stereo daguerreotype, c.1851-1855, listed by the (revived) London Stereoscopic Company as First Series 03, original tape, 17.2cm x 8.3cm. Note: The LSC website comments ‘The "Cock and Fox" scene is one of TRW's truly unforgettable images…………the composition, the lighting, the clarity, and the perfection of the process, all combine to make a three-dimensional space full of sharply defined life and tension, all the more remarkable considering that the two principal characters in the scene are, of necessity, (since the technology to photograph live animals in such a tableau did not exist at that time), stuffed.’ This image appears identical to that on the LSC website (but better preserved), the camera remaining in the same position.
Sold for £2,480
Result plus buyers premium
stereo daguerreotype, c.1851-1855, listed by the (revived) London Stereoscopic Company as First Series 03, original tape, 17.2cm x 8.3cm. Note: The LSC website comments ‘The "Cock and Fox" scene is one of TRW's truly unforgettable images…………the composition, the lighting, the clarity, and the perfection of the process, all combine to make a three-dimensional space full of sharply defined life and tension, all the more remarkable considering that the two principal characters in the scene are, of necessity, (since the technology to photograph live animals in such a tableau did not exist at that time), stuffed.’ This image appears identical to that on the LSC website (but better preserved), the camera remaining in the same position.
Auction: Photographs and Works on Paper, 28th Jan, 2021
Viewing Location:
8 Rivermead
Pipers Way
THATCHAM
RG19 4EP
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