Lot 19: Joseph Lawton, W.L.H.Skeen & Co. et alii) , An Album of Views of Ceylon, 1860s-early 1870s

Name: Joseph Lawton, W.L.H.Skeen & Co. et alii) , An Album of Views of Ceylon, 1860s-early 1870s
Brand: Sotheby's
SKU: wzriqn1qmi

Est: £5,000 GBP - £8,000 GBP

Sotheby'sLondon, United KingdomMay 13, 2008

Item Overview

Description

Large oblong folio bound in black morocco and gilt lettered 'Ceylon' on the upper cover. Containing 78 albumen prints, the majority mounted one to a page, with two pages of 5 images and several mounted 2 to a page. Many individually credited to W.L.H. Skeen & Co. or to Lawton.

Dimensions

measurements note various sizes, most approx. 21.5 x 28.5 cm (8½ x 11¼ in.) or 14 x 20 cm (5½ x 7 7/8 in.) or the reverse

Artist or Maker

Joseph Lawton

Literature

Smither, J. 1894.

Notes

Subjects include landscape views, various studies of people, and architecture both old and new. Notable among these are a splendid series of views of architectural ruins either credited to or ascribable to Joseph Lawton, who is known to have left Ceylon in 1872.

Auction Details

Photographs

Sotheby's

May 13, 2008, 12:00 PM EST

34-35 New Bond Street, London, LDN, W1A 2AA, UK

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