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Click here to subscribeCoronation Durbar, Delhi. A complete set of 96 gelatin silver print photographs of the Durbar by G.W. Lawrie & Co., Lucknow, 1903, images 115 x 90mm, window-mounted two to a page with photographers' printed broadside listing of the 96 photographs loosely inserted, contemporary half roan, backstrip deficient, small folio (1)
*Cartier-Bresson (Henri, 1908-2004). The American Scene, 1948, a pair of vintage gelatin silver prints, both with press captions, markings and wetstamps to versos indicating the images were used for Illustrated Magazine 30 October 1948, one with caption 'Harlem Beau ogles belle decked in Sunday best', the second of two Amish women on a busy street in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, both photographs with moderate horizontal crease and first photo with production mark-up lines, 24.5 x 16cm (2)
*Cartier-Bresson (Henri, 1908-2004). The American Scene, 1948, printed later, a group of four gelatin silver prints, including scene on Lower East Side, Brooklyn, a lunch wagon, New York City, people at a sideshow and a beerhouse, press captions, markings and wetstamps to versos, three photographs with slight crease to lower left corner, 16 x 24.5cm (4)
*Cartier-Bresson (Henri, 1908-2004). The American Scene, 1948, printed later, a group of four gelatin silver prints, including views in New York City, Harlem, New England and Louisiana, press captions, markings and wetstamps to versos, a few light creases, 24.5 x 16cm (4)
*Freund (Gisela, 1908-2000). Oil workers in Mexico, c. 1950, printed later, gelatin silver print, 19.5 x 24cm, together with nine other gelatin silver prints by Magnum photographers including Des Russell, Joe Pazen, Szasz & Cserna and Karl Gullers, various subjects including fashion interest, one with brown streak, press captions, markings and wetstamps to versos, 27.5 x 21cm and smaller (10)
*Goldman (Paul, 1900-1986). Wandering Children of Israel, 1948, three vintage gelatin silver prints showing the transfer of 1,004 Arab refugees from Fureidis to Arab-held territory, press caption and credit stamps and markings to versos, including Illustrated Magazine usage date 27 November 1948, 17 x 23cm (3)
*List (Herbert, 1903-1975). Shooting Film 'Le Desire et l'Amour' at Spanish Fishing Village, 1952, two vintage gelatin silver prints, one showing fisherman pulling an unseen boat out of the sea, the other showing villages queueing to get their payment, both with press captions, markings and stamps including credit stamp of Herbert List and Illustrated Magazine usage stamp for 12 April 1952, first photograph damp marked to verso, 21 x 29.5cm & 20 x 29.5cm (2)
*List (Herbert, 1903-1975). The Spanish Way of Life, c. 1950, vintage gelatin silver print, showing Spanish peasants at the cattle market in Ronda, discussing their business with a drink, press caption, markings and stamps including Scheler copyright stamp to verso, 21 x 28cm (1)
*McCombe (Leonard, born 1923). Diego Rivera, 1949, vintage gelatin silver print of the artist holding paintbrushes, small crease to top left corner and a little bruising to top right corner, various labels, markings and stamps to verso, including 'Life Photo by Leonard McCombe' and 'Life Print by Al Asnis', 29.5 x 21cm (1)
*Perutz (Carl, born 1921). A group of Magnum press print photographs, c. 1949/1950, gelatin silver prints, mostly printed later but including four vintage prints, various subjects, including Josephine Baker at the Club des Champs Elysees, London bottle parties, Italian fashion, slum kids in Birkenhead, Paris social life, etc., press captions, markings and wetstamps to verso, a few scattered light creases and minor marks, two photos damp wrinkled, 26 x 20cm and smaller but similar sizes (15)
*Rodger (George, 1908-1995). South Africa, 1948, printed later, a group of seven gelatin silver prints, including four of General Jan Smuts with his granddaughter Marie and other family members, one of the wedding of Edward Mutesa-Kabaka (king of Kampala), all with press caption and George Rodger Magnum stamps to versos, 24.5 x 19cm and similar, the other two of workers in a diamond mine and views of a crowd as Malan arrives at Pretoria, press caption and markings to versos, 19 x 21.5cm and similar (7)
*Roth (Sanford, 1906-1962). The Magic of Stravinsky, 1952, vintage gelatin silver print, right-hand corners bumped, press caption, marks and stamps to verso including Magnum Photo stamp with photographer completed in manuscript, plus Illustrated Magazine stamp dated 7 June 1952, 25.5 x 20cm (1)
*Seymour (David, 'Chim', 1911-1956). Ingrid Bergman with her twin daughters, 1952, three vintage gelatin silver prints, one of Bergman carrying her two baby twins in separate carriers, yellow production markings, another of her cradling both twins, plus one of her kneeling beside her small son on his bicycle with a dove on the handlebars, yellow line production marking, all with press captions, markings and wetstamps to versos, 24.5 x 20.5cm and similar (3)
*Seymour (David, 'Chim', 1911-1956). Orphans of the Greek War, 1948, vintage gelatin silver print of an elderly woman with children in front of a crowd, press captions, markings and wetstamps to verso, together with four further Magnum photos by Seymour of Germany, 1949, later prints, press captions, markings and stamps to versos, various sizes (5)
*Seymour (David, 'Chim', 1911-1956). Filming 'St Francis, God's Jester' by Roberto Rossellini, 1950, a group of eight gelatin silver prints including three vintage prints, a few creases and occasional marks, printed captions, markings and wetstamps including David Seymour/Magnum Photos credit stamps to versos, 25 x 20cm and similar sizes, together with three further gelatin silver print photographs by Seymour from the filming of 'The Glass Mountain' in the Dolomites, 1948, later prints, press captions, markings and wetstamps to versos, 22 x 19cm and similar (11)
*Seymour (David, 'Chim', 1911-1956). Children of Europe, 1949, printed later, a group of eight gelatin silver prints, mostly groups of children in Italy, press captions, markings and wetstamps including Magnum Photos credit stamps to versos, 17.5 x 24cm and similar sizes (8)
*Seymour (David, 'Chim', 1911-1956). Europe's Children, 1949, a group of 10 gelatin silver prints including two vintage prints, all of groups of children, mostly among Cassino ruins, press captions, markings and wetstamps including Magnum Photos credit stamps, a few corner creases, 24 x 19cm and similar sizes (10)
*Seymour (David, 'Chim', 1911-1956). Europe's Children, 1949, printed later, a group of 10 gelatin silver prints of children in Italy (and one in Poland), all with printed captions, markings and wetstamps, all but one with Magnum Photos credit stamps, 22.5 x 19cm and similar (10)
*Atiie (David, active circa 1970 ). A group of four vintage gelatin silver prints, c. 1970, photographer's wet stamp to versos, 25 x 32.5 cm and two smaller, together with a typed letter signed from the photographer to Mr Osman at Creative Camera concerning a planned article (4)
*Capa (Cornell, 1918-2008). Stainless steel abstract structure by Yaakov Agam, 1973, vintage gelatin silver print test photograph, 22 x 32 cm, press caption and photographer's credit wet stamp to verso, together with 13 other assorted press print photographers, including two large photographs of Marilyn Monroe by unidentified photographers, one with Arthur Miller, and one drinking coffee with another man, 28 x 35 cm, plus some female nudes (14)
*Chinese & Japanese Photographers. A group of 17 vintage and later printing gelatin silver print photographs by various photographers, c. 1970s & 1980s, mostly of women including some nudes, photographers include Ginnosuke Yoshino, Jun Yoshido (some nudes), and Isao Hirachi, the first two photographers with wet stamps to verso, 18 x 27 cm and larger sizes (17)
*Gidal (Tim, 1909-1996). The Lamp, Berlin, 1929; Poland, 1932; London, 1939; printed later, three gelatin silver prints printed c. 1977, all signed and titled to lower margin, first and third photographs also signed to versos, second and third photographs with wider margins, all with signed inscriptions in the margins signed 'Tim', the first two for Grace, the third with a longer and messy inscription for Colin to lower and right margins, images 24 x 17cm and the reverse (3)
*Haskins (Sam, 1926-2009). A group of ten vintage gelatin silver prints, c. 1984, seven with photographer's labels to versos and three with copyright stamps, 23.5 x 19 cm, together with accompanying related letter concerning their intended use for a 1984 calendar (10)
*Racing Pigeons. A group of approximately 30 gelatin silver prints of racing pigeons interest, c. 1920s and later, including press prints, some with captions and markings to versos, various sizes, together with an album of approximately 80 pages of newscuttings of pigeon fancier interest, c. 1898-1921, contemporary cloth, worn, plus Volume 65 of The Racing Pigeon (January-June 1937), contemporary half calf, worn, both 4to Colin Osman began his career by taking photographs for Racing Pigeon, a weekly founded in 1898 by his grandfather. (approx. 30)
*Saudek (Jan, born 1935). David boy 1973, together with David, the same boy, 1983, gelatin silver print contact prints, printed c. 1983, both signed and titled lower right and right margins, 20 x 15cm, together with an accompanying letter from Saudek, written in ink and signed Jan with a pen and pencil and colour felt tip sketch at head, one page, folio, plus the original postmarked envelope with hand-painted addressee design by Saudek (4)
*Saudek (Jan, born 1935). Two vintage gelatin silver prints, 1980s, the first titled 'The Kiss Off #218' to left margin, 14 x 20cm, the second titled 'The 1st Kiss to a Little Brother, 1983' in the photographer's hand to verso, 9 x 13cm, together with an accompanying letter from Saudek to Colin, written in neat pencil and signed Hans, pen and ink sketch at head ('Portrait of my Lost Girl #217'), one page, folio (3)
*Saudek (Jan, born 1935). A group of five vintage gelatin silver prints, c. 1980s, including two contact prints, (both inscribed in pencil by the photographer 'Not for sale' and one signed Jan), giving image numbers 116 & 186, 11 x 11.5cm, two others with numbers 128 & 140 to versos, 18 x 13cm, the final print 11 x 8cm, with a brown manila envelope inscribed with the photographer's name in his hand in block capitals (6)
*Various Photographers. A group of approximately 45 vintage and later printing gelatin silver print press photographs, c. 1970s/1980s, photographers including Saline Renger, David Chadwick, Sebastian Knight, Greg Leach, Michael O'Cleary, Graham Keene, Shaun Smith, Pat Benetar, Peter Kovach, etc., various sizes, many with identification details and wet stamp to versos (approx. 45)
*Various Photographers. A group of approximately 60 vintage and later printing gelatin silver prints, c. 1970s/1980s, photographers include James Alinder, Charles Gatewood (nudes), Erasmus Schroter, Kurt Hutton, Bruce Weber, etc., various sizes, some mounted, many with press captions and wet stamps to versos (approx. 60)
*Various Photographers. A collection of approximately 120 gelatin silver print photographs, c. 1970s, including press print photographs, mostly portraits and people including a series of female nudes, largely by unidentified photographers, mostly 10 x 8 and similar sizes, but also some larger, the largest a photograph of film director Ken Russell on the set of 'The Devils' by David Hurn, 30 x 38 cm, horizontal cracking to upper margin (approx. 120)
*Weston (Edward, 1886-1958). A group of seven gelatin silver prints, printed mid-1970s, exhibition press print labels to versos of five identifying titles as Sunny Corner in an Attic, 1921, Armco Steel, Ohio, 1922, Ralph Pearson, 1923, Eroded Rock, Point Lobos, 1930, Charis, Lake Ediza, 1937 and Hot Coffee, Mojave Desert, 1937, all with museum stamps to versos, 19 x 23 cm and one the reverse (7)
*Herschel (John Frederick William, 1792-1871). 'The Forty-Foot Telescope at Slough', photographic print made in 1890 [by John Werge] from John Herschel's glass negative of [9 September] 1839, circular silver print (diameter 92mm), some small areas of abrasions or insect damage to paper surface, mounted on paper support incorporating printed title and descriptive letterpress and dated August 1890, with signatures of Herschel's two sons, mounted on card, framed in period wooden frame, glazed, contemporary Ryman & Co. stationery label (split) and fragment of related (or original) printed paper descriptive notice to frame verso, overall 40 x 49cm This is one of only 25 prints made in 1890 from the original negative, the earliest surviving photograph on glass. This was the only image recorded of the 40-foot telescope in Slough, Berkshire, assembled in 1787 by William Herschel (1738-1822), and dismantled in 1839. The massive reflecting telescope used a metal mirror four feet in diameter and weighed over a ton, and became a much-visited wonder of the age. By the time Herschel's son John took this photograph, the telescope structure had become unsafe through neglect. The photograph is mounted in a frame using the rungs from John Herschel's telescope used at Slough and Cape Town, South Africa. The negative, now faded almost beyond recognition, is preserved in the collections of the Science Museum, London. Provenance: From the family of Sir John Herschel, by direct descent through his daughter Amelia and her husband Sir Thomas Wade. See also following lot. (1)
[Fenton, Roger, 1819-1869]. An album of later copies of photographs of Queen Victoria and the royal family by Roger Fenton, 27 gelatin silver print photographs mounted to stiff card leaves on rectos only, neat ink captions to mounts beneath, images mostly 15 x 11cm and similar with two copy letters to on behalf of the king, and a related gelatin silver print copy of a signed photograph of King Edward VII pasted at rear of album, length typed note of provenance pasted to front pastedown, dated June 1905, original quarter roan over pimpled cloth with gilt royal coat of arms to upper cover, upper joint split and a little wear to spine, oblong small folio (19 x 27cm) As explained in the typed note of provenance the copies were produced by Vernon Kirk Armitage, Fenton's brother-in-law, as a Coronation gift to King Edward VII. In addition to the copy gifted to the king, six copies were distributed to members of the Armitage and Fenton families, of which this is one. (1)
*Talbot (William Henry Fox, 1800-1877). A group of silver articles on shelves, c. 1845, salted paper print, 140 x 160mm, old card mount, together with a half-length salt print portrait of an unidentified suited man, added watercolour, circa 1850s, 13.5 x 10.5cm, contemporary album mount with German inscription to verso, dated 1858, plus two further salt prints, one of an aqueduct and waterfalls in Italy, circa 1840s, very faded, 19 x 24.5cm, the other of a print or watercolour of a rustic scene, 9.5 x 14cm (4)
*India. A group of four photograph albums, c. 1927-34, gelatin silver print photographs of mostly European people engaged in various pursuits including shooting, riding, etc., one album titled 'Jind Week, 4th Annual Championship Field Trial, Coursing, etc., 1927', another Lunch at Mastung..., 1928, photos by Ganesh Das Mullick, Frontier Studio, Quetta, another titled 'Sibi Week 1930, by the Baluchi Studio', and the last one of Dhil Nadi Camp, 1934, photographs mostly postcard size and slightly smaller, sparsely captioned, various bindings, oblong 8vo/folio, together with a small quantity of related loose photographs (a small carton)
Carte-de-visite albums. A cabinet card and carte-de-visite album, late 1870s, 25 stiff card leaves, designed to hold 24 cabinet cards and 124 cartes de visite (only seven cartes de visite here present), the remaining windows blank, a few ink inscriptions to mounts, all edges gilt, leather-backed thermoplastic covers with bois durci moulded cover featuring three chamois on rocks set in relief against a beige leather background, the thermoplastic lower cover with oval geometric design, gilt clasp, 29 x 23cm, together with a thermoplastic album manufactured in France in the 1880s, with windows for 22 cabinet cards and 16 cartes de visite, here lacking only four cabinet cards, the studios for the unidentified portraits including Reutlinger and Langlois, both of Paris, all edges gilt, morocco-backed thermoplastic covers, the upper cover in relief with ornamental design and monogram MS, the lower cover with the same border but a plain ground, gilt silver clasp with patent dates of 1875 and 1881, 22 x 18cm Hannavy, Case Histories, pp. 133-135. (2)
Iraq. A group of three photograph albums of Iraq, mid 1930s, possibly by L. Wells of the RAF Medical Service, including views, people and scenes, some aviation interest, hospitals, wildlife and genre scenes, a total of approximately 350 corner-mounted gelatin silver prints, 20 x 25cm and smaller, the majority with neat white china ink captions to mounts, hinges weak, contemporary cloth/boards with spine ties, rubbed, oblong folio (3)
*Army Medical Museum, USA. A surgical photograph of a bullet hole through a human spine, Fort Yuma, California, 1873, albumen print photograph, on original mount for the International Exhibition, Philadelphia, 1876, descriptive text above and below, printed descriptive label to verso, water damage to lower part of mount, away from image though affecting some text, image 180 x 150mm, together with a large anatomical stereocard, 1870s, and three later anatomical gelatin silver prints of a human foetus, human brain and skull of a python The label to the mount verso of the first item reads: 'Photograph no. 349. Shot Fracture of Vertebrae. Private W. Castle, 6, 23rd Infantry, was shot at Fort Yuma, California, while drunk, by an acting sergeant of the guard, September 24th 1873'. (5)
*Lockington Vial (A.E., 20th century). A group of 14 large format gelatin silver exhibition prints of the Alps, c. 1940s, 33 x 43 cm, mounted, mostly with pencil captions and signatures to lower mounts, many with numerous exhibition labels pasted to versos, including RPS, Manchester, Newcastle, Leicester, etc. (14)
Madagascar. A large album containing over 300 gelatin silver prints of engineering and other work in Madagascar, c. 1930s to 1950s, some captioned in the negatives, various sizes, but many 17 x 12.5 cm, corner-mounted on to 32 album leaves and back-to-back throughout, eight further leaves with other photographs at rear, some related photographs loosely inserted, contemporary half leather, some wear, oblong folio (40 x 57 cm) (1)
Philippines. Personal photograph album of the Philippines under American occupation, c. 1915, 260 silver gelatin prints mounted rectos and versos to black thick-paper leaves, various dimensions (approximate ranges 6 x 4 cm to 12 x 9 cm or reverse), including landscapes, street scenes, typhoon damage, and photographs of the compiler and his associates, 6 images with later manuscript captions in borders (of which 2 dated 1915), 2 captioned in the negative, several others with catalogue numbers in the negative, pale water-staining to last 10 leaves, post-bound in slightly later black cloth, oblong quarto (17.5 x 26.5 cm) The photographs with manuscript captions depict Cebu, Luzon and Manila; the professional photographs with captions in the negative depict a male Igorot and the Pagsanjan Gorge. The compiler may have been an American soldier or other functionary. (1)
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