19th Century Photographs Auction 2016-05-28 Auction - 223 Price Results - Last Chance in NY
Selectors Camp, Gippsland, AustraliaPlaza Constitucion, Montevideo, Uruguay. c1880Diamond Diggings on the Vaal River, near Kimberley,
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19th Century Photographs Auction

The albumen print, invented in 1850 by Louis Désiré Blanquart-Evrard, was the first commercially exploitable method of producing a print on a paper base from a negative. It used the albumen found in egg whites to bind the photographic chemicals to the paper and became the dominant form of photographic positives from 1855 to the turn of the century, with a peak in the 1860-90 period.

Albumen prints are placed in direct contact with the negative. Since the image emerges as a direct result of exposure to light and without the aid of a developing solution, the albumen print is a printed rather than developed photograph.

Frederick Scott Archer?s invention of sensitizing glass plates with Collodion (wet plate) in 1851 revolutionized photography. Within ten years it had replaced almost all other processes. The use of glass negatives instead of paper made a far better image, as well as the ability to make multiple copies of consistent quality. This hailed the beginning of the Golden Age of photography when everything and anything was possible to photograph, both in the studio and out in the furthest reaches of the World.

In this section we bring you some of those images that demonstrate this new found freedom.
Ship in Sydney Harbour, Australia. c1880: Ship in Sydney Harbour, Australia. c1880 Ship in Sydney Harbour, Australia. c1880. DetailsCondition: Very good contrast and tonalityYear: c1880Country: AustraliaMaker: Unknown photographerHeight: 7
0003: Ship in Sydney Harbour, Australia. c1880Est. $1,125-$1,500Lot Passed
Ceylon Natives in their Village: Ceylon Natives in their Village Ceylon Natives in their Village by Skeen Lamp Co. Archival mat. DetailsCondition: GoodYear: c1880Country: CeylonMaker: Skeen Lamp Co.Height: 215 x 280 mmMaterials:
0006: Ceylon Natives in their VillageEst. $675-$900Lot Passed
Sydney, Australia - Circular Quay: Sydney, Australia - Circular Quay Great photograph of Circular Quay as it was in 1880. It is impossible to believe that this sleepy looking harbor is one of the busiest places in Australia today.
0007: Sydney, Australia - Circular QuayEst. $1,125-$1,500Lot Passed
Selectors Camp, Gippsland, Australia: Selectors Camp, Gippsland, Australia Selectors Camp, Gippsland, Australia. Archival mat. (note photograph larger than scan limitations) DetailsCondition: GoodYear: c1880Country: AustraliaMaker:
0008: Selectors Camp, Gippsland, AustraliaEst. $1,875-$2,500Lot Passed
Sydney, Australia - Darling Point: Sydney, Australia - Darling Point Another great early image of Sydney Harbor from Darling Point. Archivally matted. DetailsCondition: FineYear: 1880Country: AustraliaMaker: UnknownHeight: 205 x 155
0009: Sydney, Australia - Darling PointEst. $525-$700Lot Passed
Hobart, Tasmania: Hobart, Tasmania Hobart Town from the Castray Esplanade. Archivally matted. DetailsCondition: FineYear: 1880Country: AustraliaMaker: UnknownHeight: 185 x 110 mmMaterials: Albumen photograph in
0010: Hobart, TasmaniaEst. $750-$1,000Lot Passed
Banana Seller in Ceylon: Banana Seller in Ceylon Banana Seller in Ceylon. Some edge fading although overall there is good tonality. DetailsCondition: AverageYear: c1880Country: CeylonMaker: UnknownHeight: 8.5 in. (21.59
0012: Banana Seller in CeylonEst. $450-$600Lot Passed
Russian Roadsweepers Clearing Snow: Russian Roadsweepers Clearing Snow Russian Roadsweepers Clearing Snow. Reverse has similar size image of Outpost in the Fourth Valley of the Alleutian Mountains. DetailsCondition: GoodYear:
0013: Russian Roadsweepers Clearing SnowEst. $900-$1,200Lot Passed
Sydney, Australia - Government House: Sydney, Australia - Government House Government House, Sydney from Lady Macquarie Walk. Archivally matted. DetailsCondition: FineYear: 1880Country: AustraliaMaker: UnknownHeight: 153 x 205
0016: Sydney, Australia - Government HouseEst. $375-$500Lot Passed
Russia - St. Sophie's Place, Kiev: Russia - St. Sophie's Place, Kiev Kiev, St. Sophie's Place showing the Cathedral of St. Sophie. DetailsCondition: GoodYear: 1890Country: RussiaMaker: F.v de MetzerzHeight: 215 x 295 mmMaterials:
0021: Russia - St. Sophie's Place, KievEst. $900-$1,200Lot Passed
St. Petersburg - The Peterhof Palace: St. Petersburg - The Peterhof Palace St. Petersburg - The Peterhof Palace. See 3wo152 for the reverse side photograph of the 400 year old House of the Romanoffs. DetailsCondition: GoodYear:
0027: St. Petersburg - The Peterhof PalaceEst. $750-$1,000Lot Passed
Coastal Fishermen, Ceylon. C1880: Coastal Fishermen, Ceylon. C1880 Coastal Fishermen, Ceylon. C1880 DetailsCondition: Good contrast and tonality, some edge fadingYear: c1880Country: CeylonMaker: ScowenHeight: 8.5 in. (21.59
0030: Coastal Fishermen, Ceylon. C1880Est. $375-$500Lot Passed
Jerusalem, the Pool of Hezekiah: Jerusalem, the Pool of Hezekiah Jerusalem, the Pool of Hezekiah. From Sinai and Palestine produced by William Mackenzie with photographs by Francis Frith. DetailsCondition: Very good tonality and
0038: Jerusalem, the Pool of HezekiahEst. $600-$800Lot Passed