Photographs & Optical Toys

A Large Cased Oval Daguerreotype Portrait, English, c.1860, portrait of a seated gentleman, in a green velvet-lined oval case with a hand written ...

Daguerreotype by John Werge Half plate Daguerreotype by John Werge in red, moroccan leather case with red velvet interior. The mat is stamped "J.W...

Daguerreotype Dr. Robert Wallace Snr, Surgeon. Quarter plate Daguerreotype in a gilt frame of Dr. Robert Wallace Snr, Surgeon L.R.C.S., mentioned ...

Collection of 11 Opalotype Photographs, 11 framed opalotypes, all portraits, some, overpainted the 4 mounted on the board are now separated and th...

The Great Imambarah at Lucknow, 1865, Photograph by Samuel Bourne, The Great Imambarah at Lucknow, 1865. Bourne 1052 inscribed in the negative and...

Woodbury Types. Men of Mark Men of Mark, A Gallery of Contemporary Portraits. Seventh Series. Photographed from life by Lock and Whitfield and oth...

W.G.Stretton Photographs of Calcutta 20 albumen prints. 240 mm x 185 mm pasted down on loose album leaves and contained in secol sleeves. by W.G.S...

Frank Mason Goode. Collection of Photographs from Palestine 15 albumen prints from Palestine and the surrounding area. Mounted on loose, thin book...

China A Street in Canton Albumen print mounted on an album page. Image size 286mm x211mm. Labelled No.259 A.Street, Canton. The label is reminisce...

China Canton Albumen Print Albumen print, 285mm x 202mm, mounted on a loose album page. titled CANTON No.399 Scene of Canton River with flower- bo...

China Canton Dragon Boats No.371 Albumen print 285mm x 205mm mounted on loose album page with inscription CANTON No.371 People on the lookout for ...

China, River Boats Albumen prints mounted front and back of loose album page. One shows a busy river scene, 280mm x 200mm the other shows the Long...

China Albumen Prints Albumen prints mounted on album pages. One page has an image on the front and back. Showing a Chinese girl, The Great Wall an...

Hong Kong Harbour Views 2 Albumen prints285mm x 210mm, mounted on loose album pages. One page with an image on the front and back. Titled, No.1019...

Ceylon. William Skeen 4 albumen prints 280mm x 210mm mounted on loose album pages. 3 show the Skeen & Co. inscription in the negative. Mandy Lane ...

Sira, Tokie, Coloured Albumen Prints of Japan, Album of  3½'' x 5'' Albumen prints with many hand tinted, most with pencil descriptions written be...

Egypt and Holy Land. Bonfils, Sebah, Zangaki, Arnoux Collection of 21 albumen prints mounted on loose pages, front and back. Including an Arab wed...

Egypt and Abyssinia. Bonfils, Zangaki, L.Fiorillo Group of 22 albumen prints mounted on album pages, various large format sizes. One image is poss...

India Agra, Taj Mahal, Lucknow Group of 12 albumen prints, 280mm x 210mm, mounted on album pages. Views of the fort at Agra, the Taj Mahal, the Ku...

India and Nepal Group of 15 albumen prints in various large format sizes, mounted on loose album pages, front and back. Including a picnic party a...

Yosemite and Canada, Frank Bennett Fiske and Wm.Notman & Son Group of albumen prints mounted on loose album pages. 6 images by Frank Bennett Fiske...

Venice Carlo Ponti and Naya Group of 5 albumen prints mounted on card, 255mm x 340mm showing scenes in Venice by Carlo Ponti and Naya. Including P...

Gilbert Adams Group of 8 silver prints, 250mm x 300mm mounted on thick card. Images of ballet dancers and theatrical players signed by Gilbert Ada...

Mixed Collection including Dorothy Wilding and Vandyk Collection of photographic portraits, various sizes. Some are contained in photographic stud...

Japan. Sumo Wrestling, Albumen Print, Hand-tinted albumen print, image/sheet 250mm x 180mm, mounted in matt frame, image showing Sumo Wrestling c1...

Japan. Shoe Maker Hand-tinted albumen print, 260mm x 180mm in matt frame, showing a shoemaker at work c1890s. The image and mount are in excellent...

Japan. Japanese Children Hand tinted albumen print, 265mm x 205mm mounted on an album page, showing a group of Japanese children. There are some l...

Java. Man and Boy with animals. Albumen print, 215mm x 170mm mounted on album page. The image shows a man and boy with a pony, a tapir, and a hunt...

Group of Surveyors Albumen print, 155mm x 130mm in matte frame showing a group of surveyors c1850s. Good condition with slight fading. Handling we...

Cambodia. Khmer Ballet Albumen print 200mm x 140mm in matte mount showing dancers of the Khmer Ballet in Cambodia c1875. Excellent condition. Stro...

India. The Maharawal of Baria c1875. Albumen print 185mm x 220mm mounted on card with Indian inscription. The image shows H.H. Maharawal Shri Mans...

China William Saunders Albumen print 270mm x 210mm with image in oval form. Mounted on an album page, showing a Chinese cooper at work. William Th...

China. William Saunders Chinese Porters Albumen print, 270mm x 210mm mounted on thin card, Chinese porters c1870, with inscription on the back rea...

China. William Saunders Albumen print, 265mm x 210mm unmounted showing workers in the courtyard next to his studio. William Thomas Saunders (1832–...

China. William Saunders Albumen print, 270mm x 210mm mounted on thin card. The image is titled "Barbers at Work" c1875. This appeared as an engrav...

China. William Saunders Albumen print 275mm x 215mm mounted on an album page. Titled on the back as "Leading the Mandrin". Good image with slight ...

China. Chinese Street Seller Albumen print 200mm x 260mm mounted on card. The image shows a Chinese street seller. Unattributed. Very good contras...

China. Canton Albumen print 275mm x 210mm mounted on thin card mount. Image of a boat on the River in Canton and inscribed in ink "Canton Bateau f...

Australia. Gold Mining, Queensland. Albumen print 235mm x 180mm mounted on album page in card mount. Image showing Mount Morgan, a gold mining tow...

Gold Mining. Canada Albumen print 230mm x 180mm mounted on cardboard mount inscribed "The Philadelphia Museums" and showing a miner washing gold i...

Gold Mining. Canada Silver print 220mm x 170mm in card mount. The Klondike goldrush c1896. "On their way to the White Horse Gold Fields". Prospect...

Australia. Captain Samuel Sweet Albumen print 200mm x 150mm unmounted in card frame. An encampment of aborigines in South Australia. Captain Samue...

Australia Camping in the Bush Albumen print 205mm x 150mm mounted on album page with ink border. Titled "In the Bush N.S.W." c1880s. Slight discol...

Australia. Aborigines Albumen print 195mm x 150mm mounted on album page with ink border. Aborigines of the River Murray tribe sitting in the camp ...

Australia. Aborigines Albumen print 205mm x 130mm mounted on album page with ink border. A group of aborigines at their rough shelter. Discolourat...

Taber Photo. City of Peking in Dock Albumen print, 230mm x 185mm pasted on board in card mount. City of Peking at the Dock no.3707 by Taber of San...

Indochina. Priest c1880 Large albumen print, 230mm x 290mm in card mount. Image shows a priest sitting cross-legged in a photographic studio. Very...

India. Bourne and Shepherd Albumen print, 295mm x 215mm in card mount. Photograph showing Raguraj Singh, Maharaja of Rewa c1870s by Bourne and She...

India. Bourne and Shepherd Albumen print 210mm x 250mm loosely mounted in card mount. Indian Maharaja in a seated pose, wearing a medal. Very good...

Crupi, Sommer and Bonfils, Albumen Prints Of Egypt & Italy, Large blue cloth covered album (320mmx400mm), containing images pasted in and unmounte...

Shipyard Directors Large silver print pasted to a thin album page. Wilson, Lovatt & Son Ltd. A group of directors, engineers and contractors. Take...

Glass Plate Negatives. Military A collection of late 19th century, quarter plate, glass plate negatives of military interest. The plates show troo...

Albumen Print, Captain William Nobel, F.R.A.S., the image, with arched top mounted on period paper with manuscript title 'Capt. Nobel F.R.A.S.' to...

Albumen Print of Dr. Cooper & His Microscope, Albumen print of a seated gentleman, presumably D.r Cooper, Gurnsey ( as written to the reverse) sea...

Maull & Polyblank, Albumen Print of Frederick Walter Simms, F.R.A.S., Maull & Polyblank, the image, with arched top mounted on period paper with m...

A Good Collection of 22 Photochrom and Photoglob Zürich Prints, Collection of 22 Photochrom and Photoglob Zürich Prints of Jerusalem, Jaffa, Pales...

A Good Collection of 44 Egyptian Albumen Photographs, A Collection of 44 19th century albumen print views of Egypt showing architecture, pyramids,...

A Collection of 4 Salt Prints from Calotype Negatives, the images of 3 seated gentlemen and a seated lady, 3 mounted on period card pages from an ...

Gambier, Bolton, Robert, Asiatic Elephant, Gambier, Bolton, Robert, , c.1890, Asiatic Elephant, carbon print, captioned and signed 'Gambier Bolton...

Gibson, Albumen Print of Newlyn Harbour, Gibson, c.1880, mounted image of Newlyn Harbour detailed image showing loading and unloading of fishing b...