Bonhams' Travel & Exploration auction includes the photography collection of Roger Ward (1945-2023). Born in New Zealand Roger lived much of his life in Europe, and began forming his remarkable collection of early photographs of Asia following his retirement from a highly successful career in book marketing – a profession that made him an internationally-known figure in publishing and bookselling. A scholarly collector, he read widely on the history of photography in Asia in general and China in particular which held a fascination for him. Condition was a key factor for him, unless the images were so rare and important that they were the only photographs that he was able to obtain.
Highlights of the collection are several panoramas of Amoy, Hong Kong, Shanghai, and elsewhere, a scarce group of 1850s salt prints of Canton and vicinity, and early stereoviews.
Travel and Exploration including the Roger Ward Photography Collection
Online, 6-15 July 2026
Bonhams
See: https://www.bonhams.com/auction/32186/travel-and-exploration-including-the-roger-ward-photography-collection/?query=Roger+Ward
Image froma group of 19 early stereoviews of China by Pierre Joseph Rossier (13), Louis Legrand (3), Radiquet et fils (1), and others c1858-186
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