£328
Rare Books, Manuscripts, Maps & Photographs | 792
Auction: 19 June 2024 from 10:00 BST
Group of cased ambrotypes in 3 sizes: 7 are 1/4 plate (approximately 11 x 8cm), 15 are 1/6 plate (approximately 8 x 7cm) and 3 are 1/9 plate (approximately 6 x 5cm). 14 have cases with lids, the remainder either in open cases or cases where lids have become detached. Mostly studio portraits, including one of a young man in uniform, 2 external featuring young children in carts being hand-pulled or pulled by a goat. 9 cased paper photographs or empty cases, including worn and 2 chipped thermoplastic cases. Some images have degradation to the emulsion, most cases have damage including missing lids, edge wear and surface scuffs (25)
Formerly owned by the Late Murray Mackinnon, a renowned collector of photography documenting Scottish life from the mid-19th to early-20th century