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Photo Album 1855-WW1 Aristocrats Generals & Royalty of The UK.
$ 717.23
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Description
The album has 30 two sided 14 1/4 x 10 3/4"` pages, Album front cover.Contents of an Aristocrat well to do affluent Nicholson family, dates back into the early 1800's.
Christ Church College of Oxford book plate.
The age of the album has its place in history, the pages in time of the contents are not completely in exact order or bound to the binding.
Military photos, Inquisition hearing photos, Royal homes, Naval vessels, Foreign dignitaries, Churches inside views and closeups of buildings and places that are not available to the general
eye of the public.
The variety of sizes and subject matter vary. Ex:
The one of HMS Royal Navy Ship photo measures 10 3/4 x 7 1/2", the album board is 13 3/4" x 10 1/4" reverse sides have p
hotos and art work.
The pictures page of the 2nd Hants Cavalry Regiment arriving in Ruztenburg has on the reverse a photo of sailboat " Grebe" 1924 Crozier cup Champion.
The album also contains several pieces of Original art work created as early as 1875.
There are some hand made post cards, Royal processions, Military honors dinner party and so much more.
In all approx. 120 items in the 30 pages.
The multi view picture shows the Nicholson artist crafted pieces
Donkey with cannon on back 3 sheet parody 1875
5 post card parody of man and boy hunting shot the cat
Fradswell Church
Dalmatian and rat
post card signed
Go it ye cripple man chasing some ducks
The Deserted brothers a long chase1879.
A drawing of Horses pulling a raft across river with men and cargo on it. not in photo.
Approx.
22 Military photos-17 Churches-18 Boats-1 auto-6 Royalty events
18 military Post Cards -1 Bookplate-14 Homes- Dogs Horses &1 cow.
The geographical subject matter are in Malta 1901 - Choir Canterbury 1844 - Romsey 1901 - Horwich - Bath 1901 - Copenhagen - S. Africa 1902 - Rochester - Chichester 1904 - Wells Cathedral - Rotterdam 1898 - Ascot 1929 - Canterbury 1901- Boshum Church 1904 - Volendam 1926 - Buckingham Palace 1916 Granted there are some locations with with more than one photo none are duplicates.
I hope that whomever buys the lot will keep it in whole, as it dictates the life and time of a very historical period with our world neighbors as well a catalog of the Nicholson family professional and private journeys.
Feel free to write me. I will be happy to provide you with further photo or information.
Thanks