Hill and Adamson
St Andrews, 1843-1847, 3 salt prints
£530
Rare Books, Manuscripts, Maps & Photographs
Auction: 19 June 2024 from 10:00 BST
Description
3 unmounted salt print photographs from calotype negatives of St Andrews showing the Abbey wall (21.5 x 15.5cm), the Fore Tower of the castle (21 x 15.5cm) and the Pends (22 x 14.5cm), (ref. David Octavius Hill & Robert Adamson SNPG p203 & 204). The Abbey wall has minor foxing and some edge fading, Fore Tower has some fading over the whole print, some edge fading to the Pends (3)
Provenance
Formerly owned by the Late Murray Mackinnon, a renowned collector of photography documenting Scottish life from the mid-19th to early-20th century; Bonhams, Knightsbridge, 12th November 2013.
Footnote
Formerly owned by the Late Murray Mackinnon, a renowned collector of photography documenting Scottish life from the mid-19th to early-20th century