Fine Photographica & Instruments of Science

FRANCIS FRITH (1822-1898), The Pool of Siloam, large albumen print, c.1860, image 31.5cm x 24.5cm, mounted on original card 43cm x 35.5cm

Java, The Enormous Crocodile, Two glossy gelatin silver prints, c.1900, Javanese people and Dutch colonial administrators with a very large crocod...

HILL & ADAMSON, James Fairburn D.D. with Newhaven Fishwives, carbon print by Thomas Annan, 1890, from an original 1846 negative by David Octavius ...

Three Chinese Cartes de Visite, c.1865, one stamped verso ' hing Qua John & Co. Photographic Artists 84 Praya, Hong Kong, each approx. 10cm x 6cm ...

Alfred Burton (1834-1914)(att.) Fijian Men, albumen print, c.1884, titled in the negative and recto on thin card mount, image 19.8cm x 14.5cmNote:...

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A Photograph of a Solomon Islands Woman, albumen print, c.1880, illustrating food preparation, 20cm x 14.5cm, unmounted

CHARLES THOMAS SCOWEN (1852-1948) A Kandian Chief, a large albumen print c.1880, the photograph signed in the negative 'Scowen' and Scowen & Co Lt...

LEON CREMIERE (1831-1913) Photograph of a French Bull Dog, albumen print, c.1870, mounted on original card with photographer's details printed bel...

WILLIAM RAUSCH (1862-1900) Photograph of a Matabele Warrior, vintage brown-toned gelatin silver print, c.1895, unsigned but numbered 130 in the ne...

Early Photographs of Brazil, a group of five vintage gelatin silver prints of Rio De Janeiro, c.1910, by a professional photographer, each numbere...

JEAN LAURENT (1816-1886) View of the Basque Port of Pasaia, a large albumen print of the port with sailing and steam ships, c.1875, titled, number...

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DUDLEY GLANFIELD (1904-1992), Eight Actor Portraits of the 1920's, Anna May Wong, vintage bromide print c.1929 (Note: the half-plate glass negativ...

DUDLEY GLANFIELD0 (1904-1992) Ten Society Portraits, nine bromide prints c.1928-1932 all signed recto on mount, subjects include Col The Rt Hon Wi...

A Collection of Photographs of WWI Royal Flying Corps Aircraft A unique collection of vintage matt gelatin silver prints of aircraft in 1917 and 1...

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RANDOLPH BEZZANT HOLMES (1888-1973) Three Views of India, toned gelatin silver prints c. 1920-1935, titled and signed in the negative 'The George ...

GUIDO REY (1861-1935), A Flemish Interior photogravure on Japanese tissue paper, from Camera Work 24, 1908, image 21.3cm x 15.5cm, tissue 28.6cm x...

ARNOLD CLAYTON HENDERSON (American,1938-) Nude in Strange Space, 1967, vintage gelatin silver print, image 30.5cm x 24.5cm, sheet 35.5cm x 27.5cm,...

PAUL TANQUERAY (1905-1991) Woman with Hat vintage gelatin silver print, c.1950, from a fashion shoot, image 19.5cm x 24cm, signed in pencil verso,...

JAN SAUDEK (1935-) Nude with Clown's Face, vintage gelatin silver print of female nude with clown's face, c.1980, numbered 321 verso, image 17.5cm...

An Album of Images of China, c.1930 33 snapshot images of everyday life in China, gelatin silver prints typically 6.5cm x 10.5cm, mounted one per ...

A Good Album Of Pictorialist Images, English, c. 1900-1920 gelatin silver prints with two platinum prints (swans) and a carbon print (man and dog ...

OTTO BECKER & HEINRICK MAASS (working 1893-1938) and others, Flowers, a collection of vintage modernist gelatin silver prints of flowers, German &...

PAUL TANQUERAY (1905-1991)(att.), Hands, vintage gelatin silver print of a woman's hands, c.1940's, image 19cm x 24cm, sheet 20cm x 25cm, in card ...

Interior of Coal Mine Photographed by Electic Light, vintage brown toned silver gelatin print, c.1900-1910, label recto 'United States National Mu...

Russian WWII War Photographers, 40 Photographs, gelatin silver prints, all printed in Kiev c.1950, photographers remained anonymous in publication...

GUY BORREMANS (1934-2012), Nude large gelatin silver print c.1970, signed in pencil verso, image 23.5cm x 34.5cm, sheet 28cm x 35.3cm,

JAMES NEWBERRY, Nude vintage large gelatin silver print by this Chicago photographer, c.1970, signed in ink verso, image 30cm x 20cm, sheet 33cm x...

Important Document from Ernest Rutherford Concerning the Procurement of Radium, 1903 Rutherford, Ernest, OM, FRS, Hon FRSE (Born 30 August 1871 –D...

Important Document from Peter Curie Concerning the Purchase of Radium Bromide, 1903 Currie, (Pierre, b.15 May 1859 – d.19 April 1906) was a French...

Marconi, Guglielmo Giovanni Maria Guglielmo Giovanni Maria Marconi, 1st Marquis of Marconi FRSA (25 April 1874 – 20 July 1937) was an Italian inve...

Letter Concerning Scientific Equipment From J. J. Thompson Thomson (Sir Joseph John(b.18 December 1856 – d.30 August 1940) was a British physicist...

BAIRD JOHN LOGIE: (1888-1946) Scottish Engineer, Baird, (John Logie b.1888-d.1946) was a Scottish inventor, electrical engineer, and innovator who...

Bragg, Sir William Henry, Autograph Letter Concerning Wilhelm Röntgen Bragg, (Sir William Henry OM KBE PRS b.2 July 1862 – d.12 March 1942) was an...

An Archive of Letters Concerning the Immigration of a Jewish Family in 1939, A Fascinating archive of letters concerning the Immigration of a Jewi...

Huggins, Sir William, autographed letters, Sir William Huggins OM KCB PRS (b.7 February 1824 – d.12 May 1910) was an English astronomer best known...

A Collection of Letters from Prominent 19th Century Electrical Engineers, including a letter from Sir Oliver Lodge dated 6 .2.95; letters from Sil...

Fleming, Sir John Ambrose, letter concerning an Honorary Membership, Fleming (Sir John Ambrose FRS b.29 November 1849 – d.18 April 1945) was an En...

A Collection of Photographs From Isenthal, Potzler & Co, A collection of three early Gelatin Silver photographs from the firm of Isenthal, Potzler...

An Archive of items related to Adolph Isenthal's Companies, consisting of various documents, photographs of trade fairs, adverts in trade publicat...

The collection offered here has been carefully curated by a collector over the past 20 years. The collection represents some of the finest example...

A Smith & Beck Best No.1 Portable Binocular Microscope, English, circa 1861*, signed in script to the foot, Smith & Beck, 6 Coleman St London 2819...

A Binocular Powell & Lealand No.3 Microscope, English, dated 1879, signed to the top of the bar-limb ‘Powell & Lealand, 170 Euston Road, London’, ...

An Early Achromatic Compound Brass Microscope, English, c.1850, unsigned, standing on a heavy 'Y' shaped base with architectural-type turned pilla...

An Early Zeiss Brass Microscope, German, c.1870, signed to the foot '4666.C. Zeiss. Jena, microscope on horseshoe-shaped base, simple stage with b...

A Dunning's-Type Microscope Oil Lamp, By Swift, English, c.1880, engraved to the brass oil bottle 'J Swift, 43 university St, London W.C. Register...

A Swift Microscope Oil Lamp English, c.1880, signed to the circular foot 'Swift & Son, London' and to the ceramic shade 'J Swift & Son, University...

Collection of Beck Microscope Catalogues 1904 - 1963 Including a catalogue made up of four separate catalogues bound into one dated 1904 in pen, A...

Collection of Watson Microscope Catalogues, Microscopes and Accessories 35th Edition, Parts 1 and 2 (1935/36); Microscopes and Accessories 35th Ed...

A Drawer of 24 Microscopic Preparations by Abraham Ypelaar, Dutch, c.1808, unsigned but attributed to Abraham Ypelaar, small polished mahogany dra...

A Set of 16 large (10cm x 7.5cm) brain sections in a French polished mahogany case, Inside the lid is a pen inscription which reads: The 16 sectio...

A Large Pine Cabinet of Victorian & Later Microscope Slides, English, late Victorian, unsigned but in the style of 'Watson & Sons, with 28 drawers...

A Large Cabinet of Victorian & Later Microscope Slides, Cabinet, English, late Victorian, unsigned but in the style of 'Smith & Beck (note constru...

Victorian Cabinet of Microscope Slides, Cabinet, English, c.1880, constructed of French polished mahogany with glazed door opening to reveal 27 sl...

Gothic Victorian Microscope Slide Cabinet & Slides, English, c.1870, cabinet with two doors opening to reveal seven drawers with two pull out secr...

A Large & Good Quality Microscope Slide Cabinet English, Late Victorian, with a brass plaque to the front which reads 'LIVERPOOL MICROSCOPICAL SOC...

A Good Collection of Single Diatom Microscope Slides, English, c.1900, most unsigned with no preparers labels but all well labeled with type, loca...

An Early Collection of Microscope Slides, English, c.1860, unsigned, all with unusual marbled paper coverings, along with a few French-type micros...