Dominic Winter

611* Bisson (Louis-Auguste & Auguste-Rosalie). Four mammoth
albumen prints of Rome, circa 1865, all Italian views on original
mounts with Bisson Freres red ink stamp, embossed stamp and
French pencil caption to lower mounts, showing Arch of
Constantine, St. Pierre and the Vatican, Temple of Esther and Greek
columns, Venice, images 35 x 44cm, mounts spotted, dust-soiled
and frayed with a little loss, together with a group of 5 large albumen
prints of Italy, circa 1860s, including one of a frieze by Altobelli &
Molins with stamp to lower mount, 27.5 x 35.5cm, another of a
Roman fountain and temple with two small closed tears in image
where lifting from mount, 27 x 38cm, plus 3 photographs of wall
painting in the basilica of St. Clement, Rome, each 25 x 32cm or
slightly smaller, original mounts with printed captions beneath, all
mounts somewhat soiled and frayed at margins
(9) £200-300
612 Brazil - Football and Cricket. A personal photograph album
mostly relating to Rio de Janeiro, circa 1924-28, containing
approximately 170 mounted gelatin silver prints, the majority smallformat
snapshots of postcard sizes and smaller, largely of British
young men engaged in recreational activities, the compiler referenced
as ‘Myself’, also including some sporting interest, including two
hockey snapshots, a larger group portrait of a cricket group, Rio,
September 1925, including Kirkby, Spankie, Rait, Hayes, ‘Myself’,
Miller, 17 x 23cm, five postcard-size photographs of Inter-State cricket
at Santos, July 1925, another posed cricket group of similar size and
date, three similar size photographs of Rio Cricket Soccer XI versus
SS Baronega, June 1927, six further cricket photos from August 1927
(Rio won by innings and 59 runs), names cited include Brooking,
Muriel, Cunningham, Tatam, and two taken at Belgrano cricket ground,
two photos of the Hood and Repulse Cup, plus one further small
snapshot of a posed football group, the Boyes Cup team, 1928,
featuring Gould (Captain), Riddell, Goodrich, Dowle, ‘Self’, Campbell,
Swiggs, and others, mounted as multiples and back to back on 15
leaves, ink captions to mounts throughout, contemporary card
wrappers with spine tie, soiled and worn, oblong folio
The largest photograph in the album a posed cricket club group could be Sao
Paulo Railway Company team. The Miller featured in the front is Miller,
possibly Carlos Miller (born 1907) whose father was the Brazilian sportsman
Charles William Miller (1874-1953) who was considered to be the father of
football in Brazil.
(1) £150-200
613* Brittany. A group of 10 albumen prints of Brittany peasants,
circa 1885, a few annotated in pencil to versos and two initialled
A.C.H., each 16 x 10cm and similar, all unmounted
(10) £100-150
614 Campbell Family. A photograph album relating to the Campbell
family in Italy, Scotland, England and India, 1898-1901, an
assortment of neatly presented albumen and gelatin silver prints,
collotypes, colour photos, etc., all corner mounted and back to back
on 22 leaves with occasional captions, images 19 x 26cm and
smaller, contemporary cloth with crude repair and new upper board,
rubbed, oblong folio
(1) £70-100
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