16th Apr, 2024 10:00

Photographica & Cameras Auction

 
Lot 20
 

20

A Concertina Type Photo Album of Japanese Hand Coloured Albumen Prints

Sold for £210
Estimated at £300 - £500


 
A Concertina Type Photo Album of Japanese Hand Coloured Albumen Prints, circa 1880, hand coloured 3½'' x 5'' albumen prints, farm workers, performers, a samurai, Yokohama street views, Tokyo street views, mount Fujiyama, monks, women & children, inscription reads inside front cover, Presented to Capt John Gorley, with kindest regards from Capt, & Mrs P.A. Dithlefsen, Yokohama Japan, 20th Septbr. 1882, with accompanying note from vendor, reading, Capt. Paul Andreas Dithlefsen was a Danish born American Captain, His wife Sarah was from Rhode Island, The gift was presented in Sept 1882 while P A's licence as sea captain was suspended for 3 months, due to his ship being wreaked on a voyage from Yokohama to Hakodate, back cover loose from album , 50 prints in total

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