CHINA SAUNDERS (WILLIAM) and others. Group of 11 trades or genre scenes, of which seven attributable to Saunders, albumen prints, 7 laid down, one window-mounted, images typically 215 x 275mm., or similar, c.1860s/70s (11) Footnotes: William Saunders' images comprise: Chinese wheelbarrow, 'Travelling chairs with two bearers' [printed caption on the mount], two women in a barrow cab (often identified as 'A Celestial Cab'), weaving, itinerant barbers, female and male workers (shown in the same yard as the barbers), and opium smokers. Other images include a sedan chair in courtyard with three carriers, 'Ploughing with a buffalo' [printed caption on mount], man refining tea, and an itinerant cook. For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com For further information about this lot please visit the lot listing
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