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LOT 1057
The Castellani Collection – A Series of Twenty Photographs by Stephen Thompson – Described by C. T. Newton
1874 A.D.
13 3/8 x 18 1/8 in. (1.74 kg, 34 x 46 cm).
London: George Bell and Sons, 1874 - brown cloth boards (disbound), titled in gilt on front cover and spine, folio, moulded ornament to covers; twenty albumen prints, each approx. 10 x 7½ in., mounted on card with printed descriptive text; title page with photographer's credit; folded in: a small hand-drawn watercolour necklace and drop earring initialled 'C.I'; a larger watercolour on card, also initialled 'C.I'; spine torn; rare.
Provenance
Property of a London, UK, gentleman.
Footnotes
Alessandro Castellani (2 February 1823 – 10 June 1883) was a goldsmith, antique dealer and art collector from a notable Italian family of goldsmiths and antique dealers.
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LOT 1057
The Castellani Collection – A Series of Twenty Photographs by Stephen Thompson – Described by C. T. Newton
Sold for (Inc. bp): £2,080
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