Lot 77: CEYLON, EGYPT and ADEN Album of views in Ceylon, Egypt, and Aden, inscribed "Presented to Charles Champion Rawlins by Lieut. Genr. Sir John & Lady Michel of Dewlish, July, 1870"

Name: CEYLON, EGYPT and ADEN Album of views in Ceylon, Egypt, and Aden, inscribed "Presented to Charles Champion Rawlins by Lieut. Genr. Sir John & Lady Michel of Dewlish, July, 1870"
Brand: Bonhams
SKU: c52d0ef56d

Est: £500 GBP - £800 GBPSold:

BonhamsLondon, United KingdomApril 13, 2010

Item Overview

Description

Album of views in Ceylon, Egypt, and Aden, inscribed "Presented to Charles Champion Rawlins by Lieut. Genr. Sir John & Lady Michel of Dewlish, July, 1870", 74 large albumen prints, mounted, most signed, a few captioned in the negative, some in pencil beneath image, together with 12 pages of family portraits and related views (including the Michels, their house at Dewlish, and their grandson R.H. de Monmorency, V.C.), half morocco, g.e., images 215 x 280mm. or smaller, and folio, [c.1870-1900]

Artist or Maker

Charles (1874) Michel

Notes

Credits include: W.H. Skeen & Co. (18), H. Arnoux (5), Bonfils (9), L. Fiorello (4), Zangaki (4).

Images include: Ceylon (32, including Kandy, railways, street scenes, landscapes), Egypt (28), Aden (11), Port Said (2). See illustration at page 29.

Auction Details

India and Beyond

Bonhams

April 13, 2010, 12:00 PM GMT

Montpelier Street Knightsbridge, London, LDN, SW7 1HH, UK

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