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Lot 105
South America.- Chile.- Wood Taylor (Charles "Carlos" Chatworthy, painter, engineer, mariner, and military officer, 1792-1856) H.M. Ships "Collingwood" 80 Guns, "Asia" 84, and "Constance", 50 - Taken with the Camera Obscura, in the bay of Valparaiso by Lieut. Col. C. C. Wood, pencil, watercolour heightened with white on wove paper, with pencil inscription lower centre, signed 'C. C. Wood' lower left, and inscribed 'Valparaiso April 5th 1848' in the lower right corner, 313 x 472 mm (12 1/4 x 18 5/8 in), mounted onto board, associated toning and browning throughout the sheet, some spotting and surface dirt, large repaired tear in the lower centre, another smaller in the upper left corner, other minor nicks to the extremities, unframed, 1848⁂ Considered one of the most influential foreign artists who shaped modern painting in Chile. Wood Taylor worked in Boston in North America in 1817-1818, before joining an expedition to South America, arriving in Chile in 1819. In 1824, he arrived back in Valparaiso, following a trip to Peru, and while recovering from his journey he met the woman who would be his future wife; he subsequently converted to Catholicism to marry Dolores Chacon Ramirez de Arellano, and was to reside in Chile until 1852. An engineer as well as an artist, he worked on various planning and construction projects in Valparaiso, including work on the railways. He also designed the Coat of arms of Chile, which was adopted by the government in 1834.Another closely comparable view by the same hand, showing 'A View of H.M.S. Collingwood at the instant of shifting the Flag of Admiral Sir Geo S[eymo]ur from white to red and crossing top gallant yards at 8 A.M on the (Valparaiso)', was offered on the London art market in September, 2021 [unsigned but 'Attributed to Wood Taylor', see Bonham's London, Travel and Exploration, 14th September 2021, lot 183]. This work was likely a preliminary study for the slightly larger version dedicated and gifted by the artist to Admiral Seymour [see Christie's South Kensington, 26th May 2004, lot 398]. Another smaller version of this subject appears to have also utilised the camera obscura technology that the artist employs in the present work, with it being inscribed and dated "Chas C Wood November 1847. / Taken by the Camera Obscura" [see Christie's London, 8th April 1998, lot 29].
Lot 34
China.- Thomson (John) Through China with A Camera, second edition, half-title, black and white photographic plates, bookplate to front pastedown, two small ink stains to title, occasional light spotting, original cloth, rebacked with original spine laid down, slightly toned, 8vo, 1899.⁂ Scarce. A key photographic work on China, containing supplementary material to the first edition.
Lot 185
COLLECTION OF CHARMS AND FOBS, 19TH CENTURY AND LATER1st: Six charms on a serpent fob ring: articulated clown, articulated tortoise, scissors that open and shut, oyster shell locket, button hook, articulated hunchback2nd: Nine charms on a fob: silver gilt belt, silver bugle, silver gilt hunchback, silver umbrella, gold and garnet glazed heart locket, carved lapis lazuli simulant, gold vanity mirror locket, 14 carat gold Buddha charm, gold whistle 3rd: Metal steam locomotive whistle4th: Four charms: silver greyhound, steam locomotive, bellows camera, gilt metal steam engine with moving wheels 5th: Two gold and hardstone drum charms6th: Seven gold charms on a fob: 9 carat gold tortoise, lion, hand mirror, notebook with ivory leaves, enamel button hook and shoe horn, carnelian scarab bead, steatite intaglio of a deer 7th: Two hand charms: gold hand holding ball and silver with retractable dagger8th: Gold button hook9th: Six gold charms: ball with bead and ropetwist decoration, leg whistle, nude figure, fan, lion (tail damaged) and turtle10th: Gold blotter with red enamel devil 'jack in a box' 11th: Three gold charms: enamel cartoon kitten, possibly depicting one of Disney's Three Orphan Kittens, white enamel and seed pearl car, gold ringmaster with articulated arms 12th: Gilt and foiled garnet heart with key and ladder13th: Turquoise cabochon anchor14th: Gold greyhound with bloodstone 'Agnes' seal15th: Gold serpent fob16th: Four gold key ring fobs (31)Footnotes:Three Orphan Kittens is a 1935 animated short film produced by Walt Disney Productions.Please note, it is not possible to export ivory to the United States.This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: Y ФY Subject to CITES regulations when exporting items outside of the EU, see clause 13.Ф This lot contains or is made of ivory. The United States Government has banned the import of ivory into the USA.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
Lot 228
including a Canon VT rangefinder camera, body G, shutter working, speeds sound fast, with a Canon Lens 35mm f/2, optics G, some haze and cleaning marks present, also with a Canon 7s, body F-G, shutter working, curtains may require attention, with a Canon Lens 50mm f/1.4, optics G, many cleaning marks to front elements,
Lot 82
black, serial no. 7757287, body G, shutter working, with metered head (untested), with Nikkor 50mm f/2 lens, optics G, some dust and haze present, also with a Nikon Nikkormat FS 35mm camera, chrome, body G, shutter working, with a Nikkor-S Auto 50mm f/1.4 lens, optics F-G, fungus and haze present,
Lot 174A
together with Mamiya G L 75mm f3.5 and Mamiya G L 50mm f4 lenses, body, F-VG, camera does not wind on after 1 image is taken and does not fire with film, only fires when the back is open, some light fungus inside the rangefinder window but this is light, both lenses have some fungus and require cleaning, complete with two original lens hoods, lens caps, instructions and neck strap (a lot)
Lot 197
black, body VG-E, motor working at time of auction, with a Kern-Paillard Vario-Switar 18-86mm f/2.5, also with a fine carry case in VG-E condition, also with a Bolex Type BE-22 Motor, also with another device marked 'MOSTE: 18746), only camera internal clockwork motor tested, all other accessories untested, camera NOT film tested,
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