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OCEANIA - PHOTOGRAPHY A group of portrait studies or groups (8), and views (12) relating to New Hebrides, Fiji, [c.1880s-early 20th century] (group) image 1
OCEANIA - PHOTOGRAPHY A group of portrait studies or groups (8), and views (12) relating to New Hebrides, Fiji, [c.1880s-early 20th century] (group) image 2
OCEANIA - PHOTOGRAPHY A group of portrait studies or groups (8), and views (12) relating to New Hebrides, Fiji, [c.1880s-early 20th century] (group) image 3
OCEANIA - PHOTOGRAPHY A group of portrait studies or groups (8), and views (12) relating to New Hebrides, Fiji, [c.1880s-early 20th century] (group) image 4
OCEANIA - PHOTOGRAPHY A group of portrait studies or groups (8), and views (12) relating to New Hebrides, Fiji, [c.1880s-early 20th century] (group) image 5
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OCEANIA - PHOTOGRAPHY
A group of portrait studies or groups (8), and views (12) relating to New Hebrides, Fiji, [c.1880s-early 20th century] (group)

7 – 15 July 2025, 12:00 BST
Online, London, Knightsbridge

Sold for £704 inc. premium

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OCEANIA - PHOTOGRAPHY

A group of portrait studies or groups (8), and views (12) relating to New Hebrides, Fiji, mostly albumen prints, one woodburytype, 4 later gelatin silver, most laid on card (several recto and verso), images 140 x 195mm., or smaller, [c.1880s-early 20th century] (group)

Footnotes

Images include two of New Hebrides (villagers, and "Noumea", dated 1899) by Burton Bros., portrait of Ma'afu the Chief of Fiji, and "exotic" nude on a rug by ?H. Coffin, "The Beauty of the Village" by "Kerry, Photo. Sydney", studio image of two huntsmen with bows, "Coronation Day, Suva", and others.

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