Lot 51
LACQUER AND IVORY ALBUM OF CHINESE PHOTOGRAPHS
1908/1909
Auction: 4 June 2014 at 11:00 BST
Description
comprising over 100 black and white images of the British Legation in Peking 1908-1909 and extraneous images; including photographs of the British Legation compound, officers and soldiers of all nations, sporting events, King's birthday parade and others, the Forbidden City, street life, the Chinese observatory, views of Tientsin, trips to the Ming tombs, Great wall, and temples, etc.; in a black lacquer album inlaid with a carved relief ivory dragon
Footnote
Note: Please be aware that this lot contains material which may be subject to import/export restrictions, especially outside the EU, due to CITES regulations. Please note it is the buyer's sole responsibility to obtain any relevant export or import licence. For more information visit http://www.defra.gov.uk/ahvla-en/imports-exports/cites/