9th Sep, 2021 12:00

Books, Photographs & Works on Paper

 
  Lot 124
 

OLIVE EDIS (1876-1955), Sir Charles Tomes, A Full-Plate Autochrome

unusually large autochrome by Edis, a society photographer specialising in colour, titled 'Sir Charles Tomes in white on the black edge tape, the rest of the inscription not legible (quite dark and with some silvering at edges, otherwise good condition), with two further full-plate autochromes by Edis requiring restoration, one of an oil painting (one edge tape missing, the other sandwiched between the glass plates), one of a painted stained glass window, (two edge tapes missing, loss of image at edges), all three 21.5cm x 16.3cm (3)

Sold for £124

Result plus buyers premium


 

unusually large autochrome by Edis, a society photographer specialising in colour, titled 'Sir Charles Tomes in white on the black edge tape, the rest of the inscription not legible (quite dark and with some silvering at edges, otherwise good condition), with two further full-plate autochromes by Edis requiring restoration, one of an oil painting (one edge tape missing, the other sandwiched between the glass plates), one of a painted stained glass window, (two edge tapes missing, loss of image at edges), all three 21.5cm x 16.3cm (3)

Auction: Books, Photographs & Works on Paper, 9th Sep, 2021

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