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CHINA AND HONG KONG - PHOTOGRAPHY A group of approximately 75 photographic views of, and images relating to China and Hongkong, [late 19th/early 20th century]; together with approximately 35 early 20th century pictorial postcards of same areas
10 – 20 March 2025, 12:00 GMT
Online, London, KnightsbridgeSold for £1,920 inc. premium
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CHINA AND HONG KONG - PHOTOGRAPHY
A group of approximately 75 photographic views of, and images relating to China and Hongkong, mostly gelatin silver or albumen prints, several attributed to R.C. Hurley, the majority loose but approx. 15 mounted on card, various sizes (mostly c.115 x 150mm., or smaller), [late 19th/early 20th century]; together with approximately 35 early 20th century pictorial postcards of same areas (quantity)
Footnotes
Images include views of Hong Kong, Amoy, street life, harbour, Colonial groups and parades, and a series of 9 images depicting "Lingchi", or "Death by a Thousand Cuts"
Provenance: John Warner, first curator of the Hong Kong Museum of Art, 1962 to 1976; by descent.

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