumen prints:, No 755 Assouan Vue du porte', No 619 and No 609, 19cm x 20cm subje...

A collection of approximately 180 stereoscope cards:, GB and foreign, including topographical, humour and other subject matter, also several Frenc...

A group of twenty six stereoscope cards of 'The International Exhibition of 1862' by the London Stereoscopic & Photographic Company, London:, co...