Wilson, G.W., James Valentine and T. and R. Annan
Scottish towns and cities, 76 photographs
Estimate: £240 - £280
Auction: 05 February 2025 from 10:00 GMT
Description
56 photographs, mostly albumen on card mounts cut from albums, featuring Aberdeen, Shetland, Helensburgh, the River Devron when frozen, Craigmore Pier, Orkney, Thurso, Stirling, Buckie Public School, Inverness, Strathpeffer, Stonehaven, Leven, Kelso, Dundee and Perth, two large mounted views of Inverness Castle in Summer and Winter by White, some edge fading and stains to mounts, 16.5 x 10.5cm to 36.5 x 28cm);
T. & R. Annan photograph of Windsor Circus, Kelvinside, dated April 1883, 19 further views of Glasgow, mainly G.W. Wilson and James Valentine, of the Cathedral, University, St Enoch's Station and Hotel, The Necropolis, George Square, Broomielaw Bridge, River Clyde, Royal Exchange and Argyll Street, 19 x 11cm to 28.5 x 18.5cm, some fading and minor foxing to some mounts (76)
Provenance
Formerly owned by the Late Murray Mackinnon, a renowned collector of photography documenting Scottish life from the mid-19th to early-20th century.