Photographs - Portraits
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# 50411
LINDT, J. W. (1845–1926)
Studio portraits of an officer in one of the Victorian volunteer regiments. Melbourne, c.1885.
Two albumen print photographs, carte de visite format, 105 x 64 mm (mount); versos with the highly decorative back mark of ‘J. W. Lindt, Photographer, 7 Collins Street East, Melbourne. Prize Medallist Philadelphia, Paris, Sydney, Brisbane, Sandhurst, Melbourne, Christchurch, Amsterdam’; both in fine condition. The carte can be dated to around 1885 based on the …
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# 50594
BATCHELDER & CO.
Studio portrait of Lieutenant Nassau Stephens, RN. Melbourne, December 1872.
Albumen print photograph in carte de visite format, 104 x 63 mm (mount); verso with the imprint of ‘Barchelder & Co., Artist Photographers, 41 Collins St. East, Melbourne’, and with a roughly contemporary inscription in ink ‘December 1872’; the print and the mount are both in good condition; the carte is accompanied by a section cut …
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# 50392
BOYD, Thomas H.
Portrait of J. J. Casey and another gentleman. Sydney, 1882.
Albumen print photograph, cabinet card format, 165 x 100 mm; verso of mount imprinted Boyd San Francisco Palace of Art 250 & 252 George Street, Sydney, and with an inscription (presumably) by one of the two sitters: ‘J. J. Casey & [xxxx], May 1882’; the albumen print is in superb condition; the mount is clean …
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# 43392
[Photographer unknown].
Daguerreotype of a smiling man wearing a flamboyant cravat, c.1855.
[USA : s.n., 1850-55]. Sixth-plate daguerreotype with applied colour, 68 x 54 mm (sight), in an oval brass mat, housed in a leather case with embossed geometric design, with a working brass clasp; the daguerreotype is in fine condition, as is the case. An unusually intimate and informal portrait for the period; the young gentleman’s …
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# 43393
[Photographer unknown].
Daguerreotype of a young woman posed beside a table with books, c.1855.
[USA : s.n., 1850-55]. Sixth-plate daguerreotype, 70 x 59 mm (sight), in a nonpareil brass mat, housed in a leather case with embossed floral design, with a working brass clasp; the daguerreotype has a very slight tarnish halo at lower edge, but is otherwise in fine condition; the case – which is type Berg 5-112 Floral (s) …
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# 43407
[Photographer unknown].
Ambrotype portrait of “Jake and Charles. Two old cronies – intimate friends … Who can deny that we are a happy pair when together.” Dated 15 September, 1862.
[USA : unknown photographer], September 1862. Sixth-plate ambrotype with applied colouring, 53 x 62 mm (sight), in an oval brass mat with a scrolling foliate motif, housed in a half leather case with embossed geometric design; a fully contemporary inscription in pencil to the paper lining the inside wall of the case reads: ‘Taken Sept. …
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# 43390
[Photographer unknown].
Daguerreotype of a seated young woman wearing spectacles, c.1855.
[USA : s.n., 1850-55]. Sixth-plate daguerreotype with applied colour, 68 x 57 mm (sight), in a nonpareil brass mat, housed in a leather case with embossed floral design, with a working brass clasp; the daguerreotype has a tarnish halo at left and lower edges, but is otherwise in fine condition; the case has only light wear …
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# 50334
SOLOMON & BARDWELL
Studio portrait of a young woman holding a carte de visite album, her white gloves placed in a wire “glove basket”. Ballarat, Victorian goldfields, c.1865.
Albumen print photograph, carte de visite format, 94 x 64 mm; verso with imprint of ‘Solomon & Bardwell, Photographers, Ballarat’ contemporary inscription in ink: ‘M. Strack’; the print has some mottling in the negative and some very light creasing at left edge.
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# 50314
HART, Elijah
Portrait of Cyrus William Doyle, son of pioneer Hunter Valley pastoralist Edmund Doyle. West Maitland, New South Wales, late 1860s.
Albumen print photograph, carte de visite format, 101 x 62 mm (mount); verso with imprint of ‘Elijah Hart, Photographic Artist, High Street, West Maitland, N.S.W.’, and a full contemporary inscription in ink: ‘Cyrus’; the vignetted portrait has some light marks that are mostly confined to the edges of the print. We believe the sitter to …
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# 47232
FREEMAN BROTHERS
Daguerreotype portrait of a gentleman. Sydney, c.1855.
Sixth-plate daguerreotype with applied colour, 70 x 58 mm (sight); in a square brass mat with arch-top window; housed in a full leather case with the gilt-stamped crest of the photographers ‘FREEMAN BROTHERS / SYDNEY’ to verso, and with two working brass clasps; the daguerreotype is in excellent condition (a few specks of dust underneath …
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# 41553
TUTTLE & CO.
Photographic portrait of Australian professional rower William “Bill” Beach, unbeaten as World Sculling Champion 1884-87. Sydney, c.1884.
Albumen print photograph, carte de visite format, 103 x 63 mm (mount); recto of mount with imprint of ‘Tuttle & Co., Corner of George & Market Sts., Sydney’; verso with advertisement for the New York Tailoring Company, 667 George Street, Haymarket; print with pale foxing, mount a little darkened from handling otherwise very good. William Beach …
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# 45624
EDEN SOCIETY STUDIOS
Wedding cake. Sydney, 1890s.
Albumen print photograph, cabinet card format, 167 x 109 mm (mount); recto of mount with the embossed imprint of ‘Eden Society Studios’; the print is in excellent condition; the mount has some minor foxing. A studio “portrait” with an uncommon subject.
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# 46280
BOAKE, Barcroft Capel
Studio portrait of Rev. H. A. Palmer, incumbent of Petersham, taken shortly before his death. Sydney, 1879.
Albumen print photograph, carte de visite format, 103 x 63 mm (mount); verso with back mark of ‘B. Boake / Photographer, Miniature & Portrait Painter. 353 George Street [wet-stamped over 530 George Street] Sydney’, and fully contemporary inscription in ink identifying the sitter: ‘Revd. Mr. Palmer. Sydney, NSW 1879’; both the print and mount are …
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# 43366
[Photographer unknown].
Daguerreotype of a mother and young child, late 1850s.
[UK or Australia : s.n., 1855-59]. Quarter-plate daguerreotype with applied colour, 90 x 66 mm (sight), in an oval brass mat, housed in a half case with embossed floral design; the daguerreotype has a slight tarnish halo, and some tiny mould spiders beneath the cover glass, but is otherwise in very good condition – an …
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# 43417
Photographer unknown
Ambrotype of two adolescent sisters, c.1860.
[USA : s.n., c.1860]. Quarter-plate ambrotype with applied colour, 93 x 67 mm (sight), in an elliptical brass mat, housed in a full leather case with embossed floral design, with two working brass claps; the ambrotype is in fine condition, the case is lightly marked.
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# 43412
[Photographer unknown].
Ambrotype of a young girl seated in a chair, her hands clasped. Early 1860s.
[USA : s.n., 1860-65]. Sixth-plate ambrotype with applied colour, 66 x 55 mm (sight), in a nonpareil brass matt, housed in full leather case with embossed geometric design, working brass clasp; both the ambrotype and case are in fine condition.