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Photographs
Estimate
5,000 - 8,000 GBP
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Description
- Album of photographs of views and portraits taken in Scotland, India, Malta and Egypt. [c.1852-c.1861]
- paper
Oblong folio (265 x 370mm.), 94 PHOTOGRAPHS, MOSTLY ALBUMEN PRINTS, SOME SALTED-PAPER PRINTS, including 59 carte-de-visite size portraits (average 85 x 55mm.) and 35 portraits and views (from 105 x 80mm. to 235 x 330mm., or the reverse), mounted on thick paper, contemporary crimson morocco, gilt harp emblem to sides, mounts detached or becoming so, upper hinge detached, binding slightly worn
Provenance
Susan G. Broun Ramsay [1837-1898], Colstoun, 1862 (signed and dated on preliminary free endpaper), daughter of James Broun Ramsay, Marquess of Dalhousie (Governor-General of India 1848 to 1856)
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
AN IMPORTANT ALBUM OF EARLY PHOTOGRAPHS, INCLUDING A FINE SERIES OF PORTRAITS OF ARISTOCRACY AND GENTRY, VIEWS OF MALTA, EGYPT, DALHOUSIE (SCOTLAND), AND INDIA.