Chiswick Auctions has a number of interesting lots relevant to British photographic history in its next sale at the end of the month. These range from Alfred Buckham, Bertram Park through to Bob Carlos Clarke. Of particular interest is a letter from 1911 (lot 6) from Thereza [Charlotte Story-]Maskelyne to Lady [Caroline Julia] Dillwyn Llewelyn describing the daguerreotype in the 1840s and expressing an interest in the early history of photography as well as remarking on Charles Talbot, the collections at Lacock Abbey and The Pencil of Nature; lot 355 is a set of photographs of the Creative Camera/Coo Press offices in Doughty Street along with a portrait of Colin Osman.
Elsewhere in the 473 lot sale is a selection of cameras, optical views, lantern slides, nineteenth and twentieth century photographs and albums, and photographic books including lot 120 The Book of Bread (1903).
Photographica
Chiswick Auctions
31st Mar, 2025, starting at 1100
See the full catalogue here.
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