1 Bernice Abbott (Amer.,
1898-1991)
Union Square West, Nos. 31-41, Manhattan, 1938. Vintage silver
gelatin photograph, titled, dated "Oct 26, 1938" and
negative number "307" in pencil in an unknown hand,
and Federal Art Project stamp verso, 20 x 25cm. Minor wear to
corners of image.
Stamp
reads "Federal Art Project 'Changing New York.' Photographs
by Berenice Abbott." The featured tall buildings are: No.
31 - The Metropolis Bank, built in 1903; No. 33 - The Union Building,
built in 1893; and No. 41 - The Hartford Building, built in 1895.
$23,500
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2 Anon
Excelsior Brick Works, Croydon, NSW], c1890s. Series of seven
albumen paper photographs, some labelled on backing verso with
annotations in ink in an unknown hand, 24.2 x 30.5cm (approx.
each).
Slight foxing and stains, scratches or surface loss to some images,
all laid down on original backing.
Annotations
include "J.W. Downton, 49 Meredith Street, manager and owner
of Excelsior." The site of the Excelsior Brick Works, on
Lang, Church and Queen Streets in Croydon, was listed as a heritage
area in 1985 by Ashfield Council.
The Series $4,400
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3 Anon
The Federal Capital…, 1910. Vintage silver gelatin photograph,
caption in letterpress on accompanying slip mounted below image,
13.7 x 18.8cm. Original mount and frame.
Caption
continues "April 1910. View showing Malthoid Roofing used
in the construction of the first buildings erected at the Federal
Capital, Yass-Canberra, by the Federal Government. Malthoid is
also used for the floor covering."
$1,250
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4 Anson Bros Photo (Aus.,
active 1872-1891)
Mulcahy Brothers, Liverpool Street, Hobart…, c1880s. Albumen
paper photograph, photographer's line, letterpress text and line
block illustrations on backing below and around image, 14.8 x
13cm (image), 30.4 x 36.4cm (backing). Slight stains and repaired
tears and paper loss to image. Laid down on original backing
supported with acid-free paper.
Advertising
text includes "The well-known cheapest and best plain household
drapery and clothing establishment in Tasmania. Men's clothing,
hats, mercery, hosiery, blankets, flannels, sheetings, and calicoes."
Line block illustrations contain humorous sales text. Hobart-based
Anson Brothers won numerous awards for their photography in Australia
and overseas, including Paris.
$1,650
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5 Charles Bayliss (Australian,
1858-1897)
J. Booth And Co., Timber Merchants, Balmain Steam Saw Mills And
Joinery Works…, c1870s-1880s. Albumen paper photograph,
letterpress text on backing above and below image, 11.9 x 18.4cm.
Slight stain to upper left corner of image. Laid down on original
backing.
Text
continues "Head Office - Balmain. Town Depot - Market Wharf,
Sydney. N.B. Every description of timber, doors, sashes, architraves
and mouldings, galvanized corrugated iron, turnery, &c.,
&c., always on hand. Goods delivered to all parts of Harbour
by water." Advertisement from an album of views of Sydney,
produced in the 1880s by Gibbs, Shallard & Co., printers
and stationers.
$1,650
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6 Kerry Dundas (Australian,
b.1931)
Circular Quay & Rocks, 1965. Vintage silver gelatin photograph,
titled, signed and dated in pencil and photographer's stamp verso,
23.9 x 30.5cm. Slight creases and crazing to edges of image.
$2,200
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