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Wilde, Oscar.
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Description
- Collection of Photograph and Opening Day Playbills for four Wilde Plays:
(i) Photographic portrait of Oscar Wilde, a fine portrait showing the author wearing a coat with buttonhole flower and pocket handkerchief, seated, cross-legged, signed by wilde, mounted on photographer's card heaed "W. & D. Downey Photographers by Special Appointment to her Majesty the Queen. Studios 57 and 61 Elbury Street. London S.W.", [? New York, ?1880s]
Another print of this photograph is illustration no.40 in Richard Ellmann's biography Oscar Wilde ("Wilde, about 1894"). Another signed version was used as the frontispiece to Sherard's Oscar Wilde The Story of an Unhappy Friendship, where Sherard dates the photograph to 1892. Three photographs, possibly from the same sitting, were sold as lot 22 in Sotheby's sale Oscar Wilde, 29 October 2004.
(ii) Playbills for Lady Windermere's Fan, St. James's Theatre, 20 February 1892; A Woman of No Importance, Haymarket Theatre, 19 April 1893; An Ideal Husband, Haymarket Theatre, 3 January 1895; The Importance of Being Earnest, St. James's Theatre, 14 February 1895
photograph and playbills mounted in album, specially bound in purple morocco by Judith Ivry, marbled endpapers
Another print of this photograph is illustration no.40 in Richard Ellmann's biography Oscar Wilde ("Wilde, about 1894"). Another signed version was used as the frontispiece to Sherard's Oscar Wilde The Story of an Unhappy Friendship, where Sherard dates the photograph to 1892. Three photographs, possibly from the same sitting, were sold as lot 22 in Sotheby's sale Oscar Wilde, 29 October 2004.
(ii) Playbills for Lady Windermere's Fan, St. James's Theatre, 20 February 1892; A Woman of No Importance, Haymarket Theatre, 19 April 1893; An Ideal Husband, Haymarket Theatre, 3 January 1895; The Importance of Being Earnest, St. James's Theatre, 14 February 1895
photograph and playbills mounted in album, specially bound in purple morocco by Judith Ivry, marbled endpapers
Condition
Condition is described in the main body of the cataloguing, when 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."