30th Apr, 2024 13:00

Photographs & Optical Toys

 
Lot 152
 

T. R. Williams Stereocard, Scenes in Our Village, The Squires House

T. R. Williams Stereocard, Scenes in Our Village, No.2b, text to reverse reads 'SCENES IN OUR VILLAGE. THE SQUIRE'S HOUSE. "Lo, to thy peaceful scenes do I return My home! and hail thee with a joy sincere: Each well-known object meets my earnest gaze, And whispers to my heart the bliss of home."

Condition: card stained, corners chipped, slight foxing, images stained with slight foxing .

Note: These 1850's views are of the village of Hinton Waldrist in Oxfordshire and are considered to be Williams's masterpiece. They were the subject of the book 'A Village Lost and Found', by Brian May & Elena Vidal, published 2009.

Estimated at £100 - £200

 

T. R. Williams Stereocard, Scenes in Our Village, No.2b, text to reverse reads 'SCENES IN OUR VILLAGE. THE SQUIRE'S HOUSE. "Lo, to thy peaceful scenes do I return My home! and hail thee with a joy sincere: Each well-known object meets my earnest gaze, And whispers to my heart the bliss of home."

Condition: card stained, corners chipped, slight foxing, images stained with slight foxing .

Note: These 1850's views are of the village of Hinton Waldrist in Oxfordshire and are considered to be Williams's masterpiece. They were the subject of the book 'A Village Lost and Found', by Brian May & Elena Vidal, published 2009.

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