As of Oct 25, 2024

William Downey

Lot 38055
The Cabinet Portrait Gallery (Volumes I-V), 1892
Albumen prints bound in leather spined linen volumes

5,5 x 3,5 in (14.0 x 8.9 cm)

Lot 38055
The Cabinet Portrait Gallery (Volumes I-V), 1892
Albumen prints bound in leather spined linen volumes
5,5 x 3,5 in (14.0 x 8.9 cm)

Estimate: US$ 700 - 1,000
€ 650 - 920
Auction: 13 days

Heritage Auctions

City: Dallas, TX
Auction: Nov 13, 2024
Auction number: 14218
Auction name: Depth of Field: Photographs Featuring a Selection of Flor Garduño and Other Latin American Photographers Showcase Auction

Lot Details
William Downey (British, 1820-1908) The Cabinet Portrait Gallery (Volumes I-V), 1892 Approximately 180 Woodburytypes bound in leather spined linen volumes 5-1/2 x 3-1/2 inches (14.0 x 8.9 cm) (images/sheet) 10 x 8-1/2 inches (volumes) Published by Cassell and Company, Limited. Each volume with table of contents listing each person included in volume. Please note not all listed names have an accompanying albumen portrait. HID12401132022 © 2024 Heritage Auctions | All Rights Reserved
Prints in overall good condition. Toning, crazing and craquelure, commensurate with age. Some sheet lift slightly off their mount pages. Some volumes bear a musty smell. Bound volumes in overall good condition. Fading, slight losses and abrasions to the leather binds. Bumps tot he corners and foxing to the pages within, all commensurate with age. Edges of pages within volumes with gilding, some pages have detached from their bind, caution when opening.
Lot Details
William Downey (British, 1820-1908) The Cabinet Portrait Gallery (Volumes I-V), 1892 Approximately 180 Woodburytypes bound in leather spined linen volumes 5-1/2 x 3-1/2 inches (14.0 x 8.9 cm) (images/sheet) 10 x 8-1/2 inches (volumes) Published by Cassell and Company, Limited. Each volume with table of contents listing each person included in volume. Please note not all listed names have an accompanying albumen portrait. HID12401132022 © 2024 Heritage Auctions | All Rights Reserved
Prints in overall good condition. Toning, crazing and craquelure, commensurate with age. Some sheet lift slightly off their mount pages. Some volumes bear a musty smell. Bound volumes in overall good condition. Fading, slight losses and abrasions to the leather binds. Bumps tot he corners and foxing to the pages within, all commensurate with age. Edges of pages within volumes with gilding, some pages have detached from their bind, caution when opening.
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